Went to a Train Show in Barrie - Feb 23, 2011

So it was planned on Saturday, February 22, 2011 we would head up to Barrie, Ontario to go to a Barrie-Allandale Train Show

I got up early to check the radar and weather as they were calling for some snow.  Sadly, we would have to postpone our trip as there were major snow streamers coming off Georgian Bay and the 400 Highway was closed.    No biggie, we would just go on Sunday.    Bob worked on his train bridge and I played video games.  

The next morning we got up and they were calling for another storm, this time in our area but later on in the day.  We packed up and headed out early and arrived in Barried shortly after 11:30am.

This is one of the biggest train shows we have been to.    (We've only been to two  LOL)   This one was in a big greenhouse complex.    Lots of train goodies, unfortunately, only two vendors carried G-Scale - sad....    There was a lot of HO Scale.       

Bob approached one of the set-ups and was allowed to drive a train around.














While he was busy playing engineer, I decided to take some piccies of one of the working sets.




























We were extremely happy to see one of our favorite G-Scale stores was there - Winona Garden Railway.  





Hopefully we'll be able to find a show in the future that will have a lot more G-Scale items for sale. HO is cute, but we feel that G-Scale is more fun to play with!!! Can't wait until the spring!!!

Get on the right Track with REDTRAC - Farming G-Scale Style

REDTRAC INTERNATIONAL is one of those places you drive by all the time, always oooohing and awwwwwwing over the BIG Farm Equipment that is sitting out front!   It is located in Vineland, Ontario up on Regional Road 24 aka VICTORIA AVENUE.




Once inside, the little store is full of tractor and farm equipment parts and supplies, but near the Part's Counter, there is something unique.     

LOOKY!!!!!!!!!!!          TOYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(((PHOTO TAKEN BY JORDAN CAIN)))

THEY EVEN HAVE AN ELVIS PRESLEY RELATED TRACTOR!!!

(((PHOTO TAKEN BY JORDAN CAIN)))

Different scales and items, makes a person drool!  LOL

(((PHOTO TAKEN BY JORDAN CAIN)))


(((PHOTO TAKEN BY JORDAN CAIN)))

WOW!!!!!!!  Wouldn't these look spectacular in a

G-Scale Train Layout!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IF YOU DO STOP BY, BE SURE TO TELL THEM YOU SAW THIS WRITE-UP ON OUR G-SCALE TRAIN BLOG!!

THANKS

FIRE & ICE - 02-12-2011

Well, darn it all - we had a big snow storm a couple of weeks back and our poor little train set has been covered in deep snow and . Blah! Not even Bob's little shovel can go through it and even if it did, there is ice on the tracks that our locomotive won't stay on the tracks.... (sigh)


Tonight we were huddled upstairs (It was approx. 10:41pm) - Bob was watching TV and I was doing some computer work. We had the fire scanner on (which we have on from time to time). A local call was dispatched to some area volunteer fire stations. It came in as a possible structure fire at Victoria Avenue & the North Service Road in Vineland. Yikes, yesterday was not a very good day for the region as we had a lot of fires (Click Link Here to see the St. Catharines Standard Story DAY OF FIRE, TRAGEDY) not to mention we saw an actual Shed Fire just off of 4th Avenue in St. Catharines when we were coming back from EB Games.    But then as crews were showing up on scene and not seeing anything it was reported as a possible train which had cars derailed, but it was still moving east.   We realized that was coming our direction.   We heard how they might be shutting down Victoria Avenue in Vineland as cars drive underneath a bridge.   We were on the edge of our seats, and then someone came on the scanner saying it was a Rail Grinder.  I looked at Bob and scream "HEY!!! This is our chance to see one!!!"    Without a second thought, we bought grabbed our cameras, put on some shoes, grabbed our coats and ran out to the backyard.  We had to wait approximately 15 minutes, but slowly the train made it's way up the tracks towards St. Catharines and we were able to capture this video.

I feel bad as I was updating my brother when all this was going down (as he is a fire fighter) and I totally left him hanging.   Oops, we heard it was a Rail Grinder and I forgot to send him a message that we were dashing outside, so he was left hanging for 20 minutes until I messaged him again.   Poor guy.  LOL

Wouldn't that be a neat item to have for a G-Scale Track. LOL!!!!!