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2019 Thanksgiving Monday

Here’s a plan for your family for the last Monday holiday of 2019.

Join the crowds at the KW Oktoberfest Parade through Kitchener and Waterloo starting at 8:30 that morning. Bands, floats, clowns and more. After the parade visit your favourite refreshment location (many have the initials TH) for coffee or hot chocolate and treats.

Then bring your whole family to the St. Jacobs & Aberfoyle Model Railway in the village. Watch for our yellow direction signs on King Street. We’re open from 10 AM to 5 PM on all holiday Mondays (last admission is 4:30 PM). See our realistic model freight and passenger trains as they travel through southern Ontario countryside. Look for at least five things that will make you smile. See how many of the buildings you can name. Our famous night scene will amaze you.

Then it’s home for the family’s always great turkey dinner. Three great events in one Monday. Wow!

Labour Day week-end

Labour Day week-end is the unofficial end to summer and it’s back to school time. Summer 2019 has been great with lots of sunny weather. As a final summer treat , we suggest you bring the family to visit our wonderful model railway. See action of the late 1950’s with both CN and CP passenger and freight trains. We’re not sure who enjoys it more, our young visitors or the parents/grandparents who bring them.

We’re open on Saturday from 10 AM to 5 PM, Sunday from 12 noon to 5 PM and HOLIDAY MONDAY also from 10 AM to 5 PM. Any day our last admission is 4:30 PM. We hope you’ll stop by to see us.

August long weekend

Officially it’s Civic Holiday, some call it Simcoe Day, but whatever it’s called, we’re OPEN on Monday August 5th from 10 AM to 5 PM., as well as our usual hours on Saturday the 3rd (same hours) and Sunday the 4th from 12 Noon to 5 PM. As always the last admission any day is 4:30 PM.
If you have young children, you’re welcome to bring a stool so they can see better.
Our model world comes alive with lots of railway action from the 1950’s.
Hope to see you for a visit.

Canada Day Week-end

As usual, the St. J&A model railway will be open on June 29, 30 and Canada Day – July 1st – to welcome our visitors from near and far. Saturday and Monday from 10 AM to 5 PM and Sunday from 12 Noon to 5 PM. The last admission is 4:30 any day.
Parents with small children are welcome to bring a stool.
There’s lots of things to see so we suggest you allow 45 – 60 minutes for your visit.
Hope we see you this Canada Day week-end.

Thursday afternoons in July and August

The St. Jacobs & Aberfoyle Model Railway will be open Thursday afternoons from 12 noon to 5 PM on July 4, 11, 18, 25 and August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29. It’s a busy time in the village with the best produce of the season at the Farmers Market, so after your shopping, join us for a visit to railways in the 1950’s in southern Ontario. It’s always fun for our families and friends.

2019 May Long Week-end

Just a reminder that the St. Jacobs & Aberfoyle Model Railway will be open on Monday May 20 from 10 AM to 5 PM (last admission is 4:30), in addition to our usual Saturday/Sunday hours. Most businesses are closed for the holiday so bring your whole family to enjoy the train action of the CNR and CPR in the 1950’s.

Our insurance company will not allow to provide stools for our young guests, but you are welcome to bring your own.

We provide a great show for both young and old generations of train fans, so there’s something for everyone – find Superman, watch for the operating outhouse door, will the man sneaking out without paying his bill get caught by the police constable – and lots more. Come and enjoy our show.

Hope to see you soon.

2019 Re-opening

Greetings fans of St. Jacobs & Aberfoyle Model Railway. We re-open for the 2019 season, Saturday April 27th at 10 AM.
All our winter works updates have been taken care of and there are some new scenes for you to check out. Please join us this weekend, just for the fun of it.

In general we will be open every Saturday and Sunday until December 15th, plus holiday Mondays (our first is May 20th), plus Thursday afternoons from 12 to 5 in July and August.

If you’ve visited before, we hope you’ll come again. It’s always fun for the whole family. If you’re a first time visitor, our model railway is ‘O’ scale (1/48th ratio), two track, CN & CP in the 1950’s; nearly 3000 square feet (about 300 square meters) of custom -built everything.

Come and see for yourself

Ticket Sales outlet for the Double Headers’ Model Train Layout Open House on March 23, 2019

We are pleased to announce that the St Jacobs and Aberfoyle MR in conjunction with the Double Headers Model Railroad Club has arranged to act as a Ticket Sales outlet for the Double Headers’ long running, and very popular annual Model Train Layout Open House on March 23,2019.

On Saturday March 23, tickets will go on sale beginning at 09:30 and it is expected that this will save many people a significant amount of driving by not having to travel to Cambridge (Hespeler) to purchase their tickets. Tickets cost $5.00 for each participant.

CHRISTMAS is coming.

Just seven more week-ends this year to enjoy one of Waterloo Region’s favourite family attractions. Our Christmas train is on the track. If you’ve wanted to see this unique “O” scale model railway, there’s no better time. As always, we’re open Saturdays from 10 AM to 5 PM and Sundays from 12 Noon to 5 PM. Our featured night scene runs every 40 minutes so make sure to allow time in your visit to see it. Your whole family will enjoy this 1950’s model railway. We close for the 2018 season on December 15th and hope we’ll see your family this Christmas season.

FACEBOOK.

We’ve recently re-activted our Facebook page and would love to hear from you about your visit. A few words or a photo of you and your family would be great. And by the way, thanks for visiting!