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    The Market Trains are back in full swing

    Our Market Train schedule resumes this year on Saturday, April 26 with slightly different times than in previous years.  As usual, the trains will still stop at the Farmer’s Market and the Village of St. Jacobs before returning to Waterloo.  Please check our schedule page for additional details and times.

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    Thanks for joining us on the Easter Bunny Trains!

    **Our 10:00am and 12:05pm Easter Bunny Train Departures from Waterloo are SOLD OUT.  Tickets are still available for our 2:10 departure.**

    The popular Easter Bunny Trains were steam-hauled on Saturday, April 19, 2014.  Our 10:00am and 12:05pm Easter Bunny Train Departures from Waterloo were SOLD OUT.  Thanks to everyone that joined us!

    The Easter Bunny will once again be on the railway

    The Easter Bunny will once again be on the railway

    2014 Season kicked off with the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival

    Our first diesel-hauled trains of the season were be our annual excursion to the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival on Saturday, April 5, 2014.  We carried over 400 passengers to Elmira and kept approximately 150 cars off the highway going into Elmira.

    Complete list of planned 2014 Number 9 Steam Engine Outings

    Saturday, April 19 – Market Train Service from Waterloo, to Market and Village
    Saturday, May 10 – Market Train Service  from Waterloo, to Market and Village
    Monday, May 19 – Elmira Excursion from Waterloo to Elmira and return
    Saturday, June 14 – Market Train Service from Waterloo, to Market and Village
    Tuesday, July 1 – Elmira Excursion from Waterloo to Elmira and return
    Saturday, July 19 – Market Train Service  from Waterloo, to Market and Village
    Monday, August 4 – Elmira Excursion from Waterloo to Elmira and return
    Saturday, August 23 – Market Train Service from Waterloo, to Market and Village
    Monday, September 1 – Elmira Excursion from Waterloo to Elmira and return
    Saturday, September 20 – Market Train Service  from Waterloo, to Market and Village
    Saturday, October 4 – Market Train Service  from Waterloo, to Market and Village
    Monday, October 13 – Elmira Excursion from Waterloo to Elmira and return

    All our regularly scheduled passenger trains and charters are powered by one of our diesel locomotives unless otherwise specified.
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    About the Waterloo Central Railway

    We are an entirely volunteer-run and passenger-supported heritage railway based in Waterloo, Ontario. We travel between the City of Waterloo, the St. Jacobs Farmers Market and the Village of St. Jacobs with trackage rights further to the Town of Elmira for charters and special events.

    The Waterloo Central Railway is wholly owned and operated by the Southern Ontario Locomotive Restoration Society (SOLRS) which is a not-for-profit registered charity dedicated to the preservation and operation of historical railway equipment.  SOLRS operates a complete railway restoration and shop facility in the Village of St. Jacobs, Ontario.

    Our Waterloo Station, hosted within the City of Waterloo Visitor and Heritage Information Centre at 10 Father David Bauer Drive.