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Saturday, August 9, 2008
Boonsboro Ruritan Club
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Location
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Lynchburg Rail Day 2008 will be
held at the Boonsboro Ruritan Club, just
off of U.S. 501 North near
Lynchburg, Virginia. Make the short
and scenic drive northwest of
Lynchburg to our biggest
location ever! There is plenty
of free parking and the building
is handicap accessible. |
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Directions
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FROM POINTS NORTH
(Charlottesville, etc.) - Follow
US 29 South. Do not
take the 29 Business exit
just south of Amherst but
instead stay on 29 south (a new
bypass) to US 460. Exit
onto US 460 West toward
Lynchburg and then later exit
onto US 501 North (Candler's Mt.
Road/Beuna Vista). After
two lights (mall entrance on
left), take the right-hand ramp
for US 501 North. Go about
3 miles to the light at Lakeside
Drive/US 221. See
italics at right.
FROM POINTS SOUTH
(Danville, etc.) - Follow US 29
North past the airport, under US
460, and into Lynchburg.
Shortly after the mall entrance
on the right, take the
right-hand ramp for US 501
North. Go about 3 miles to
the light at Lakeside Drive/US
221. See italics at
right.
FROM POINTS EAST
(Farmville, etc.) - Follow US
460 West to the US 501 North
(Candler's Mt. Road/Beuna Vista)
exit. Exit here and pass
two lights (mall entrance on
left), then take the right-hand
ramp for US 501 North. Go
about 3 miles to the light at
Lakeside Drive/US 221. See italics at
right.
FROM POINTS WEST
(Roanoke, etc.) - Follow US 460
East to the right-hand exit for
US 460 East Business
(Timberlake Rd.). Exit here and
follow Timberlake Rd. about 3
miles. Take the right-hand
ramp for US 501 North. Go
about 2 miles to the light at
Lakeside Drive/US 221. See italics at
right.
FROM POINTS NORTHWEST
(Buena Vista, etc.) Follow US
501 South over the mountain to
the village of Boonsboro.
Turn right onto Coffee Rd. (Rt.
644). Go 2 miles.
The Boonsboro Ruritan Club is on
the right. |
Continue straight on US 501
North through the light at
Lakeside Drive/US 221. At the
next light, turn left to follow
US 501 North, now called
"Northwest Expressway." At the
next light at Boonsboro Road,
turn left again to follow US 501
North. Go about 2 miles and turn
left onto Coffee Rd. (Rt. 644).
Go about 2 more miles. The
Boonsboro Ruritan Club is on the
right.
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Times and Tickets
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Doors open for
Rail Day 2008 at 9:00 am and the
show will run until 4:00 pm.
Concessions and lunch will be served
throughout the day.
Admission
for Rail Day is only $5.00 for
adults and can be purchased at
the door. Children 12 and
under are admitted free with a
paying adult. Bring the
family!
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Lunch
and Concessions
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Come
enjoy Rail Day and stick
around for lunch!
Members of the Blue Ridge
Chapter NRHS will once again be
cooking up several lunch items
available throughout the day.
All proceeds from our
concessions benefit the chapter
and its programs.
Carolina BBQ Sandwich,
chips, drink - $3.50
Hot Dog, chips, drink - $2.50
We'll
also have chips, sodas, water, and
coffee all day long. |
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Model
Layouts
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Information on
layouts coming soon! |
  
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Photography
Exposition
Calling
all railroad modelers and
photographers! Bring your
work to the Model Exposition at
Lynchburg Rail Day.
Scratch builders or Ready-to-Run
can join in the fun!
Awards will be given for:
Craftsmanship |
Originality | Popular
appeal
More information coming soon!
Slide
Shows
Again this
year, various railroad slide
shows will be shown throughout
the day. These are a great way
to see some terrific railroad
photography as well as to learn
more about the railroad history
of our region.
More
information coming soon! |
QUICK
LINKS
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Vendors
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Vendors are the
backbone of our show, and once again
a number of model railroad and
railroadiana dealers will be at Rail Day, including:
More information coming soon!
Vendors: Download a
Registration Form |
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In
addition to our venders, the
Blue Ridge Chapter will
have a White Elephant Table
featuring all manner of model
railroad items as well as books
and railroadiana. Portions
of the proceeds from these sales
benefit the BRC NRHS and its
programs.
Chapter members,
download White Elephant Table
Rules. |
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History of
Lynchburg Rail Day
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For
25 years, Rail Day brought area
modelers and rail fans together
for a day of fun, clinics, home
layout tours, model contests,
and plenty of iron horse trading
-- all sponsored by our local
model shop, Trains Unlimited.
The show was organized in
1978 by Jim Revell, who held the
first Rail Day behind his store
on Lakeside Drive in Lynchburg.
Under his guidance the show
grew, moving into successively
larger venues to accommodate
bigger crowds and more expansive
modular layouts featuring all of
the popular scales. |
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Blue Ridge Chapter members
helped from the start. They
manned display equipment
provided by the railroads,
including visits by the Best
Friend of Charleston, Norfolk Southern's exhibit car,
and variety of Amtrak passenger
cars over the years. Members
helped with set up, model
contests and clinics, and
eventually took over the food
concessions and organized a
"white elephant" table as
chapter fund raisers.
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When Jim Revell sold the shop to
Bill Cox in 1996, Rail Day was a
well established popular area
event operating in the Lynchburg
Builder's Association Greenstone
Centre. In 2003, Bill decided to
retire and sold the store.
Coincidentally, the Builder's
Centre was optioned to a
development. Both events
threatened Rail Day's future.
Wanting the show to continue,
Blue Ridge Chapter members voted
to promote Rail Day themselves
and have been sponsoring the
event ever since. Come
join us as we carry on an annual
Lynchburg tradition! |
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For More
Information
Still have
questions? Contact our Lynchburg
Rail Day experts:
Norris
Deyerle (434-237-4912)
railcow@msn.com
John Tanner (434-525-1318)
flytrains@verizon.net
The small trains
on this page are used here by permission of Frograil.com.
Visit
Frograil's Train GIFs
page to download
your own!
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