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Welcome to the
home of the Associated Railroaders of Kingston also known as the Kingston Model
Railroaders.
We are located in beautiful
Kingston, Ontario. Kingston is a city with a rich railway
history. We once hosted both CP and CN stations and are currently one
of the busiest VIA Rail stations in Canada. Kingston was also the
home of the Canadian Locomotive Company(CLC). Our distinctive logo
is based on a CLC diesel builders plate. Club members can choose
to have a name tag with our logo.
Our club
formed in early 2015. There are
no dues to belong and everyone is welcome. We have a
number of interests including building and operating modular layouts,
working on and operating home layouts and offering clinics and other
help to new modellers. We currently have about 100 members.
We
meet on the Second Thursday of the month for a dinner meeting at 5:30pm
at the Denny's on Division Street (Benson Ave near the 401) or depending on the state of the pandemic or weather via Zoom on the same date at 7pm. Our next
meeting is Thursday April 13 at 5:30pm at Denny's. Details below.
Here
is our schedule for the next few months
Date
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Details
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| Thursday June 8 |
Dinner
meeting at Denny's on Division Street at 5:30pm.
Program to be announced.
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| Thursday September 14 |
Dinner meeting at Denny's on Division Street at 5:30pm. Program to be announced.
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Our club is
always open to new members. We have adults and youth in the club.
If you would
like to join us, drop us a line, feel free to contact Dave Cook at dave@locomotiveworks.ca
If you would like to join for a dinner meeting
please E-mail the
Dinner Chair, Andy Chisholm, with your name and phone number so that he
can give accurate numbers to the restaurant. You can E-mail Andy
at chisholm@intercolonialrailway.com
Saturday October 21, 2023, 10am to 3:30pm
Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 560
734 Montreal Street, Kingston
$6.00 for adults (13+)
$2.00 for Children 5-12
Free Parking
Wheel Chair Accessible
On Site ATM
City Transit Accessible
For
tables or more information about the show, please contact Paul Hunter railfairkingston@outlook.com
Please see the show
website for more details.
2022-2023 Executive
Chair- Dave Cook dave@locomotiveworks.ca
Vice-Chair - Paul Hunter railfairkingston@outlook.com
Secretary-Treasurer - Andrew Taylor rolyata@live.com
Dinner Chair - Roger Trueman rolynrock51@gmail.com
Program - Andrew Jeanes - andrew@jeanes.ca
Membership - Dave Cook - dave@locomotiveworks.ca
Director at Large, Website, Zoom Host - Andy Chisholm, chisholm@intercolonialrailway.com
Director at Large - Greg Latiak, glatiak@gmail.com
Director at Large - Raul Cirne rgcirne@yahoo.ca
Contacts
Railfair - Paul Hunter railfairkingston@outlook.com
Marc Cadieux marccadieux3@gmail.com
Hanley Spur - currently vacant
Our
Purpose
The Associated
Railroaders of Kingston (ARK) is a club made up of people who are
interested in model railroading. The club does not have a club layout,
thus allowing us to keep the club an informal association, free of
internal politics, major capital investment and the complications
inherent in hard rules or membership obligations. ARK makes up for this
by giving you the opportunity to meet people who have, or are building,
layouts, on which you can operate, work, contribute your skills or
develop your knowledge. ARK meets the second Tuesday of each month,
September to June (and sometimes in the summer) to pursue our interest
in model trains. Each meeting, organized around a dinner, presents an
opportunity to: meet others with similar interests; be entertained with
a Program presented by speakers on different topics of interest to model
railroaders.
What to do
with an old layout / model railway items
We are
frequently contacted by people trying to find a home for an old layout
or model railway items. We have been able to find good homes for
many items given to us, including helping out some young people with
limited means get into the hobby. If you would like to sell items
yourself, you could rent a table at our annual train show, or if you
would like to sell items immediately, a local dealer, Kingston
Locomotive Works, does purchase items.
f you are
interested in having us find a good home for your items by giving them
to the club, please get in touch with Andy Chisholm at chisholm@intercolonialrailway.com.
If you are interested in selling to someone immediately, please get in
touch with Dave at dave@locomotiveworks.ca,
if you are interested in selling items yourself at our November show,
please get in touch with Paul Hunter at railfairkingston@outlook.com
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