The Paradise Valley Railroad was conceived in August 2011; the PRFMS decided to build a demonstation loop and operate at Fall Fair.

A glorious Saturday; not so nice Sunday. Thanks to Stephen James, Suzanne Aagaard, the Alburys, Mike Lister, Rudi and Phil for many photos. See the Photo Gallery here

They always do a great job of the entrance display.

952 riders rode the train at the Fall Fair; 680 on Sunny Saturday, and 272 on Soggy Sunday. The record train tow was 19 people.

Public feedback was terrific, so we decided to go ahead with the railroad project

Here is the video

Here's Dan on Saturday with eight on board and one following on the hand car. 952 riders rode the train at the Fall Fair; 680 on Sunny Saturday, and 272 on Soggy Sunday. The record train tow was 19 people. Congratulations to all who participated!

There was a train holdup on Sunday! Our first!!

 Our Information table yielded a few new members and a generous donation box - over $1200. All these funds will go towards the Miniature Railway project.

Star of the show was Dan Parson's Steam train, fuelled by coal on Saturday and propane on Sunday during the rain.

 Brian Crilly showed his Plantation Chloe, an operable steam train. He has also started a Shay; hopefully we will see these on the main track sometime in the future

Gerri Parsons made our day with a $5000 donation that will go a long way towards building the railway
Here's some video of the Fall Fair 2011 taken by Suzanne Aagaard, edited by Dave Florence

 See more photos of the Fall Fair in four folders in the Gallery here

Gerri on stage with Hans and Jerry when we acknowledged the gift of $5,000 for the railway.