A display of Amtrak equipment will join the Norfolk Southern first responders’ tribute locomotive at the National Train Day event in Toledo on Saturday, May 7.
Amtrak has agreed to send a P42 locomotive, a new CAF Baggage Car, a Viewliner sleeper, a dining car and an Amfleet II coach.
Also on display will be NS SD60E No. 9-1-1 and a Watco GP38-2 painted in Ann Arbor heritage colors .
The free event will be held at Toledo Central Union Terminal, now known as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Plaza, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
The plaza is located at 415 Emerald Ave. Free parking will be available at the Port Lawrence garage next to Huntington Center. A shuttle will take event attendees to and from the train station.
An opening ceremony is set for 9:30 a.m. in Children’s Park, which is across the street from the entrance to the station.
It will be the ninth National Train Day in Toledo. Other attractions will include model train layouts, handcars and speeders, a train trip drawing, displays, vendors, food, music, an Operation Lifesaver kids rail safety event, a Chuggington play area and a kids zone featuring a Children’s train ride
On Friday (May 6), the Friday Night by the Tracks event will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. on the third floor of the grand lobby of the station.
The event will feature a tour of the NS 9-1-1 locomotive and the Amtrak display train along with hors d’oeuvres, soft drinks, a cash bar and live entertainment by The Villains
Dress is business casual and attendees must be at least age 21. Ticket are $30 per person or $50 per couple.
All proceeds will go to the Northwest Ohio Passenger Rail Association and the Toledo Design Center.
For information visit: www.facebook.com/NationalTrainDayToledo
Tags: Amtrak, Amtrak rolling stock, Ann Arbor Railroad, National Train Day, National Train Day 2016, NS 9-1-1, NS first responders tribute locomotive, Toledo Central Union Terminal, Toledo National Train Day, Watco
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