Exporail | Climb aboard!


	2012 Events January 14 to March 31 Rotary snow plow Climb aboard this enormous vehicle, along with our tour guide, and discover its history and how it operates. built right in montreal by montreal Locomotive Works, this engine wa used by CN between 1930 and 1960. January 14 to May 13 Railroad jobs In our Grand Gallery you can experience a variety of railroad jobs. along with our tour guide, try your hand at the brakeman's job, learn how he coupled cars and applied the brakes. Become a car man and inspect hot boxes on a truck or a track man working on building a section of railroad track or a motorman and operate the streetcar controls. April 1st to May 13 Mail express Discover the train's post office: the mail car, See how mail clerks worked sorting mail aboard a train. share your experience with loved ones by sending them an Exporail postcard mailed right from our mail car. Bring your address book and trade your keyboard for a pen! April 1st to May 13 Charles M. Hays, passenger on the Titanic On april 15th 1912, Charles M. Hays, President of the Grand Trunk, drowned when the Titanic sank. To mark this event Exporail invites you to visit the "Canada" business car often used by the company's President. a tour of this magnificent car provides a glimpse into this man and the ties that bind his name to Exporail. May 27 Museums Day Free admission at Exporail from 10 am to 5 pm. Exhibitions, telegraphy, streetcar and miniature railway rides. June 16 and 17 Period Military Camp Relive a period of history as soldiers from the 6^th Hochelaga Light Infantry Battalion re-enact a 1866 military camp. July 14 and 15 Treasures on rails: Tracking the Grand Trunk Falloew the trail of this important railroad which connected our country from sea to sea. Climb aboard the GTR 713 steam locomotive, notice the confort in which its President, who periseh on the Titanic, traveled and see some of the materails used in the buiding of this great transcontinental railway. August 18 and 19 A great passion for small trains Model train layouts built by railroaders from Quebec and Ontario. September 22 and 23 City transportation on rail Participate in activities that highlight the importance of rail transportation in Montreal September 29 and 30 Journées de la Culture Admission free to Exporail, in morning only, from 10 am to 12 pm. November 24, 2012 to January 4, 2013 Railway Christmas Crafts and storytelling for children, model train layout, rides on a miniature railway and see Santa Claus or send your letter to Santa Claus aboard the mailcar. December 15, 2012 to January 6, 2013 Christmas Tea Annual ChristmasTea in Canada car, used by president of the Grand Trunk Railway, Charles M. Hays , with reservation for 13 years old and more, limited places. for information or reservation, please call at 450 638-1522, ext 231.