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WATERMAN & WESTERN
RAILROAD
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Well it has been a long winter but looks like Mother Nature is finally starting to cooperate. We have been busy with a few new projects in our shop, including building some new passenger cars. These will be quite popular this fall and winter. They are all steel body cars enclosed on 3 sides with clear Lexan windows for viewing the lights.
Our opening day will be June 8th, 2008.. We will be running every Sunday till Labor Day from 1 to 4 pm.
We are also available for birthday parties, picnics, and reunions. Contact us if you would be interested in having the train for your event.
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Watch for the signs
Lions Community Park
Waterman Illinois
Information:
or e-mail us at
or
Phone
815-264-7753
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A FEW NEW PICTURES
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Hi-Ball with eight cars Shop Yard One of our new cars ready for Sheet metal
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101 in the Station 101 and 8 cars on long curve New Drop Center Passenger Car #401
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Looking forward to a bigger and better 2008 Run
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We are always looking for volunteers who would like to help out.
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Welcome to the Waterman & Western railroad site
Our
Motto
""Making Memories That
Last A Lifetime"".
Each year we
are open Sundays from June to Labor Day. We
have several planned events
and also offer the train for private parties and picnics.
We are located in Waterman Illinois just off of Route 30 in
Waterman Lions Park. The 1/4 scale model F-3 Electro-motive is
owned by Peter & Charlene Robinson
and operated by them and a staff of many.
The building of the locomotive numbered 101 started in 1985 and was completed in 1991. Now we had a locomotive but no tracks of our own as yet. The 101 has ran at the House of David in Michigan, and at the Riverside and Great Northern Railroad in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin.
A deal was arranged with The Lions Club of Waterman Illinois to put the train in Lions Club Park On March 30th, 1994 ground was broke for the Waterman and Western Railroad. Track and ties were bought and work started. On July 31, 1994 the Golden Spike was driven completing a half mile line around the park Many event have taken place since the WWRR started operations. Picnics, parties, Car Show, are among many.
On July 28th, 2001 the biggest event happened. Pete and Char were united in Marriage in the park. There vows were give aboard a Wedding Car specially built for this occasion, by our crew. A wedding party of 50 people and over 500 guests, were in attendance.
Each year we hold an, Easter Bunny Train, Pumpkin Train, and The Holiday lights Train.
The Easter Bunny Train: Mr. Bunny is here to greet all the kids and hand out candy filled eggs.
The Pumpkin Train: features a Haunted House, Smoke Filled Tunnel, and The Great Pumpkin Patch, where each rider, get to select a pumpkin (while supplies last) to take home.
The Holiday Light Train: is our biggest event of the year. The Park is decorated for the Holidays. 2004 saw over 250,000 lights in various displays. Giant toy soldiers, candy canes, cascading snow flakes, flying reindeer, and swans swimming, just a few of our displays
We are proud to announce the we have just purchased a 15" gauge 4-6-4 Hudson Live Steam Locomotive.
We have removed the boiler and taken it to the boiler shop. We got some good news, the barrel and cover sheet are all in good condition. The firebox, crown sheet and flue tube are going to be replaced. We will be building a new tender for it and reconditioning the running gear. There's a lot of work to do before then, but we have a great crew to get it done.
Watch our site for updates and photos as work proceeds
.SO COME ON OUT AND HAVE SOME OLD TIME FUN IN THE PARK.
FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR YOU
"Happy Rails"
John Parrott, Rick Fenhouse, Bob Bach,
Bob Ballard, Pete Robinson, Char Robinson
The Management and Staff of the
Waterman & Western Railroad
VOLUNTEERS WANTED
We are always
looking for rail fans and volunteers who have some extra time on their
hands who would be able to help
out around the train yard. At any time, but especially this
time of the year getting ready
for the Holidays.
or
E-mail
pete@petestrain.com
