Assiniboine Valley Railway
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Assiniboine Valley Railway is a private 1:7.5 (1.6" to the foot) scale minimum gauge railway
located in the community of Charleswood
near Assiniboine Park
in Winnipeg
, Manitoba
, Canada
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The track gauge is . Construction started in 1995 and operation began in the fall of 1996. The railway is owned and operated by a 75 member club, with some of the equipment privately owned by members. The railway club president and owner of the land is William Taylor. The railway is located on a private 9 acres (3.6 ha) property.
The railway is open to public for riding during the second weekend of the month between June and October. In addition, Christmas Light Runs are operated every night from 6:30 pm till 9:00 pm. from the second weekend of December to the first weekend of January. Up to 100,000 Christmas lights are used along the line.
As of May 2009 the railway has seven operating locomotives and 39 cars, with four more cars under construction.
Minimum gauge railway
Minimum gauge railways have a gauge of less than or , most commonly , , or . The notion of minimum gauge railways was originally developed by estate railways and by the French company of Decauville for industrial railways....
located in the community of Charleswood
Charleswood, Manitoba
Charleswood is a residential community within the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is located in the southwestern part of the city, and is bordered by the Assiniboine River to the north, the Rural Municipality of Macdonald to the south, the Rural Municipality of Headingley on the west and the...
near Assiniboine Park
Assiniboine Park
Assiniboine Park is a park in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It was established in 1904 and is located north of the Assiniboine Forest. Today, it covers , of these are designed in the English landscape style....
in Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
, Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
, Canada
Canada
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The track gauge is . Construction started in 1995 and operation began in the fall of 1996. The railway is owned and operated by a 75 member club, with some of the equipment privately owned by members. The railway club president and owner of the land is William Taylor. The railway is located on a private 9 acres (3.6 ha) property.
The railway is open to public for riding during the second weekend of the month between June and October. In addition, Christmas Light Runs are operated every night from 6:30 pm till 9:00 pm. from the second weekend of December to the first weekend of January. Up to 100,000 Christmas lights are used along the line.
As of May 2009 the railway has seven operating locomotives and 39 cars, with four more cars under construction.