National Train Day to be celebrated in Orrville
National Train Day will be celebrated in Orrville on May 13 and will include rides on the vintage Phanton window coach #208.
Saturday, May 13 is National Train Day, and Orrville Railroad Heritage Society will celebrate this country-wide annual event as it has from its 2008 beginning.
This year’s event will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Orrville Union Depot and will include a local forger creating items for sale including knives, coat racks, bottle openers, home décor and more, as well as a model railroad flea market and toy train show that will be held around the depot grounds.
Inside the depot there will be “O” and “HO” scale layouts, and for the first time, ORHS will host the “Suitcase Guy.” The Depot Gift Shop will honor coupons worth $2 off a minimum purchase of $10, and at the same time, ORHS will kick off its first Toys for Tots Drive with support from Norfolk Southern Corporation and the USMC Reserves.
ORHS Rail Yard National Train Day activities also include Speeder Rides from 10 a.m. to noon based upon demand. Train rides in the open-air car #501 and the vintage Phanton window coach #208 will run at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. All rides are first come, first served.
Speeder Rides are $5 per ticket ($6 if paying with credit/debit card), adult or child. Train ride tickets are discounted on May 13 to $10 for the open-air car #501 and $15 for car #208 (additional fee for credit/debit card). Tickets for rides are only available at the rail yard located at 2174 S. Crownhill Road in Orrville.
There will be lots of activities at both Orrville locations. For more information visit www.orrvillerailroad.com, Facebook or call the depot at 330-683-2426. ORHS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.