Wheeling and Lake Erie Historical Site Timetable
Schedule of upcoming events
Oct./Nov. 2011 Fall Tour TBA.
Sept. 17, 18, 2011 Lodi Railroad Museum/Orrville Railroad Heritage Society Model Railroad Show At the Lodi Outlet Mall, Space #500. Admission $3.00 A great way to contribute to the Lodi Depot restoration and the ORHS, while attending a model train show.
Oct. 8, 2011 ORHS Circle Tour This train departs Orrville on the original mainline, runs the Toledo District to Brewster, then the Cleveland District to Mogadore. We then travel the old AC&Y to Spencer where we rejoing the old Wheeling back to Orrville. A layover in Medina for food and browsing local shops (including two moel train shops and a museum). HEad over to
www.orrvillerailroad.com for full details.
Jan. 2012 Winter Mini-convention Slide shows, video shows, computer simulation demo, open forum, and maybe even a modelling contest. And lunch at the Wandle House.
Watch this page for more activities throughout the year!!!
Previous events:
2005
Meeting - Bob Bixler's private car, Orrville Railroad Days
Picnic - Adrian Eskew's Oak Hill RR
2006 (Mike Spinelli becomes event coordinator)
Spring - Falls Jct and Bedford Tour (23 in attendance)
Meeting - Adrian Eskew's Oak Hill RR
Fall - The Valley Line Tour (10 in attendance)
2007
Spring - Adena Branch Tour (14 in attendance)
Meeting - John Uher's Coshocton Otsego and Eastern RR, Morgan Run Tour (15 in attendance)
Fall - Bellevue/Mad River Museum Tour (5 in attendance)
2008
Winter - Berea Railfan Dinner (5 in attendance)
Spring - Cleveland Tour (8 in attendance)
Meeting/Picnic - Adrian Eskew's Oak Hill RR (16 in attendance)
Fall - Zanesville Tour (8 in attendance)
2009
Spring - Wheeling Tour (14 in attendance)
Meeting/Picnic - John Uher's Coshocton Otsego and Eastern RR
Fall - Canton Tour part 1
2010
Spring - Toledo Tour (14 in attendance)
Meeting/Picnic/Fall - Adrian Eskew's Oak Hill RR (17 in attendance)
2011
Winter - Slide/video show - Wandle House (24 in attendance)
Spring Tour-Canton Part 2 (13 in attendance)
Meeting/Picnic - Adrian Eskew's Oak Hill RR (12 in attendance)
Photos of past tours and picnics
The 2011 Canton Tour
Alan Nagy, Dean Payne, Lee Metzger, Dave Beach, Steve Titchenal, Eric Hansmann, John Beach, Tim Moran, Don Rozick, Ned Apalakian, Tom Davario, and Joe Immler
Not pictured, Mike Spinelli
The 2011 Annual Picnic at Adrian's
Left to right: Mike & Dakota Spinelli, Jeff Levengood, Scott Hudler, Steve Titchnal, Bill Ramage, Mike Trout, Bill Hoyt,
John Benson, Dave Hoyt, John B. Corns, Lou Thouvenin, Joe Immler, Lynn Butts, and Host, Adrian Eskew.
Kneeling in Front:Denny Snyder & grand-son Tyler Radarker
The 2010 Toledo Tour mug shot in front of Tony Packo's
Jacob Myers, Michael Dest, Mike Spinelli, John Sharrock, Steve Titchenal, Jay (Bronc) Bruakala, Cal Cowdrey, Don Rozick,
Larry Willming, Alan Nagy, John Snyder, Ned Apalakian, Denny Snyder & Scott Hudler.
The group in front of the Wheeling Creek bridge during the Wheeling Tour, 2009
Left to right: John Habak, John Beach, Dave Beach, Alan Nagy, Mike Spinelli, John Snyder, John B. Corns, Tom Habak, Steve Titchenal, Don Rozick, Ned Apalakian and Denny Snyder.
The 2008 Picnic at Adrian's
The 2008 Cleveland Tour group, beside the W&LE Cleveland freight station:
Steve Tichenal, Jay Bronc, Alan Nagy, Mike Spinelli, Ned Apalakian, Don Rozick
not pictured: Dean Payne, Kathy Rozick
Here's a group photo taken at the west end of the old Adena Yard during the 2008 Valley Line tour
From left: Denny Snyder, Bill Ramage, Alan Nagy, Steve Titchenal, Jay Bronc,
Ned Apalakian, Don Rozick, John Haback, Jim Talbott, and John Snyder.
The Oak Hill Railroad is located at 5950 Briggle Ave SW, East Sparta, Ohio.
