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wnmwo CHRONICLE ‘chnesday. November so. zoo ~s ,_ *___~__,__,__,___~v__._______ _ . _. ,, - . .7, -1 l Lii'i‘i‘iiRs‘t‘o THE CHRONICLE i All aboard the L_â€"___‘_â€"*_ l _~qâ€"_~_â€"â€"â€".~â€"â€"â€"Â¥ 7.- ..,Â¥,,,.__ A, W _l ‘ I As an added bonus when we wherein these politicians will get w t l C tral HOW much is counClIS have a collision every five days their rewards for their decisions. a er 00 en legacy gomg to cost? everyone will be entertained while and I trust there will be a lot of new . ; mu“ admit I am truly disap- tTESmpltsilice fill out the accident facesonregionalcouncil. Rallway I Pf’l'llt’d filth 91” 50'; pro~ it is painfully obvious some on limWebel' . . . thinned sisionaries at Waterloo re ional council feel brin ‘n LR'I' to Waterloo Wayne Hall likes trains. Scratch that â€" he loves trains. 1 Regional (Louncil ( I think next elec- Kg, , v El 3 ., , ,, . f and has loved them for65years . . . r. .5 itthener and Waterloo ~ too bad 43.3, : -,~§g:,,-a,;tf:, : .. , _~ “(in “U should he (“mg to get W1]: a" Cambridge and the rest (If the .~ ,mik ‘3'» gggt 1 V8 been [Old that, since age three, l would watch the ards or stircerers on council so at taxpayers in the region _‘ will be ,5 - “'7’!“ . p 1&1? if? f” steam trains that ran about 10 feet behind where l lived. growâ€" ll'lN "1“.“ “#1” "9?" ham. ‘ their high“. when their legacy will “my; “f" it? , ,1" g. " ’r ing up in Fergus," said Hall, a train conductor Scan Strickland seems to think h? “m. m mm] child “my: “me W’ ”37' ' , ' if tnotsurprisinglyl for theWaterloo Central Railway. l purchasing ”1'3 plant 0“ Hutton they “ill he [he ones who a «dear, " 1’ 4;": " a W: ;; “And right across the street was a little spur (railroad side . Drive for $6 million shows its weary l , ' ‘ p 5 m‘ , " " :£;;M§.â€"%fgfg,;gggy? ‘ track). and a bit further was the CN line going from Toronto taxpayers their commitment to 5‘ Kitchener is about to 1mm “ *' 1,75 a“ 5; ”fl, '3 through Guelph and up to Fergus. Elora. Drayton, Moorefield bringing the [ill to the region. Schnieders l 70“) m 5" jobs on? ,4, if? " "*iw'mw and up to Palmerston. So I got toseesteam trains ona regular ‘ ““9" "‘9'“ a” "‘3’“ “mp“ ““0 itiM appeal Iiiâ€"be circling ihelyuwt . '.~ rttfgffiirtf' fé‘f“; ‘2 ”395 and "13"?) “0"“ ‘9" in '0‘"? "“1 "am" l feel this is a sign that he is totally and the federal and prow‘ncial gm: ‘ * N‘v"§‘£‘&5§xfif;;ffw¢fi The Waterloo Central Railway is an entirely volunteer5run out oltouch with the community ernments are warnin everyone it". -~«',»,eezz?.» affie.» so.» é heritage railway. I learned when I took a leisurely ride from Regional mum" hi“ "0 prob time to h hm" out from yet this fi ""23”“, “a: 5‘51”?” 3'? 1. Waterloo to St. lambs several weeks back with my wife and 1 [cm sqiiandering $2 million on a g , 5 . " f. " “fits-”3’5 , ' 7‘ ”3s" daughters. Everything from the 19503»era passenger cars to the present group at rt gional cotintil . .., 'i‘. s. -.- a, .3 ,. 3. ., - - , roundabout that has prtn't’n to he a ”I“ seem m stop wasting our - 5” A“; 5 L in», ‘4 “is...“ 3; if 9:5year50ld red caboose made for an authentic railway expen- fiasco. but thinks spending 5] niil- money ‘ “. i7' z’”ff fa“? ~ jg ; ence. But it was Hall's professionalism and gregarious person- lion for a referendum on “tether the We'heed m h a“, the people from "‘ i at} i": " ;* "j’sfr’fif‘F'J‘ ality. along with his signature [300$ condoctor's uniform â€" t‘lll'lt‘ns in the region want an l.R’l‘ is the TV show “In tert’en lion" get , , 1 if'ii‘ftrsfvfy-vssfis ~37 {4.1.25 - “"5: : complete mm cap, jacket and pocket- too costly. the“, people back to the real world fistwgfiiv’f‘“«*-”V* 5‘ ’ 5.. watch â€" that made the experience "â€"â€" i ' By the way I think regional (Olln- » 1 , [cites #573“ ' 3 " t ' f" 7‘, trulyspecial. l f. _ ._ _ tortilloursakes, _‘ _ -,,. 63.1.“. f , ~ - .. \l \lr\l l \l l til needs to get those too guys hatk If it wasn't for the fact this whole ‘_ if???“ 3: ~ , j" 5 We try to take people from the ‘ ‘ ' ‘ . f . ., ,_r,.,.,_t,. ) l to play and sing the roundabout "we“ re 'ardin [RT amounts to a ”may; eggfiqil-yqufi .. hustle and bustle of the year 2011 \l\ l \ ‘ dance at Homer Watson and Hltick- l , I” , g . t P' 1’ ”f t “‘5 ’33:?"'1"~7§;‘- -'~',:' back in time to the ‘305, '4Ds and ‘505. . . ‘. . slap in the face to the democratic a}; ., . . f, . .5; , . . . line. this Wlll surely who the proh- . . I ‘I _ Id . 5 v: ”Wfi; « . - 1~;fi‘s when passenger trains were a thing of lent and front their track record lllt' process. ”3‘0.“ mun.“ L0" 1 airt’ftis’ifâ€"ri. ‘ -.u3;x€=a-.~-‘ ." . ,‘-.’~‘ the da " Hall told me "It was a slower 2 .' , g . . mm to be quite amusing, even . - “2;. 4,, ,' 1, "‘3: 5‘ . y. , ' . ‘ regional council “Ill let-l this is a” hable 1;? fi'fifla’ "ft”; ;, train back in those days. You got to Sit 3 money well spent. Flown-18w“ more aw elections , 15‘ .gvsgaagégf and actually watch the countryside go i’ g has *,_,,_.__ WW’_Mâ€"vâ€"â€"â€"â€"¢â€"l by. because they didnt go as fast as .. they do today, which made for a more . relaxing experience." e start 0 arm er on tn a» 3 tryside, our train ride indeed felt like a “ l hat um I \tl\‘ after not) kilometers sharing getting UP WM‘ "W 9"ny morning. She is not a journey through the “is" Our passen~ MARSH-ALL I I Wthe front seat of a l'ullllilt‘ (i5 Willi my 25 morning person. i" “i“- she i5 barely an afternoon gt'l’ car. WHh Windows Wide WARD l year old daughter ('\(‘(‘pl that it longdi'ive. person some days. But she was always chipper and open. swayed back. and forth on "11" 7 l It was Th hours between departure and ready ‘0 so by 7 am. No doubt 5h? was mad tracks “a“ “”33""! .‘0 be more . ‘ “mm! in (.ailgztry as m- dnu'g her my out ' ' ‘ " ' "‘ fuelled by delicious waffles made at than “‘00 years °l_d- Thats really where 3’9" 32} "1,9 “per" west to her new )oli Ill {it , , 40 hours ot‘ ljl l ; ( 1 f ( )l smural roadside motels. ence, Hall said With a chuckle. swaying bestde his Wife (.lona. ‘ that was spent on the road. ‘ , . By the end “I 1h" ”ll? I think 5h" WI]? 9"“ the snack bar: . . I l There are some very interesting things I“ ) U “kl. had (19011111 She wanted [0 0W" at 1035‘ You can “any“?! n In your My as It Lakes you back to l l to we along that mad trip. But tint in Min a C“UPI“ Of "1059 automatic waffle another ”a _ a different Page 0‘ life. for "‘9‘” 0f the volun- ‘ ' ‘ l ‘ new“ Mum ”an” of "HM ”f ‘7," makers. (No doubt driven by child- teers who work on the train. it lets them enjoy the fantasy of Saskatchewan Most of those areas are a? , hood memories 0' her father swearing real railroading. because many new?! had a: chance to work on l very flat which means you can't run out of e as he ailempted to PM the remaining a real railroad. bl" owned model train sets . . gmhwauw you “1“ most [m hours. ,- ‘ _ f , waffle ofi the grill at home). . I told Hall that. some of my earliest childhood memories I “my. when “MW gm a “mm d time» .. v.3 ‘, | was hoping | would find out a few include the soothing. mesmenzrng Sights and sounds of my hm W“ mm m" (m some fabulous expo , _ , things about my baby during this trip. fathers model railroad. l was transfixed by all the lights, rient‘es. For example. we were not able to Y Of course. all wewant for our kids is for SWS‘cl'es- model scenery and figures. handâ€"bruit houses and stop for the statue of the lolly Green Giant 2 them ‘0 be happy. Sometimes "'5 hard buildings and the diam“ smell of smoke fluid puffing from . in Blue Earth. Minn. And we screamed K k '0 balance their happiness with what mam . i right past Dog River. Sash. before realizing it" ' we W3!“ for them. Early In life. gy gharents gave "F a}: fiWismn .3“ ! we had just missed the set from the televi» BRIAN IVS an adventure for her. 0f 00056 that ran around e .nstmas tree. 53' all. gearing ‘ sion show (hrner Gas. but she's beyond just that. She's got a “P for the "Santa Spectal ‘_ the lolly Old WM. be on b031,“ ‘ And we C“Rht only a View of “we,“ BOURKE plan for her future and wants it a} the nggféloo Central Ratlway for the first three weekends in oversized, lastic or fiber lass roadside come to other. in" l bu it? P3" 0 [ a” ' . animals, aria most of them Event in the rearview mir~ me (10953 because I always "a!" to Asour "in "dc m to an end: Hall reminded the passen- ror. believe in them. The other part wants her not to risk 89” that M00 (”"9” my '5 31m bold-c for volun~ My wife asked a gtuid question: "What could you it. '3 play h 53'9- The)? 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