1st Annual Bellevue Rail Fest - 8/15

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1st Annual Bellevue Rail Fest - 8/15

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The following was posted by the Shop Bellevue Ohio facebook page
Attention All Train Fans! Mark This Date! August 15th!
1st Annual Rail Fest here in Bellevue!

Spend a day of railfanning, train watching, and photography with the Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum, the largest rail museum in Ohio. On August 15, we will be featuring our Kemper Rail Park for Rail Fest 2015. The action starts at 8AM, and we'll host railfans for 24 hours of train watching. The Kemper Rail Park is situated at the West end of Norfolk Southern's Bellevue Terminal, the largest classification rail yard on NS, and the second largest in the United States. You'll see trains headed to, and coming from Chicago, Fort Wayne, St Louis, Toledo, Detroit, Columbus, and nearby Sandusky. You'll also see the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad come in and out of Bellevue. With the recent $160 million expansion, Bellevue has gained national attention from many media outlets including rail publications like Trains Magazine, and even CNBC. Bellevue is expected to see more traffic this summer than ever before in its history. One hundred train movements per day through this area are possible, with a variety of foreign locomotives as well.

Porta-johns will be at the park for convenience, local restaurants will be offering specials and extended hours during the event. Extended hours will be offered at the museum as well. After dark, portable lighting will be in place for nighttime photography. Night photos will be available at the museum also. All activities at the museum grounds will be available at regular admission price, $7 for adults, $6 for seniors, $4 for child 3-12, 3 and under are free. There is no admission to enjoy the Rail Park. Additional activities may be added. Spend the day with us and enjoy Rail Fest 2015.

The Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum was opened in 1976 as a lasting bicentennial project featuring our local railroad heritage. It has since become the largest rail museum in Ohio. Operated by volunteers, and not publicly funded, the museum is a non-profit organization.

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