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Summerail 2018

Saturday, August 11, 2018

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SUMMERAIL 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM (Theatre Auditorium)
RAILROAD SHOW AND SALE 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM (May Pavilion)

Join us at the historic Palace Theatre to escape the summer heat and enjoy a day of high quality railroad photography. There will be multimedia digital presentations, all set to music and/or narration. The programs will run from 1:00 pm – 10:00 pm, with a break for dinner (on your own) from approximately 4:30pm – 7:00pm. A railroad show and sale will be set up in the May Pavilion located in the same complex just west of the Palace Theater from 10:00am – 5:00pm.

12 noon – 1:00 pm the Wurlitzer Theatre Organ will be played in theatre
5:00 – 7:00 pm Skyline Chili available at Marion Depot for $12 a ticket
Sponsored by White River Prod., publisher of magazines and books.

SUMMERAIL 2018 PRESENTERS
Richard Baldwin & Don Toon – Richard Baldwin’s Greatest Hits
Charles Dischinger – What A Beautiful Sound
Chris Haines – Railfanning As A Family
Mike Harting – Great Lakes Iron Ore Roads
Mark Llanuza – Erie Lackawanna’s West End
Jeff & Andrew Nelson – Wisconsin Central
George Pitarys – A Taste Of Maine
Mike Raia – 50 Years of Railfanning
Pete Ruesch – Pete’s Potpourri: A Year In Video
John Ryan & Paul Swanson – The Land Of Enchantment
Brian Schmidt – Time Of My Life
Brian Sellers – Cincinnati’s Shortlines & Streamliners
Pat Sweeney – SoCal Surfliners

Visit Marion Union Station and AC Tower
The restored Marion Union Station and AC Interlocking Tower is a nonprofit organization and is located just two blocks west of the Palace Theatre. This will be open for tours and train watching all day Friday, Saturday, and Sunday the weekend of Summerail. Admission to the Marion Union Station and AC Interlocking Tower is free, although donations are encouraged.

TICKETS are $25 to the Summerail multi-media shows and can be ordered at the door or in advance. This includes admission to the train show & sale.
For advance ticketing, please submit your name, mailing address, email, phone and payment to Bill Haines, 305 Lamar Court, Vandalia, OH 45377. Please make check or money order payable to Marion Union Station Assoc. Please direct ticketing inquiries to Bill Haines, 937-898-8220 rustyrails@woh.rr.com

ADMISSION to train show & sale ONLY is $5 purchased at the door.

PARKING is available in the lot to the northeast of the theater behind the Marion County Building or limited parking at the Marion Union Station.

DEALER inquiries: contact Gary Rolih grolih@hotmail.com

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Saturday, August 11, 2018
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