Dunsmuir’s Railroad Days kick off on Friday, June 12th

A variety of activities will start Friday in Dunsmuir at Railroad Days, with fun stuff for kids and adults, including a fishing derby, parade, live entertainment, activities for train buffs, a softball tournament, diaper derby, L’il Engineer contest, pancake breakfast, food and craft vendors, a pie social and a dunk tank and bounce house.
A replica Southern Pacific caboose will be awarded to a lucky raffle winner Saturday, June 13 at 2 p.m. During Railroad Days on June 12 and 13 model trains will be up and running both days at the Cedar Flats Railroad Clubhouse on Cedar Street just below Dunsmuir Avenue.

The Pie Social is scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. on June 13 to benefit the Amtrak Depot and the adjoining railroad Display Room. The pie event will be held in the Amtrak Depot parking lot and will feature homemade pies at $2 a slice. Included among a colorful assortment of vendors will be members of the Karuk Tribe, offering their Indian tacos. For the youngsters on Saturday there will be a Diaper Derby and L’il Engineer contests starting at 9 a.m. in the Children’s Park. Sign ups for both contests will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at the information booth on Pine Street. At 2 p.m. Saturday on the Pine Street stage there will be an awards ceremony for winners of the noon parade and the Diaper Derby and L’il Engineer contests, as well as the winner of the special caboose raffle.

Friday, June 12
10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Food, Craft, Nonprofit Booths/Vendors Pine St. and Dunsmuir Ave.
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Local Authors in front of Pizza Factory
10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Dunk Tank & Bounce House on Upper Pine
2 p.m. – 10 p.m Live Entertainment on Upper Pine Stage
4 p.m. – 8 p.m. Model Trains at Cedar Flats Railroad Club Cedar St. below Dunsmuir Ave.
5 – 9 p.m. Registration for Diaper Derby, L’il Engineer Contest at Information Booth on Pine St. & Dunsmuir Ave.
6 p.m. Start time for Softball Tournament at North Dunsmuir Ball Field
Guido “Bill” Mei, who played a central role in Dunsmuir’s booming downtown of the 1970s and ’80s, will be a featured attraction in this year’s Railroad Days parade on June 13. The parade will start at noon and will also feature Dunsmuir Citizen of the Year Linda Guzman.
Saturday, June 13
7:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. Rotary Club Pancake Breakfast at St. John’s Social Hall, Willow St. and Shasta Ave.
7 – 11 a.m. Children’s Fishing Derby between 800-foot Bridge & Butterfly Bridge
9 – 10 a.m. Diaper Derby at Children’s Park
10 – 11 a.m. L’il Engineer Contest at Children’s Park
10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Railroad Museum next to Amtrak depot open
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Children’s Activities at Children’s Park
10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Food, Craft, Nonprofit Booths Pine St. and Dunsmuir Ave.
10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Dunk Tank & Bounce House on Upper Pine
10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Model Trains at Cedar Flats Railroad Club Cedar St. below Dunsmuir Ave.
10 a.m. – 9 p.m. Live Entertainment/Upper Pine Stage
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Local Authors in front of Pizza Factory
10 a.m. Start time for Softball Tournament at North Dunsmuir Ball Field
11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Tri Tip BBQ at the Brown Trout, Sac Ave.
11 a.m. Parade participants line up on Oak St. near Dunsmuir Ave.
Noon – Parade from Oak St. to Florence Loop
Noon – 2 p.m. Live entertainment at the Brown Trout, Sac Ave.
2 p.m. Awards Ceremony on Pine St. Stage
2p.m. – 3 p.m. Pool Games at Community Pool/North Dunsmuir
5p.m. – 8 p.m. Pie Social at Amtrak Depot Sacramento Ave.
Sunday, June 14
10 a.m. – Softball Tournament at North Dunsmuir Ball Field.

For more information on Railroad Days call 235-4034 or 235-4550.

2 Comments

• By David ullman, February 5, 2010 @ 9:02 pm

  I would like application for the craft fair during the Dunsmair Railroad days.
• By Dave Houston, June 4, 2010 @ 12:45 pm

  When you give your phone number, you might want to consider providing your area code for those who are from out of the area and don’t know it.
  Dave

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