What is Ironhorse Park?

Ironhorse Park is a re-creation in miniature of the railway pioneer days in the Canadian West. When complete there will be a 1.6 km miniature train interpretive journey for kids of all ages. The journey will represent the Canadian Pacific Railway from the prairies to the coast. The trip will climb mountains, cross trestles, through tunnels on both steam and diesel locomotives. Along the route you will travel past small scale farmsteads, towns and industries typical of the area. (Read more....)

We are staying at our current location.

The City of Airdrie has approved an extension to our lease. We are pleased to inform our many "fans", members, and visitors, that we will be staying in our current location for the forseeable future. City of Airdrie, we thank you for your support. Here are two articles published just after the decision. Here is an article published in the Airdrie Echo November 9, 2011 and another one published in the Airdrie City View November 11, 2011.

Annual Frostbite Run on Monday February 20th, Family Day, 2012.

Weather permitting we will be hosting our 6th Annual Frostbite run on Family day. We will be open to the public from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm on that day. Join us for some "Fun in the Sun" !!! and snow. Our standard cost of $3.00 per journey applies. -->

Check us out at Supertrain, Saturday and Sunday, April 21 and 22, from 9AM to 5PM.

We will again be participating in this year's Supertrain. We will have a Static display in the Main Floor in Arena "C" with the other exhibitors. We will also be running "rides" on the upper floor. As was last year, this event will be held at the Subway Soccer Center, 7000 - 48 Street S.E., Calgary. Hope we'll see you there!

Annual operating season from May Long weekend to October Thanksgiving day weekend.

The Sunday of the "May Long" weekend marks the annual opening to the public of the next running season. Bring your family. Bring your friends. Come and experience an interpretive journey on the 1.6 km of track which is currently operational. We are open to the public every Sunday between 11:00AM and 4:00PM until the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend in October. The cost of journeys is $3.00 each. Children under 3 years of age ride for free but must be accompanied by an adult. Also note that private events can be booked on Saturdays and Sundays (See the "Happy Birthday" balloons below for details).

See location information below on this page.

SPECIAL EVENT: ARTember. October 1 and 2.

Ironhorse Park participated in this festival. We have posted a summary, comments, and photos from this event.
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Iron Horse Park Information.

Our Flyer	A quick 2 page information "PDF" flyer you can print for easy reference.
Location	Map and directions on where to find us.
Writeups & Reviews	Review from "Kids in Cowtown", Posted May 16, 2011 "Train Rides At Iron Horse Park" by Buzz Bishop, July 17, 2011
History About Iron Horse Park	Find out about the club's roots and how it became what it is today, its goals, accomplishments and more!.
FOR SALE	Railway hobby related items for sale by our members.
Image Gallery	Pictures of our park and related interests.
Locomotive Roster	Photos of our members locomotives which frequently make their presence at the park.
Contact Info	Need more info? Please feel free to contact us!
	Why not host your child's next birthday party, picnic, or other event at Iron Horse Park? Checkout some of the feedback we have received on this page as well.
Worklist, Project status and Volunteers	Lots of work has been completed but still lots more to do. This page contains a list of ongoing projects. Would you like to help us out by volunteering? We sure could use your help.
Links	To sites of interest to our members and web visitors alike.
Become a member	Here are details on how you can join the Alberta Model Engineering Society and have access to Iron Horse Park site and facilities.
Old web pages.	Past web pages which are no longer current but being kept "for the record".

About the Alberta Model Engineering Society

Iron Horse Park is maintained and operated by members of the Alberta Model Engineering Society (AMES). The main purpose for the site is to be the place where ASME members can practice their hobby. In an agreement with the City of Airdrie the park is also made available for the enjoyment of the general public to enjoy. (Read more...)

GoogleMap.

This photo was taken in June 23, 2008, over 1 year before the completion of the Centennial Bridge and the Mountain Subdivision (bottom right).

Our Facebook Page link.

Our sponsors.

Ironhorse Park and The Alberta Model Engineering Society are a non profit organization. We are very grateful to our sponsors for their donations ot time, material, equipment, or monetary contributions. (Read more...)