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Events Description
The Railroad Prototype Modelling Meet You Don’t Want To Miss!
Welcome to the Waterloo Railway Expo, a unique event where the world of railways comes together at every scale, from full-size 1:1 locomotives to detailed HO scale models and everything in between.
Explore incredible model displays by regional prototype modellers, meet railway preservation groups, tour the Waterloo Central Railway restoration shop, attend informative clinics, visit open house layouts, and experience the thrill of riding behind historic steam locomotive No. 9. Whether you are a lifelong railfan, a modeller, or a curious newcomer, this is a railway experience you will not find anywhere else.
HOW MUCH
Tickets:
General Exposition Admission: $25.00
Includes:
- Admission into the RPM Show and all Clinics
Platinum Exposition Ticket: $175
Includes:
- Admission to the RPM Show
- All Clinics
- WCR Shop Tour Shuttle
- WCR Speeder Ride
- WRMRC Open House
- Steam Train Ride (Purchasing your Platinum ticket does not guarantee you a seat on the Steam Excursion. After purchasing your Platinum ticket, you must use the promotional code sent to you in your confirmation email to reserve your seat. Once all seats have been reserved, we won’t be able to accommodate additional passengers. No refunds)
- Banquet
Gold Exposition Ticket: $115
Includes:
- Admission to the RPM Show
- All Clinics
- WCR Shop Tour Shuttle
- WCR Speeder Ride
- WRMRC Open House
- Steam Train Ride* (Purchasing your Gold ticket does not guarantee you a seat on the Steam Excursion. After purchasing your Gold ticket, you must use the promotional code sent to you in your confirmation email to reserve your seat. Once all seats have been reserved, we won’t be able to accommodate additional passengers. No refunds)
Shop Tour Shuttle Train: $25
Ride one of WCR’s heritage diesel trains from the St. Jacobs Market Station to visit WCR’s Maintenance and Restoration Facility. Tour through the shop and see first-hand railway preservation at it’s finest! Ride the train back to the the St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market Station and continue your expo experience. Shuttles depart every hour on the hour between 10am and 3pm. The last return train will leave the shop at 4:00pm.
Speeder Rides: $10
Take a ride on one of WCR’s vintage track maintenance vehicles! Speeder rides are available on August 29 between 11am and 3pm. Located on the Waterloo Spur, starting at the St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market Station, and traveling down the Waterloo Spur towards Randall Drive. Be sure to purchase your speeder ride ticket online in advance.
Banquet: $90
Enjoy a banquet featuring a buffet dinner, cash bar, great conversation with fellow enthusiasts, and a discussion panel led by the WCR General Manager, Bob Fallowfield alongside industry experts.
This will be held on August 29 with dinner being served at 6:30pm at the Homewood Suites Benjamin Room (buffet) with the panel discussion following in the Hearth Room. Tickets for the banquet are available to purchase until August 14, 2026.
How to get tickets?
WHEN & WHERE
Date & Time:
August 29-30, 2026
Venue:
Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Waterloo St. Jacobs
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