Donated or Garage sale-priced items needed

Things we need, ideally donated or at Garage Sale prices

  • Garden tools: – wheelbarrow, watering can
  • Shop tools: small screwdrivers with all tip styles, small wrenches,
  • Garden Scale Project: track, rail cars, models
  • Climax Project: 36″ x 9″ steel pipe for the Boiler

Model Building

We have some exciting projects happening on the railroad and other forestry heritage locations.

We welcome new participants!

Possible volunteer? Info sessions each Sunday, 12:15 to 12:30 and 2:30 to 3 pm

Read more here

Railroad Wood Ties

Plastic ties became too expensive, so, we are back to wood ties for now. Bob cut and donated some 2x2s, and Dan cut up leftover log ends from the Anderson sled project into 2x2s. Then we re-sawed into ties. Dan and Scott cut 120 more a few days later. About 300 now stored in the old shed rafters. More to go – Dan needs his ATV Trailor back, and 2x2s for another few hundred are stored there.

2023 Season Opening May 7

We’re glad the spring weather is here, and the Paradise Valley Railroad looks forward to resuming regular Sunday operations beginning May 7 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm beside the Farmers Market at 4365 McLeod Road.  

Come for a ride on the train or on hand cars! Prices are the same as last year, $2 per ride, except May 14 when Mothers ride free! 

Anyone considering joining the volunteer railroad crew is invited to an information session to be held at the train station at 2:15 pm Sunday, May 7.

Fall Fair, Sep 24-25, 2022

We introduced a new car at the Fall Fair; an easy-access car for folks having trouble mounting the ride-astride cars. Thanks to Kiwanis Powell River for sponsoring our fabrication of this car.

Our Raffle winner for 2022 drawn was Suzanne Goulet of Montreal. The $2,000 funds generated paid for our insurance bill!

Tickets were $5 each, or 5 for $20, and could be purchased at Tug Ghum Gallery in Lund or at the Railroad on Sundays.

What fun to have the Pipe Band on board!

Some other photos of the railroad during the Fall Fair 2022.

We updated our website that shows all our current rolling stock.

We are lucky to have our chief engineer Dan Parsons bring his various steam trains to the PVR. For Fall Fair 2022 he brought his 1/8 scale Shay steam train “ALBERNI PACIFIC #8”, seen in this 8-minute video.