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The operating season 2004 of Jokioinen Museum Railway ended on Saturday September 11th with the annual Autumn Colors Train and the Starlight Train. For the first time the Autumn Colors Train was running on the same day as the Starlight Train. The Starlight Train was operated with two train sets, starting from the evening of that day and continuing close to midnight.
The three operational steam locomotives and all the passenger carriages of Jokioinen Museum Railway were prepared for winter and taken to their winter storage on Sunday 14th of September. The autumn of Jokioinen Museum railway continues to be very busy, because after a good operating season the rolling stock needs service and maintenance. Before winter there is also a lot of track work to be done, the sleepers on the Jänhijoki railway bridge have to be replaced and at least one more culvert rehabilitated.
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When autumn is getting closer the track maintenance work will effect the charter train traffic. This week from Monday 9.8. until Friday 13.8. the Minkiö-Humppila line will be closed for all traffic because of reparation and rebuilding of the brick works culvert. The work will not effect scheduled train traffic and the steam trains will run on Sundays until end of August.
Later on the track work will continue on all the line, but it will not effect the charter trains already reserved for groups.
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There is an exhibition "About the birth and history of Jokioinen railway" in the house of Salo at Kauppilanmäki museum in the town of Valkeakoski. The exhibition tells the history of the Jokioinen railway, and the museum railway with many photographs. It is open from 12 to 5 PM from Tuesday to Sunday until the 30th of August. At the same time it is worth to pay a visit to other museums of the old Valkeakoski paper mill area. You can find more information at: http://www.valkeakoski.fi/english/tourism/iNahtavyydet.htm.
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The scheduled traffic at Jokioinen Museum Railway starts with the Day of Old Vehicles and opening of the scheduled train traffic on Sunday 6.6. Charter trains for groups have been running since beginning of May. Before start of the season all the steam locomotives were inspected and approved for use making it very buzy tine at the shops. Now all the rolling stock is ready to roll on and to celebrate the 10th year aniversary of rebuilt Minkiö-Humppila track.
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This season will be opened like last year on Sunday 6.6. with old automobiles as invited guests. The Museum railway welcomes all old automobiles to attend the opening day at Minkiö station from 11 to 15.
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The 1901 H.K. Porter steam locomotive was finally lowered on its wheels in the beginning of February. The locomotive which was originally used at Äänekoski-Suolahden Railway was renovated for several years at the Jokioinen Museum Railway.
The next step is to install the valve gear, breaks, and buffers. After that the woodwork inside the cabin has to be completed. The locomotive should be running either in 2004 or 2005.
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On Sunday 30.11. 2003 the annual meeting of the Museum Railway Association was held at the Finnish Railway Museum in Hyvinkää. The meeting dealt with the issues. The membership fee for 2004 will be 24 euros for adults and 12 euros for under 18 years old. The meeting approved the budget and the plan of action for year 2004. The board of directors will continue with the existing members under the leadership of Chairman Mr Martti Virtanen. Also, the current master craftsmen will remain in office.
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On Saturday 4.10 a vintage diesel locomotive will pull the Autumn Colors Train. The locomotive was built by Valmet in 1948 and it was originally built as part of the war reparations effort for the Soviet Union. The locomotive will pull the last train of the 2003 operating season, because the steam locomotives will start going under the winter service straight after Star Light Train on Saturday 20.9. Two of the steam locomotives will have a large boiler inspection coming spring and that will require lot of work in winter shop period.