Our Home & Miniature Land, the new interactive
model railroad exhibit in Mississauga, Ontario, held its open house in October.
The brainchild of Jean-Louis Brenninkmeijer, the
exhibit will showcase Canada from coast-to-coast.
When completed in 2017 (Canada’s 150th anniversary),
it will feature 20 exhibits, tied together by HO scale railway tracks.
Right now, the builders are working on the Ontario
sections (Toronto and Hamilton). This includes a scale replica of the CN Tower
that is three metres (nine feet) high, an exact model of the Rogers Centre
(where the Blue Jays play), Toronto’s Union Station, the Air Canada Centre
(where the Leafs play), and the Toronto downtown.
The goal of Our Home & Miniature Land is to help
visitors explore, experience and learn about Canadian life, geography, history
and industry.
A few facts and figures:
* 370 square metres (4,000 square feet) of floor space
* 1,460 metres (4,790 feet) of track
* 385 turnouts
* 3 helixes
* 30,000 hours of labour to date
* 10,000 individual figures for ACC and Rogers Centre
Read my previous post about Our Home and Miniature
Land. And thanks to Model Railroad Info Guy for some of the photos.
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