For anyone that is expecting to find tickets at the door this year, may find that the show is sold out. Pre-sales have nearly sold out the show. The show may be already sold out in advance. Any available tickets will be available at the door of the show on Saturday morning. However if it is completely sold out, tickets from no shows or cancellations will be sold on Saturday morning or at the door just before the show starts.

Summerail has achieved a new level of popularity and this is the first sell out of the show in advance. Please plan accordingly for next year and order in advance. Our Train Show will also be sold out on tables for the show all day on Saturday. Please come on down and visit the Cincinnati Railroad Club and Tower A during the day on Saturday.

Friday nights free extra slide shows will be open to all visitors at 8 pm August 11 . Expect a large crowd as another event will be held in the Rotunda from 4-8 pm.

Dale Brown
CRRC

In spite of it being sold out, I have no idea what this is.

I should have included this information. Often when you are so close to something, you forget others may not be aware of this.

Here is description of Summerail:

Summerail is an annual rail enthusiasts multimedia event held each August in Cincinnati, Ohio. With the spectacular venue of Cincinnati Union Terminal, Summerail is one of the premier rail themed events in the country and is presented by the Cincinnati Railroad Club and the Miami Valley Railfans.

And remember folks, this ain't Carnegie Hall.

Summerail 2012 will be on Saturday, August 11. The presenters are:
...
Jerry Pyfer "Tales of the Rails - ICG Era"
Thomas Seiler "See The USA With Amtrak"
Lloyd Rinehart "Sweet Home Chicago"
Dave Honan "Go West Young Man"
Joel Jensen "Steam, an Enduring Legacy"
Bob Eisthen "I Got Them Dixie Shortline Blues"
Chris Haines "My Formative Years"
Richard Acton, Sr. "Acton's B&W Adventures of the 1940's and 50's"
Mike Danneman "Last Of A Breed"
Craig Williams "My BNSF"
Scott Lothes "China - Along Steam's Last Mainline"

On Friday evening, August 10, the traditional "talkie" shows will be held. These are free and all are welcome to attend. The presenters this year will be:

Mark Demaline "Chicago in the 70s by Todd Miller"
Dave Lichtenberg "Some Memories of the Past"
Joe McMillan "Santa Fe in Arizona"
Steve Salamon "Trains Don’t Run Here Anymore"

Tickets for Summerail 2012 are $20 and available in advance by sending check or money order to Summerail c/o Bill Haines, 305 Lamar Court, Vandalia, Ohio 45377. rustyrails@woh.rr.com IT IS STRONGLY SUGGESTED THAT YOU ORDER TICKETS IN ADVANCE, AS WE HAVE LIMITED THEATER CAPACITY AND HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO SELLOUTS THE PAST FEW YEARS!

Dealer inquiries contact Gary Rolih at srolih@cinci.rr.com

Contact information for future shows.

http://cincinnatirrclub.org/

and
http://www.facebook.com/groups/12442283 ... 149098390/

Useless trivia...

Cincinnati Union Terminal recently installed a killer 4-manual E. M. Skinner symphonic pipe organ with more than 4,000 pipes, dating from 1929! It was re-dedicated in March of 2011. Performs both solo and with an orchestra. The guys setting up Summerail ought to look into having someone perform on the organ when lectures are not going on. Walt Strony would be a good choice:

http://www.waltstrony.com/index.html

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Walt-Strony/199447710074473?ref=ts


Mike

Thanks for the explanation of Summerrail. I live in the region and knew nothing about it.

The organ at CUT is equipped with a digital console and plays recorded performances frequently. I believe it is every day the museum is open at 4pm?