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October 30, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Michelle Padilla, mpadilla@cincymuseum.org, (513) 345-2658 All aboard for Holiday Junction at Cincinnati Museum Center Opens November 25 in the Cincinnati History Museum
(Cincinnati, OH) Sixty years ago Union Terminal was rumbling with the sounds of trains dropping off and picking up travelers. The trains are rolling back into Union Terminal just in time for the holiday season. Going into its 12th year at Cincinnati Museum Center, Holiday Junction hasn’t lost any steam. From November 25 through January 1, visitors to the Cincinnati History Museum can wander through a wonderland of miniature train displays presented by local model train clubs and collectors. A fanciful 2000-square-foot, O-gauge layout includes several trains running simultaneously through a four-level set. Highlighted by a theatrical background, the layout becomes the setting for the detailed trains—48 times smaller than life. Four model train layouts duplicate what many children longed for during the holiday season. In addition, Cincinnati’s own Carlisle and Finch displays some of the oldest model trains ever produced, and Cincinnati Museum Center features some model trains from its own collection as well. Model train enthusiasts—both young and old—can view cases of vintage trains, talk with the on-site train-masters, enjoy hands-on activities and other special displays sure to enhance the holiday fun. Though the model trains are for everyone to enjoy, children can escape to their own holiday wonderland on a special kid-size train that takes them through a magnificent winter scene. Tickets for Holiday Junction are included in admission to the Cincinnati History Museum. Discount prices are offered when a ticket to more than one attraction is purchased. Explorer members and Cincinnati History Museum members are admitted free. Holiday Junction dates: November 25, 2005–January 1, 2006 Cincinnati Museum Center will be closed on December 25. Holiday Junction hours: Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Cincinnati Museum Center will close at 3 p.m. on December 24. Holiday Junction is presented by the Community Press and MIX 94.1 FM. Santa to visit Union Terminal on weekends Though it’s his busy season, Santa Claus is putting aside a few hours each weekend to make a special stop at Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal. Santa will enchant children with the magic of the season with singing, storytelling and even the possibility of seeing his magical reindeer! He will collect the wish lists of good girls and boys who come to visit him. Santa will be available for those who would like to take photos. Santa will be in the Rotunda from 1 to 3 p.m. on:
Don’t miss Tower A! When Union Terminal opened in 1933, approximately 216 trains entered and departed each day. To prevent chaos at the mainlines and platforms, Tower A acted as the control tower of Union Terminal. A train director in the tower controlled the movement of incoming and outgoing trains with track switches activated by electro-pneumatic machines and by carefully monitoring a track diagram board. In the 1990s, the Cincinnati Railroad Club restored Tower A to its original appearance, including fixtures, furniture and monitoring devices. The Cincinnati Railroad Club still maintains Tower A, as well as the largest railroad library in the Tri-State area, and conducts tours of the space on Saturdays. During the run of Holiday Junction, Tower A will be open to the public on a daily basis; there is no charge for admission. Please note that access to Tower A requires the use of stairs. Cincinnati Museum Center gratefully acknowledges operating and capital support from the City of Cincinnati, Hamilton County and the State of Ohio. Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal is home to the Cincinnati History Museum, Cinergy Children's Museum, the Museum of Natural History & Science, the Robert D. Lindner Family OMNIMAX® Theater, and the Cincinnati Historical Society Library. It is a nationally recognized educational and research resource and one of the top cultural attractions in the Midwest. Cincinnati Museum Center serves more than 1.47 million visitors annually, reaching out to almost 200,000 young people through hands-on exhibits and programs. Originally built in 1933 as the Union Terminal train station, the building is a national historic landmark and was renovated and reopened as Cincinnati Museum Center in 1990. For information, call (513) 287-7000 or 1-800-733-2077 or visit www.cincymuseum.org. # # # |
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