2018 Railroad Festival

Page 2 Pickens County Courier • 2018 Central Railroad Festival Saturday, April 28, 2018
Sponsors
Conductor
Town of Central
Southern Wesleyan University
GII Solutions
Engineer
Issaqueena Pediatric Dentistry
of Clemson
The Ridge Clemson
Fireman
Xpress Lube of Central
Brakeman
Central Heritage Society
Founders Federal Credit Union
MST Concrete
Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home
Rail Fan
First Citizen Bank of Central
Heirlooms and Comforts
Woodforest Bank
Monaghan Real Estate Company
Anne Sheriff
Representative Gary Clary
Grant Rental Station
Central Fire Department
Joe’s Body Shop
Reynold’s Complete Lawn Service
In-Kind Support
CATbus
View Digital Media
Easley Combined Electric
Cannon Memorial Baptist Church
Clemson Area Chamber
of Commerce
Greater Clemson Music Festival
Grants
Pickens County A-Tax
Walmart
Welcome to the 10th annual Central
Railroad Festival! We’re glad
to have you and your family with
us and hope that you will have a
wonderful, fun-filled day. If you’ve been to
the Railroad Festival before, we appreciate
your continued attendance and support. If
this is your first time with us, you’ve got a lot
to see, do & enjoy: great food, craft vendors,
and a wide variety of free entertainment and
attractions. Best of all, WE HAVE TRAINS!
This insert is your guide to everything
you and your family need for an unforgettable
day of fun. We’ve included maps, schedules
and information about the day’s exciting
activities. You’ll also see details about our
sponsors, who have once again helped us
present this festival free of change.
The festival begins at 10 a.m. and runs
until 5 p.m., featuring Main Stage entertainment,
food, music and more than 25 arts and
crafts vendors offering a variety of handmade
items. The kids are in for loads of fun
with award-winning clogging on the Kids
Stage, inflatables, tractor train rides, games,
a balloon artist, make & take crafts, model
trains, martial arts demonstrations, the Buffalo
Barfield Show and much more!
This year we’re proud to present
Main Stage live music by Jack
Roper & The Weathermen, who
will play from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. Stay
and enjoy The Flying Saucers from
5:15 p.m to 7:30 p.m., as part of the
Greater Clemson Music Festival.
The town of Central was named
as a result of its historic link to the
railroad. Located at the exact half-way
point on the main line between Charlotte
and Atlanta, Central was the name given
to this booming 1873 railroad town. As the
railroad company invested in Central’s maintenance
activities, the town grew and prospered.
When the railroad company eventually
moved away, the textile industry moved in
and the railroad remained an important factor
in the town’s development. To this day, the
railroad still runs through the heart of downtown.
With a variety of restaurants, shops,
businesses, and the unique Railway Museum,
the town of Central has plenty of reasons to
celebrate and toot its own horn.
The annual “Keep it Movin’” 5K run
kicks off Saturday morning before the
festival begins. “Keep it Movin’” benefits
Central Elementary School’s Walk-Run program,
which encourages students to walk or
run daily on the school track, before classes
begin. Last school year, more than 250 students
were actively involved in the program.
The race will start at 9:00 a.m. For details
about the 5K Race, contact Amy Bodie at
amybodie@pickens.k12.sc.us, or call (864)
397-1400.
TRAINS, TRAINS, TRAINS! Model
trains, toy trains, real caboose tours, train
craft activities — so much to enjoy; courtesy
of the Central Railway Museum and the
Central Railway Model and Historical Association.
If you want a break from the crowds,
take the free Clemson Area Transit shuttle
bus to Collins Ole Town, a 1920’s era village
recreation. The shuttles run about every
fifteen minutes, so you can tour Collins Ole
Town and then catch the next shuttle back
to the festival. Collins Ole Town, the Central
History Museum and the Central Railway
Museum will all be open for tours free of
charge during the festival.
If you need directions, information, or
medical assistance, please stop by the information
tent and EMS station near the railroad
crossing at Bank Street. From all of
us on the Festival Committee, the Clemson
Area Chamber of Commerce, the Town of
Central, the Central Area Business Council
and the Central Railway Model and Historical
Association, THANK YOU for joining
us. We hope you have a delightful time and
make plans to join us every year on the
fourth Saturday in April. ALL ABOARD!
Vicky S. Chappell 864.639.2487
100 Church Street | Central, SC 29630