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regions of Australia in N, HO and O scales, and special
Thomas the Tank Engine display. Mirambeena Community
Centre, 19 Martha Mews, Lavington. Info at
CANADA, ONTARIO, OTTAWA,
May 4-5, Ottawa Train Expo,
with operating trains, displays, and railroad exhibits. Carleton
University Field House. Details at
.
NEW ZEALAND, DUNEDIN,
May 11-12, Dunedin Model Train
Show sponsored by the American Modular Group, at Forbury
Park, 146 Victoria Road. Features include more than a dozen
operating layouts including two Sn3, and five New Zealand
Railways layouts, plus operating Thomas and Friends layout
for kids. Additional details at
CALIFORNIA, LONG BEACH AREA,
May 18, Tour (self-guided)
of home layouts in the Long Beach and South Bay area, spon-
sored by Model Railroads of Southern California. Layout
descriptions and a tour map are available on request from
Bob Chaparro at
.
CALIFORNIA, PASADENA,
August 28-31, 33rd National
Narrow Gauge Convention. Details at 33rdnngc.com. HQ at
Hilton Hotel, 199 S. Los Robles Avenue. Volunteer clinicians
please contact Carl Heimberger at
.
CALIFORNIA, RICHMOND,
June 22, San Francisco Bay Area
Prototype Modelers Meet, Hosted by BAPM. St. David
School, 871 Sonoma Street. Info at
COLORADO, LONGMONT,
December 8-9, Annual Train Show,
sponsored by Boulder Model Railroad Club, with operat-
ing layouts, prize winning models, vendor tables, and layout
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raffle. Boulder County Fairgrounds. Info at
CONNECTICUT, COLLINSVILLE,
May 31 – June 1, New
England/Northeast Prototype Modelers Meet. Info from Dave
Owens at
com, or
GEORGIA, ATLANTA,
July 14-20, NMRA Annual Convention.
Cobb Galleria Centre with convention HQ at adjacent
Renaissance Waverly Hotel. Info at
GEORGIA, ATLANTA,
July 18-20, National Train Show, in
conjunction with annual NMRA Convention. Cobb Galleria
Centre, 2 Galleria Parkway. Info at
IDAHO, BOISE,
June 26-30, Snake River Special, NMRA
Pacific Northwest Region 2013 Convention. Info at
ILLINOIS, COLLINSVILLE (Metro St. Louis),
August 2-3, St.
Louis RPM, at Gateway Convention Center. Info from John
Golden at
ILLINOIS, LISLE (formerly at Naperville),
October 17-19, 20th
Annual RPM-Naperville Conference featuring prototype mod-
els, manufacturers displays, vendor tables, raffle prizes, and
clinics with usual blue ribbon panel of speakers. Friends of
the Freight Car dinner Thursday. Event hosted by Joe D’Elia.
Info at
. At
Wyndham Lisle Hotel (new venue), 3000 Warrenville Road,
Lisle. Call 630-505-1000 for hotel reservations.
INDIANA, INDIANAPOLIS,
May 2-5, Mile Post 50, Annual
Convention of NMRA Central Indiana Division. Banquet
speaker is Thomas Hoback, president/CEO of Indiana Railroad
Company. Event info at
. Marriott Indianapolis
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