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Selected Events
April 2013
AUSTRALIA, MELBOURNE,
April 12-14, 13th
National Australian N Scale Convention, at
Rydges Bell City Event Centre, Preston. Info at
or send email
to
CANADA, ALBERTA, CALGARY,
April 20-21, SuperTrain, with live
demonstrations, clinics, and manufacturers displays. Subway
Soccer Centre, 7000-48 Street SE. For fees and hours visit
CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, KAMLOOPS,
April 4-6,
Kamloops Model Railway Days, NMRA PNR 7th Division Spring
meet, hosted by the Kamloops Heritage Model Railroad Club.
Calvary Community Church Hall, 1205 Rogers Way. Info at
CANADA, ONTARIO, MISSISSAUGA,
April 26-28, Streetsville
Junction, NFR-NMRA Regional Convention layout tours and
clinics presented by Chris Lyon, Graham Macdonald, Pierre
Oliver, Dave Patterson, John Spring, and Paul Taylor. Special
Canadian manufacturers show Friday evening. Awards Sunday
morning at hobo breakfast. Four Points Sheraton Hotel, 2501
Argentia Road. Call 905-858-2424 for hotel reservations.
Details at
CANADA, ONTARIO, SCHOMBERG (Toronto area),
April 13,
8th Annual Ontario Narrow Gauge Show. Co-sponsored by the
Narrow Gauge Madness Gang, Fast Tracks, and Mt. Albert Scale
Lumber. Schomberg Community Hall. Info at
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ARIZONA, WINSLOW,
April 18-21, Winslow Railroad Days,
model displays, operating layouts, clinics and family oriented
fun. Info at
.
CALIFORNIA, DUBLIN,
April 3-7, NMRA Iron Horse Express PCR
Convention, Holiday Inn, 6680 Regional St. Info at
CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES,
April 6-7, April 9, and April 13-14,
Annual Spring Open House of Sierra Pacific Lines at Pasadena
Model Railroad Club, one of the largest HO scale-operating
model railroads in the world covering almost 5,000 square feet.
5458 Alhambra Ave. Info at
.
CALIFORNIA, SAN BERNARDINO,
April 13, Western Prototype
Modelers Meet, with model displays, manufacturer exhib-
its, vendor tables, raffle prizes. Clinics featuring Don DeLay,
Michael Gross, Tom Bacarella, and Gary Robinson – plus live
BNSF mainline railfanning. At Amtrak/Santa Fe Depot, 1170
West 3rd Street. Info at
Vendors contact Joe D'Elia at
or phone
760-721-3393.
CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO,
April 1-5, Kids Spring Camp at the
San Diego Model Railroad Museum for grades 3-8. Program
includes constructing a diorama, create scenery, structures,
and buildings their own freight cars. Weathering, trackwork,
wiring, and an understanding of electricity are all on the curric-
ulum. Also field trips to the Santa Fe Depot and the San Diego
Electric Railway Association at the National City Depot. Visit
or call 619-696-
0199 for registration requirements and fees.
FLORIDA, RIVERVIEW,
April 20, NMRA Sunshine Region Joint
Division Meet “A Day of Hands-On Clinics” at Hilton Garden
Inn, 4328 Garden Vista Drive. Limited to 60 participants with
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