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CALIFORNIA, PASADENA,
August 28-31, 33rd National Narrow
Gauge Convention. Nationally recognized speakers include
Eric Bracher, Jack Burgess, Malcolm Furlow, Steve Harris,
and Burton Maxwell. Modular displays at HQ hotel include
California South Coast Modular, Central Valley Modular,
California Central Coast Modular, and North Coast Narrow
Gauge, plus vendor exhibits. Tours include numerous layouts
and visit to the steam operations at Disneyland, Knott's Berry
Farm, and the backshop at the Fillmore and Western Railway.
At Hilton Hotel, 199 S. Los Robles Avenue. Full details at
CALIFORNIA, SAN BERNARDINO,
September 25-29, NMRA
Pacific Southwest Region Convention with contests, manu-
facturers displays, 50 clinics and raffle with grand prize of
Tenshodo UP Big Boy. Prototype tours include Union Pacific
hump yard, the Victorville CEMEX plant, and the Columbia Park
Live Steamers. At Hilton Hotel 285 E. Hospitality Lane. Details
at
or contact Bob Mitchell
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
raffle. Boulder County Fairgrounds. Info at
FLORIDA, BRADENTON,
October 11-13, Manatee Rails, NMRA
Sunshine Region 2013 Convention, at Courtyard Marriott and
Bradenton Convention Center. Info at
FLORIDA, ORLANDO,
Aug 3-4, The Great Train Expo, at Central
Florida Fairgrounds. Info at
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 con-
junction with annual NMRA Convention. Cobb Galleria Centre,
2 Galleria Parkway. Info at
.
ILLINOIS, BELLEVILLE,
July 27-28 The Great Train Expo, at Belle-
Clair Fairgrounds. 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
models, vendor displays, and clinics with blue ribbon panel
of speakers including Bob Van Arnem, John Brown, Richard
Hendrickson, Tony Koester, Clark Propst, Mont Switzer, and
Tony Thompson. Friends of the Freight Car dinner Thursday.
At Wyndham Lisle Hotel (new venue), 3000 Warrenville Road,
Lisle. Call 630-505-1000 for hotel reservations. Event hosted
by Joe D’Elia. Info at
MARYLAND, TIMONIUM,
October 26-27, Great Scale Model
Train Show. One of the nation’s largest shows with more than
800 vendor tables. Hosted by Howard Zane at Cow Palace,
Maryland State Fairgrounds. Info at
MASSACHUSETS, PITTSFIELD,
November 7-9, Fine Scale Model
Railroader Expo. Billed as “the only show dedicated to the art
of scale model structure building,” with model displays, vendor
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