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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
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ILLINOIS, BELLEVILLE,
July 27-28 The Great Train Expo, at Belle-
Clair Fairgrounds. Info at
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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
