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Selected Events
June 2013
CALIFORNIA, ONTARIO,
June 1-2, The Big
Train Show. All scales, all gauges, including
manufacturers displays, clinics, and operat-
ing layouts. Ontario Convention Center, 2000
East Convention Center Way. Info at
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CALIFORNIA, RICHMOND,
June 22, San Francisco Bay Area
Prototype Modelers Meet, Hosted by BAPM. St. David School,
871 Sonoma Street. Info at
.
CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO,
June through August, Kids Summer
Camp at the San Diego Model Railroad Museum for grades 3-8.
Program includes constructing a diorama, creating scenery,
structures, and building their own freight cars. Weathering,
trackwork, wiring, and an understanding of electricity are all on
the curriculum. Also, railroad history, culture, and science with
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.
COLORADO, COLORADO SPRINGS,
June 15-16, Train Expo
Colorado, show and swap meet at 3660 N. Nevada Avenue.
FLORIDA, TALLAHASSEE,
June 15, 22nd Annual Model
Railroad Show & Sale, sponsored by Big Bend Model Railroad
Association. North Florida Fairgrounds, 441 Paul Russell Road.
Info at
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IDAHO, BOISE,
June 26-30, Snake River Special, NMRA
Pacific Northwest Region 2013 Convention. Info at
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KANSAS, MERRIAM,
June 29, Kansas City Area Narrow Gaugers
11th Annual Meet, with layout tours and clinics. At the Antioch
Branch, Johnson County Library, 8700 Shawnee Mission
Parkway. Info from Larry Alfred at
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KANSAS, OLATHE,
June 13-16, NMRA Mid-Continent Region
2013 Convention. Info at
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MARYLAND, TIMONIUM,
June 22-23, Great Scale Model Train
Show, with more than 800 vendor tables. Hosted by Howard Zane
at Cow Palace, Maryland State Fairgrounds. Info at
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NEW MEXICO, ALBUQUERQUE,
June 6-9, Rails Along the Rio
Grande, NMRA Rocky Mountain Region, Rio Grande Division 6
Convention, at Marriott Pyramid North. Info at
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OHIO, DAYTON,
June 22-23, 2013 Carillon Park Rail Festival
with live steam engines, model train displays, vendor tables
and free miniature train rides. 1000 Carillon Blvd. Info at
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OHIO, MASON (Cincinnati),
June 5-9, 29th Annual National
Garden Railway Convention. HQ at Great Wolf Lodge, adjacent
to Kings Island Amusement Park. Info at
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OREGON, PORTLAND,
June 28-30, West Coast 2013 Garden
Railway Regional Meet, hosted by Rose City Garden Railway
Society. Info at
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PENNSYLVANIA, TITUSVILLE,
June 15-16, Oil Creek & Titusville
Railroad 2nd Annual Train & Hobby Show, at Perry Street
Station. Info at
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TEXAS, IRVING,
May 29 - June 2, Lone Star Express, 2013
NMRA Lone Star Region Convention at Sheraton DFW Hotel.
Call 800-345-5251 for reservations request 2013 Lone Star
Region rate.
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