Selected Events
July 2013
CANADA, ONTARIO, NEWLISKEARD,
July 25-28,
Ontario Railroad Historical & Technical Society
Convention, at Waterfront Inn. Info fromBram
Bailey at
.
ARIZONA, PHOENIX,
July 27, In the Heat
Swap Meet, models, books, memorabilia, and accessories.
North Phoenix Baptist Church, 5757 N. Central Avenue. Info
from David Jerry 602-336-0973.
CALIFORNIA, McCLELLAND (Sacramento area),
July 17-21,
National Summer Steam Up, small scale live steam event.
HQ at Lions Gate Hotel & Conference Center, 3410 Westover
Street. Details at
.
FLORIDA, DeLAND,
July 13, Florida Rail Fair, at Volusia County
Fair Grounds. Info at
GEORGIA, ATLANTA,
July 14-20, NMRA Annual Convention,
at Cobb Galleria Centre with convention HQ at adjacent
Renaissance Waverly Hotel. Info at
.
GEORGIA, ATLANTA,
July 19-21, 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
.
MICHIGAN, DEARBORN,
July 27-28, Motor City Maker Faire
featuring hundreds of displays by makers of robotics, elec-
tronics, rockets, arts, science, engineering, and craft projects
including the unique Ford Model Railroad Club’s two level
HO scale modular layout. At the Henry Ford Museum. Info at
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NEW JERSEY, GLASSBORO,
July 13, Train Show and Sale, spon-
sored by Strasburg Model Railroad Club, at St. Thomas Church,
Route 47 and Focer St. Info from
.
OHIO, VAN WERT,
July 13-14, Model Train Show & Swap Meet,
featuring more than 100 vendor tables, at Van Wert County
Fairgrounds. Info from Jan Dunlap at
PENNSYLVANIA, EVERETT,
August 24-25, 9th Annual N-Scale
Weekend Model Train Show, at ProCare SportsPlex, 125 Willow
Grove Drive. Info at
.
TEXAS, LIVE OAK (San Antonio),
July 27-28, 11th Annual
Summer Train Show, sponsored by San Antonio Model Railroad
Association, at Live Oak Civic Center, 8108 Pat Booker Road.
Info at
August 2013
CANADA, ONTARIO, BRACEBRIDGE,
August 10, Muskoka
Summer Train Show with historical displays, layouts, and
vendor tables. At James Lang Activity Park, Bracebridge Fair
Grounds. Info at
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. Tours include steam operations
at Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm, and the backshop at the
Fillmore and Western Railway. HQ at Hilton Hotel, 199 S. Los
Robles Avenue. Full details at
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