COLORADO, LONGMONT,
December 14-15, Annual Train Show,
sponsored by Boulder Model Railroad Club, at Boulder County
Fairgrounds. Info at
.
INDIANA, DANVILLE,
November 23, NMRA Central Indiana
Division Train Show & Meet, at Hendricks County 4H Fair
Grounds, 1900 East Main St. info at
Vendors
contact John Pancini at
MASSACHUSETTS, MARLBOROUGH,
December 7-8, Annual
New England Model Train Expo hosted by NMRA HUB Division
featuring operating layouts, 200 plus dealer tables, manufac-
turer displays, railroadiana, Build-a-Car Clinic for ages 8-14, and
a Boy Scout merit badge clinic. Best Western Royal Plaza Trade
Center, 181 Boston Post Road West (US 20). Info at
MASSACHUSETS, PITTSFIELD,
November 7-9, Fine Scale
Model Railroader Expo 2013. Major show dedicated to the
art of model structure building, Speakers include Jon Addison,
Michael Duggan, Dave Frary, Brett Gallant, Ken Hamilton,
Bernard Kempinski, Marty McGuirk, Bob Mitchell, Dave
Revelia, and Bill Sartore, at Berkshire Crown Plaza Hotel, One
West Street. Info at
MICHIGAN, LIVONIA,
December 1, Model Railroad Show &
Workshop, presented by NMRA North Central Region Division
6. Includes demonstrations on power systems, scenery, kit
building, structure building, backdrops, wiring, track laying
tips, and basic building techniques, plus historical displays,
videotape shows, and operating and switching layouts. Also
Boy Scout merit badge activities. At Livonia Seniors Building
15218 Farmington Road. Direct inquiries to Mark Ellis at
MISSOURI, SEDALIA,
November 2, Sedaila Rails Train Show,
featuring operating layouts, vendor tables, door prizes, and The
Eagle operating outdoor railroad, at Liberty Park Convention
Hall. Info from Ken Bird at
.
OHIO, DAYTON,
November 2-3, 38th Annual Train Show,
sponsored by local division of NMRA, with operating layouts,
clinics, and 400 vendor tables, at Hara Arena, 1001 Shiloh
Springs Road.
OHIO, KIRTLAND,
November 1-2, Cleveland 2-Rail O Scale Train
Meet & Sale. Friday night O scale dinner social. Sales and lay-
out tours on Saturday. Info from Sam Shumaker at
UTAH, SALT LAKE CITY,
November 1-3, Wasatch Rail Show,
sponsored by NMRA Northern Utah Division, featuring three
floors of operating trains in all scales, vendor tables, and Boy
Scout merit badge clinic, at Utah State Fairpark, 155 North
1000 West. Info at
.
WISCONSIN, WEST ALLIS (Metro Milwaukee),
November 9-10,
Trainfest 2013, hosted by Wisconsin Southeastern Division of
NMRA. Info at
.
Future (2014 and beyond, by location)
FLORIDA, COCOA BEACH,
January 9-11, 2014, Cocoa Beach
RPM meet.
GEORGIA, SAVANNAH,
March 27-29, 2014, Savannah RPM
meet.
INDIANA, INDIANAPOLIS,
July 3-10, 2016, NMRA National
Convention and National Train Show.
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