Selected Events
July 2014
CALIFORNIA McCLELLAND (Sacramento),
July
16-20, National Summer Steam Up – Small-
Scale Live Steam Event, HQ at Lions Gate
Hotel. Info at
.
KANSAS, OVERLAND PARK,
July 26, NMRA Turkey Creek Division
Annual Train Show, at Shawnee Mission North High School, 7401
Johnson Drive, info at
NEW JERSEY, GLASSBORO,
July 12, Annual Train Show spon-
sored by the Strasburg Model Railroad Club, at St. Thomas Parish
House, Routes 47 & 322 Focer Street. Info from Dave Luciano at
or call (856) 988-0689.
OHIO, CLEVELAND,
July 13-20, NMRA National Convention. Info
at
OHIO, CLEVELAND,
July 18-20, National Train Show at New
Cleveland Convention Center, 300 Lakeside Avenue. Info at
TEXAS, SAN ANTONIO,
July 26-27, 12th Annual Summer
Family Train Show, sponsored by San Antonio Model Railroad
Association, at Carmack Event Center, 1948 Austin Highway. Info
at
WISCONSIN, LA CROSSE,
July 19, 4000 Foundation Rail Fair,
model railroad swap meet plus tours of restored CB&Q locomo-
tive 4000, Milwaukee Road caboose 0359, and Grand Crossing
Signal Tower. Sponsored by 4000 Foundation, at Copeland Park.
Info at
News column - 21
August 2014
CANADA, ONTARIO, THUNDER BAY,
September 30-October 3,
Canadian Railway Modellers convention with clinics, prototype
tours, a banquet with guest speaker, and railfanning, at Prince
Arthur Waterfront Hotel. Info at
ARIZONA, PRESCOTT,
August 16, Annual Beat The Heat Swap
Meet, sponsored by Central Arizona Model Railroad Club at
Prescott Activity Center, 824 E. Gurley Street. Info from Steve
Bumgardner at 928-775-3184.
CALIFORNIA, TEHACHAPI,
August 9-10, Summer Model Train
Show, sponsored by Tehachapi Loop Railroad Club, at West Park,
491 West D Street. Info at
FLORIDA, THE VILLAGES,
August 16-17, Summer Model Train
Show and Sale at Savannah Regional Recreation Center, 1545
Buena Vista Blvd. Sponsored by The Villages Railroad Historical
Society. Info from Alan Goldberg 352-205-4322, or email
**ILLINOIS, COLLINSVILLE (Metro St. Louis, Missouri),
August
8-9, St. Louis Railroad Prototype Modeler’s Meet, at Gateway
Convention Center. Featuring clinics by David Lehlbach,
Pierre Oliver, Clark Propst, Jared Harper, Ed Hawkins, and Bill
Schaumburg. View St. Louis RPM 2012 video produced by Ken
Patterson for Model Railroad Hobbyist magazine at
Further info at
MISSOURI, ST. LOUIS
, August 24, Annual Model Train Show at
the Museum of Transportation, 3015 Barrett Station Road. Info
at
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