Selected Events June 2012 CANADA, SASKATCHEWAN, REGINA, June 28 - July 1, Living Skies Express, a joint CARM National/PNR 6th Division Convention, at University of Regina Campus. Info from Tyler Smith at smithtyler@sasktel.net. CALIFORNIA, ONTARIO, June 2-3, The Big Train Show, Ontario Convention Center, 2000 E. Convention Center Way. Info at bigtrainshow.com. CALIFORNIA, RICHMOND, June 23, Bay Area Prototype Meet, St. David’s School Hall, 871 Sonoma Street. COLORADO, COLORADO SPRINGS, June 2-3, TrainExpoCO, swap meet, operating layouts, clinics, manufacturers presentations. Financial Services Expo Center, 3650 N. Nevada. Info at tecoshow.org. CONNECTICUT, COLLINSVILLE, June 1-2, 10TH Annual New England/Northeast RPM, featuring clinics, model displays, and vendor displays. Attendees are urged to bring models. Layout open house tours on Sunday June 3. Canton Community Center, 40 Dyer Avenue. Info at neprototypemeet.com. FLORIDA, TALLAHASSEE, June 16, 21ST Annual Tallahassee Model Railroad Show & Sale, North Florida Fair Grounds, Bldgs 2 and 4. Info at bbmra.org/show.html. KANSAS, MERRIAM (Shawnee area), June 23, 10th Annual Narrow Gauge Meet, sponsored by Kansas City Area Narrow Gaugers. Includes clinics and layout tours. Johnson County Library, Antioch Branch, 8700 Shawnee Mission Parkway. Inquiries to Larry Alfred at captlalfred@gmail.com. MARYLAND, TIMONIUM, June 23-24, The Great Scale Model Train Show, with more than 350 vendor tables. 30th year hosted by Howard Zane. Maryland State Fairgrounds. Info at gsmts.com.
TENNESSEE, GATLINBURG, June 1-3, NMRA Southeastern Region ‘Tracks to the Smokies’ Convention, at Glenstone Lodge. Info at ser-nmra.org. WISCONSIN, WAUPACA, June 16-17, 23rd Annual Strawberry Fest & Train Show, model contests, operating layouts, vendor displays, Thomas the Tank Engine, and strawberry shortcake. Waupaca Recreation Center at State and Badger Streets. Info at wamrltd.com.
July 2012 CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, SQUAMISH, July 13-15, Pacific Great Eastern Railway 100th Anniversary Convention, sponsored by PGE-BCR Modellers Group. Clinics, operating layouts, displays, model contest, prototype displays, and rides on 7.5” gauge Mini Rail. CN Roundhouse & Conference Centre, West Coast Railway Heritage Park, 39645 Government Road. Info including registration fees and options available from Brian Clogg at bcclogg@shaw.ca or phone 604-588-2194. ILLINOIS, COLLINSVILLE (St Louis area), July 27-28, 6th Annual St Louis RPM Meet, hosted by Lonnie Bathurst, John Golden, and Daniel Kohlberg, with clinics, local and national vendor displays and sales tables, representatives from railroad historical societies, Freemo display, and more. Gateway Convention Center, One Gateway Drive. Info available from John Golden at Golden1014@yahoo.com or Dan Kohlberg at paducah@mindspring.com. KANSAS, OVERLAND PARK, July 14, Annual Train Show sponsored by Turkey Creek Division, MCoR, NMRA, Shawnee Mission North High School. Info at tcnmra.org/tc-meet/tc-meet-2012.html. MICHIGAN, GRAND RAPIDS, July 29-August 4, NMRA National Convention and National Train Show. Info at gr2012.org.
NEW MEXICO, CHAMA, June 8-10, 2012, Big Horn Mixed NMRA-RMR 2012 Convention aboard a chartered mixed freight on the narrow gauge Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. Featured dinner speaker is NMRA president-elect Charlie Getz. Complete details at BigHornMixed.com.
MICHIGAN, GRAND RAPIDS, July 29 - August 3, Operations Road Show, a handson clinic learning time table and train order operating techniques while operating on the Wabash 2nd Division modular railroad. Extended clinic sessions Monday through Thursday in conjunction with the NMRA Grand Rails 2012 National Convention. No fee but clinic reservation and convention preregistration is required. For details contact John Young at cdjhyoug@yahoo.com.
OREGON, MEDFORD, June 27-July 1, 20th Annual National N Scale Convention, with auctions, more than 100 tables of N scale items, clinics, model contests, operating layouts, and home layout tours. Also tours of Micro-Trains plant, Medford Railroad Park, and live steam at Train Mountain. Red Lion Hotel. Info from Dick Ollendorf at 610-923-7535 (evenings, Eastern time) or visit nationalnscaleconvention.com.
MONTANA, BUTTE, July 21, Annual Swap, Sale, & Railroad Prototype Modelers Meet; sponsored by Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association. Celebrating all railroads, all scales. Clinicians include Richard Yaremko, Aaron Gjermundson, Jim Ruffing, Bill Seifert, Chris Frissell, and Dean O’Neill. In the restored Northern Pacific Depot, 800 E. Front Street. Info from Chris Frissell at leakinmywaders@ yahoo.com.
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