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Rochester Model Rails
2010/2011 Train Events Calendar
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Medina, NY - Trains, fire, planes, boats, toys, military, etc. museum. Large 2800 SF (14' x 204') HO scale model railroad. Real train rides. Info: www.railroadmuseum.net
Indoor and outdoor Oil Museum. Info: http://www.octrr.org/ Ride the original route of the Oil Creek Railroad in 1866 !
Rochester NY - NY Museum of Transportation and the Rochester Chapter NRHS - Train-meeting Trolley Operations are scheduled starting May 23, June 5 & 20; July 17 (twilight operations); September 19 and all Sundays thereafter ending October 31. Track cars will meet the Trolleys' on the other Sundays not mentioned above. The NRHS Chapter will operate trains from the Industry Depot the evenings (6:30pm) of June17, July 15 and August 19. All RMR readers are invited to enjoy the fun.
Leroy, NY - Great train restaurant - the D & R Depot. 63 Lake Street (Rt. 19). Open everyday 7am - 9pm. Info: www.dandrdepot.com Phone (585) 768 - 6270
Shortsville, NY - Great train restaurant – Depot 25 – One West Main Street, next to the tracks on the south side of the road. Phone – 585-289-3600.
January 9 Auburn, NY - NMRA - NFR - LSD Meet. Knights of Columbus Hall, 47 Market St, Auburn, NY Clinics in the am, popular vote model contest, raffle, layout tours at 1:00pm. Clinics: by Jim Heidt, Ken Cameron and Bill Brown. Clinics start at 9:00 and go until 11:50am. Raffle at 11:50. Info: contact Ray Howard - rhoward1@rochester,rr,com or superintendent@lsdnmra.org
January 9 - 10 Canandaigua, NY - Gun Show - Niagara Frontier Collectors, Steamboat Landing Ballroom, 205 Lakeshore Drive Sat. 9 - 4 Sun. 9 - 3. Info: http://nfcshows.com/upcomingshows.htm
January 10 Binghamton NY - Model Train & Hobby fair, Roberson Museum and Science Center, 9:00am - 3:00pm Info: 607-772-0660, ext. 209 or ext. 223.
January 17 Utica, NY - Annual Toy Train Show, TTCS, Union Station, Main Street, Sunday 9:30 - 3:30 Info: e-mail - CNYTTCS@Yahoo.com
January 23 - 24 Allentown, PA - The Great Lehigh Valley Train Meet, Merchants Square Mall, 1901 12th Street. Sat. 10 - 4 Sun. 10 - 3 Info: ivtrainmeet@yahoo.com
January 26 Mendon, NY - Tuesday Night Gang - clinics at Steve's house, 7:00pm.
January 29 Mendon, NY - Tuesday Night Gang - operations at Steve's house, 7:00pm.
January 30 - 31 West Springfield - Amherst Railway Society Railroad Hobby Show, Eastern States Exposition, 1305 Memorial Ave,, Sat 9 - 5, Sun. 10 - 5 Info: www.AmherstRail.org
February 6 Pine Mountain, GA - Narrow Gauge Railway 2010 Info: http://www.themontgomerys.info/NGRDHOME/NGRDindex.html
February 7 Utica, NY - Annual Toy Train Show, TTCS, Depew, Hearthstone Manor,333 Dick Rd., Sunday 9:30 - 3:30 Info: e-mail - CNYTTCS@Yahoo.com
February 7 Alexander, NY - Alexander Charity Gun Show - Niagara Frontier Collectors - Fireman's Rec Hall Route 98, 10708 Alexander Road - 1 mile south of Route 20. Thruway Exit 48. Sun only 8 - 3. 102 tables. Info: http://nfcshows.com/upcomingshows.htm
February 13 - 14 Clarence, NY - Gun Show, Events Building, 11177 Main Street, US Route 5 Info: www.nfcshows.com
February 20 - 21 Hamburg , NY - Hamburg Train Show, Erie County Fairgrounds new building, Expo Center, 5820 South Park Ave. Info: e-mail trainshow@roadrunner.com
February 21 Syracuse, NY - Syracuse Model Railroad Club Show, 2:00pm - 4:00pm Info: www.cnynmra.org
February 23 Mendon, NY - Tuesday Night Gang - Clinics (kit bashing and trees) at Steve's house, 7:00pm.
February 24 - 27 Houston, TX - Sn3 Symposium Info: www.Sn3-2010
February 26 Mendon, NY - Tuesday Night Gang - operations at Steve's house, 7:00pm.
February 28 Rochester, NY - Jack Matsik's HO Scale Train Sale, 10:00am to 2:00pm. 112 N. St. Regis Drive, Brighton, NY 14618 Info: jmatsik1@rochester.rr.com or 585-442-6269
March 5 - April 25 Phelps, NY - Phelps Arts Center - Trains - Art of the Iron Horse Info: http://www.phelpsartscenter.com/
March 6 - 7 Rochester, NY - Rochester Model RR Club Show and Flea Market. Sale - Saturday only. First Universalist Church, 150 Clinton Ave. South, Sat. - 10 am – 5 pm and Sun. 1:00pm - 5:00pm. Info: dbmitch@rochester,rr.com
March 7 Erie, PA - The Erie Spring Train Show, Rainbow Gardens Waldameer Park, 10 am - 4pm Info: Carl at CAmidon987@aol.com
March 13 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada - NMRA NFR, International Division Meet. Eva Rothwell Resource Center, 460 Wentworth St. North Registration 9:30am, Meet 10:00am. Clinics: Weathering by David Manary, Prototype RRs by David Lightheart.
March 20 Penfield, NY - Tuesday Night Gang - Leo's house - operations - 1:30pm
March 25 - 27 Washingtonville, OH - Mid West Narrow Gauge Show Info: Contact: Gary Kohler m2fq@AOL.com
March 27 - 28 Rochester, NY - Gun Show, E. S. A. C. A. sponsored, Dome Arena in Henrietta, NY. Fair and Exposition Center, corner of Rt. 15A & Calkins Road. 600 Tables. Sat. 9:00am - 5:00pm.
March 28 Batavia, NY – GSME Train Show. Batavia Downs, 9:30am – 3:30pm. Info: www.gsme.org
April 17 - 18 Syracuse, NY - Gun Show. Sponsored by the New York State Arms Collectors Association. Fairgrounds Expo Center. Info: contact Sandy Ackerman 607-748-1010
April 22 - 24 York, PA - TCA Spring Train Show. Info: www.easterntca.com
April 26 Utica, NY - Annual Toy Train Show, TTCS, North Tonawanda, Knights of Columbus, 755 Erie Ave., Sunday 9:30 - 3:30 Info: e-mail - CNYTTCS@Yahoo.com
April 27 Mendon, NY - Tuesday Night Gang - Clinic (Larry Larsen of NCE on NCE DCC Decoders) at Steve's house, 7:00pm.
April 30 Mendon, NY - Tuesday Night Gang - Operations at Steve's house, 7:00pm.
May 1 Oakfield, NY - NMRA, NFR, Lakeshores Division Spring Meet at the Oakfield Model RR Club. 50 Main Street (above M & T Bank) Registration 8:30 - 9:00am. Six round-robin clinics - Using Super Glue, Passenger Cars, Decoder Installation, Model RR Photography, and more. Layout tours - 1:00 - 4:00pm. - Mike Pyszczek, Rich Wagner and Red Wittman. Info: RHoward1@rochester.rr.com or superintendent@lsdnmra.org
May 7 - 9 Medina, NY - A Day Out with Thomas. At the Medina RR Museum. Two weekends. Info: www.RailroadMuseum.net
May 14 - 16 Medina, NY - A Day Out with Thomas. At the Medina RR Museum, Medina, NY. Info: www.RailroadMuseum.net
May 15 - 16 Allentown. PA - The Great Lehigh Valley Train Meet, Merchants Square Mall, 1901 S 12ths street, Sat. 10am - 4pm, Sun. 10am - 3pm Info: www.lehighvalleytrainmeet.com
May 21 - 23 Kimberton, PA - 27th Annual Module Meet - Mid-Atlantic Narrow Gauge modelers. Saturday open to interested narrow gaugers. Info: http://midatlanticng.railfan.net/modmeet.html
June 20
Rochester, NY - NYMT/R&GVRR Museum
- a special event day
"Railroad Days"
June 27 - Oct. 2 Medina, NY - Winery Express Train, Medina Railroad Museum, Medina, NY Info: www.RailroadMuseum.net
July 3 - 4 Galeton, PA - Bark Peelers' Convention, Pennsylvania Lumber Museum, Galeton, PA. Steam powered sawmill will operate. Info: http://www.lumbermuseum.org/
July 11 - 18 Milwaukee, WI - NMRA National Convention. Info: http://www.nmra.org/convention/
July 24 Rochester, NY - Jack Matsik's HO Scale Train Sale, 10:00am to 2:00pm. 112 N. St. Regis Drive, Brighton, NY 14618 Info: jmatsik1@rochester.rr.com or 585-442-6269
July 25 Victor, NY - Train trip - Victor to Clifton Springs and back - Finger Lakes Scenic Railway Info: http://www.fingerlakesscenicrailway.com/
August 4 - 7 Canandaigua, NY - Pageant of Steam, Gehan Road - off Rts. 5 and 20, 5 miles east of Canandaigua, NY. Live steam engines. Info: http://www.pageantofsteam.org/2009show.asp
August 7 Victor, NY -
Victor's Third Annual Rail Fest, sponsored by Friends of the Railroad Inc.
(non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization) Info: www.FriendsOfTheRailRoad.org
August 14 Medina, NY - Lakeshores Division, NFR, NMRA Summer Picnic, at the Medina Railroad Museum. Registration 11:00am. Lunch at 11:30 - 1:00. Bring your own food, etc. to cook - grills provided. 1:00pm Museum intro by Marty Phelps, Museum Director. Museum tour 1:15 - 5:00. RSVP to Ray Howard -
August 15 Victor, NY - N. A. R. C. O. A. Motor Car Weekend (Speeders) Starts and ends in Victor, NY. Set up 6:30am - 8:00am. Celebration, speeches 8:30am - 9:30am. Leaves Victor - 9:30am. Coffee and donuts - 8:00am - 9:30am. Location: Route 444 (Maple Street) and the RR tracks. See the Rochester Model Rails issue # 63 for images of the 2009 Speeder event.
August 21 - 22 Rochester, NY - NYMT/R&GVRR Museum
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Diesel
Days.
September 1 - 4 St. Louis, MO - The 30th National Narrow Gauge Convention. Layouts, contests, manufacturers, and more. Info: http://www.30ngconvention.org
September 11 - 12 Buffalo, NY - Buffalo Central Terminal Train Show, Buffalo Terminal, 495 Paderewski Dr. 10:00am - 4:00pm
September 25 - 26 Marengo, NY - Finger Lakes Live Steamers, 10:00am - 4:00pm
September 25 - 26 Rochester, NY - E. S. A. C. A. Gun Show, Monroe County Fair and Exposition Center (Dome in Henrietta, NY ) Saturday. 9:00am to 5:00pm, Sunday 9:00am - 4:00pm. Admission $8.00
September 26 Canisteo, NY - Southern Tier Toy Train Show, VFW, 10:00am - 3:00pm
October 3 Barrie, Ontario, Canada - 6th Annual Muskoka Model Railroad Layout Tour - The Muskokian" Info: sreld@orilliapronet.com or roger.beerkeley@primus.ca
October 9 - 24 Medina, NY - Fall Foliage Trains, Medina Railroad Museum, Medina, NY. Info: www.RailroadMuseum.net
October 14 - 16 York, PA - TCA Fall Train Show. Info: www.easterntca.com
October 22 - 23 New Paltz, NY - Narrow Gauge Module Meet. Info: http://midatlanticng.railfan.net/modmeet.html
November 6 - 7 Syracuse NY – 36th Annual Great New York State Model Train Fair. NYS Fairgrounds. 158,000 SF. 10:00am - 5:00pm. Info: http://cnynrhs.org/Train_Fair/train_fair.html or Al Kallfelz at 315-488-8208
November 14 Batavia, NY – GSME Great Batavia Train Show. Batavia Downs, 9:30am – 3:30p Info: www.gsme.org/
November 20 - 21 Hamburg , NY - Hamburg Train Show, Erie County Fairgrounds new building, Expo Center, 5820 South Park Ave. Info: e-mail trainshow@roadrunner.com
November 21 Rochester, NY - Rochester Thanksgiving Show (TTCS), Diplomat Banquest Center, 10:00am - 3:00pm
November 27 - 28 Cortland, NY - Finger Lakes Railfair, sponsored by the Cornell Railroad Historical Society and the Cornel Chapter , National Railway Historical Society. Location: Tompkins Cortland Community College Field House. Sat. 9:00am - 5:00pm; Sun. 10:00am - 4:00pm Info: www.lehighvalleyrr.com
December 4 – 5 Rochester, NY - 5th Annual Tiger Tracks RIT Train Show and Sale. RIT Gordon Field House in Henrietta, NY, on the RIT campus. Info: www.ritmrc.org/tigertracks
2011
January 29-30 W. Springfield, MA - "The Springfield Show" - Amherst Railway Society Show at the Big "E" . Info: http://www.railroadhobbyshow.com/
Compiled by Richard A. Senges
for the Rochester Model Rails
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