NEWYORK CENTRAL
2012 CALENDAR Color covers. Thirteen photos inside. Historical information. $11.00 each. Ohio residents include 75¢ sales tax.
New York Central System Historical Society, Inc.
Dept. R • 17038 Roosevelt Ave. Lockport, IL 60441-4734 Dealer Inquiries Welcome
EXCITING NEW DVD RELEASE! FOLKSTON, GA, April 14, 2012. Annual Folkston Railwatch at
Folkston Railfan Platform, Folkston Chamber of Commerce, 3795 Main Street. Railwatchers from all over the states and the world come to watch train videos and trains at the Historic Train Depot and the Folkston Funnel Platform. “The Folkston Funnel” is located on MP 602.2 on the CSX Nahunta Subdivision. Admission: FREE. Contact The Okefenokee Chamber of Commerce at
(912) 496-2536 or visit
http://www.folkston.com/trains/trains.htm FORT WAYNE, IN, February 25, 2012. Maumee Valley Railroad
Club, Inc. Show & Swap at Coliseum Bingo, 911 W, Washington Center Road. Attractions; layouts, vendors, on site concessions, free parking, historical and other oganizations will be represented. Admission: $4. Adults: $6. Families: age 12 & under free. Contact Richard Insley at (260) 482-2203 or visit
http://maumeevalleyrailroad.com GRIFFITH, IN, April 14, 2012. Spring Railroad Swap Meet and
Milwaukee Road Slide Program at American Legion Post 66, 132 N. Wiggs Street. Railroad artifact and model railroad equipment buy, sell and swap meet, along with our “Milwaukee Road in Southern Indiana “ slide program. The swap meet starts at 12:00 Noon and the slide program starts at 3:30 PM. Hosted by the Blackhawk Chapter of the NRHS. Admission: Free, donations welcome. Contact Bill Molony at (815) 834- 0835 or visit
http://www.blackhawknrhs.org/ INDIANAPOLIS, IN, March 31, 2012. Indy South Train Show at
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Featuring exciting train action across the WSOR’s 700 mile rail system. See road freights, locals, switching & passenger trains. WSOR diesels includes: SD40-2, GP38’s, MP15AC and E9. Plus connecting RR’s and ex- Milwaukee Road depots.
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Thompson Road Knights of Columbus Hall, 511 East Thompson Road. Model railroad and railroadiana show, operating layouts. Admission: $4 adult; 14 and under free with adult. Contact Dennis Scamihorn at (317) 340-8181 MARTINSVILLE, IN, April 14, 2012. Martinsville Indiana Train Show
at Martinsville National Guard Armory, 1900 Hospital Drive. Dealer tables, operating layouts, clinics, door prizes, model judging and food. Contact Trevor Jones at (317) 625-7626 or visit
http://cid.railfan.net/ OTTUMWA, IA, March 3-4, 2012. Great River Railroad Club 21st Annual Train Show at Quincy Place Plaza Mall, Hwy. 34 and Quincy Ave. Show and swap meet. HO scale modular layout on display and an O-27 layout along with tables of items for sale and trade, from N scale to G scale. Admission: Free. Contact Tom Morgan at (319) 931-3034 WICHITA, KS, February 11-12, 2012. 2012 Wichita Train Show &
Swap Meet at Cessna Activity Center, 2744 George Washington Blvd. Swap tables, modular layouts, switching contest, model and photo contest, and live clinics. Admission: $6.00 (good for both days). Contact Phil Aylward at (316) 830-3498 LOUISVILLE, KY, March 24, 2012. NMRA Division 8 Spring Show at
Ramada Plaza, 9700 Bluegrass Parkway. Enjoy 125 dealer tables, clinics, and children’s rides. Admission: $5.00. Contact Tom Guenthner` at (502) 363-3113 or visit
http://div8-mcr-nmra.org/site/html/trainshow.html BOSTON, MA, April 13-15, 2012. “Cherry Blossom Special” departs
from Boston South Station, Summer & Atlantic Avenue. Travel the Northeast Corridor via Amtrak from New England to our Nation’s Capitol for an all inclusive 3 day rail tour including visits to Monuments on the Mall, U.S. Air Force Museum, The Newseum where News comes to life, Union Station and more Send SSAE for complete details. Admission: Fares $525.00 pp dbl. occ. Contact Mystic Valley Railway Society at (617) 361-4445 or visit
http://mysticvalleyrs.org TIMONIUM, MD, February 4-5, 2012. Great Scale Model Train Show
at Maryland State Fairgrounds, 2200 York Rd. Over 700 tables of model trains and related items for sale. 16 huge operating display layouts. White Elephant tables for selling your stuff and finding bargains. Refreshments available; plenty of free parking. Admission: $9, under 15 FREE, Family $18. Contact Howard Zane at (410) 730-1036 or visit
http://www.gsmts.com TAYLOR, MI, March 11, 2012. Railroad Memorabilia & Model Train
TRAINS of WINTER . . . . 90 min. . . . Sale $29.95 ALSO A NEW DVD CONVERSION
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Show at Taylor Town Trade Center, 22525 Ecorse Road. Sponsored by Bluewater NRHS and Society of N-Scalers, NMRA. Admission: $4.00. Contact Wayne Burling
at (734) 377-0696 or visit
http://www.societynscalers.com BALLWIN, MO, March 10, 2012. Boeing Employees’ Railroad Club at
Greensfleder Recreation Complex at Queeny Park, 550 Wiedman Road. Railroad Swap Meet. Enjoy more than 200 tables of railroad models, and other railroad related items. Admission: $3.00. Contact Wayne M. Schimmel at (636) 668-6313 or visit
http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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LA PLATA, MO, April 2-5, 2012. The La Plata Spring 2012 Railfan
Event at Depot Inn & Suites, 1245 N. Brown St. Chris Guenzler will lead four days of Railfanning photography around the La PLata Area. Three days on the BNSF mainline and one day on Norfolk Southern, KCS and BNSF. All depots will be photographed. Many unique photo locations will be included. Rooms will be 20% off if made by 3/15/2012. Admission: Possible $35 going towards car rentals if you don’t have your own car. Contact
Chris Guenzler at (888) 841-3669 or visit
http://trainweb.com/events/railfan2012a.html NORTH PLATTE, NE, April 14-15, 2012. 18th Annual Train Show,
sponsored by Nebraska West-Central Division, NMRA at D&N Event Center, 501 East Walker Road. Operating layouts in various scales, vendors selling model railroad items and railroadania. Union Pacific tours by bus Saturday only as an extra fare item. Admission: $3.00 children under 12 $1.00 children under 5 with paid adult free. Contact Gene R. Tacey at (308) 386-2489 CLARK, NJ, March 4, 2012. Jersey Central Railway Historical
Society Train Show & Sale at , Mother Seton Regional High School, 1 Valley Road. Model Trains, all gauges, railroadiana, photos, slides, postcards, books and videos for sale. Models railroad and circus displays, operating layouts, video room,door prizes. Refreshments, breakfast and lunch available. Admission: 5.00, Children under 12 FREE. Contact Mitchell Dakelman at (908) 208-2522 or visit
http://jcrhs.org ROCHESTER, NY, March 3-4, 2012. Rochester Model Railroad Club
Annual Open House at First Universalist Church, 150 Clinton Avenue South. Annual Open House featuring 2800 sq ft of fully sceniced HO model railroad inspired by Lehigh Valley Railroad running from Jersey City to Buffalo. Also includes trolley line running on overhead wire. Model railroad flea market on Saturday only. Admission: $3.00 adults (ages 13 and over), $2.00 children (ages 6-12), children under age 6 free, $10.00 family. Contact Dave Coon at (585) 334-4930 or visit
http://www.rmrrc.com FLETCHER, NC, March 2-3, 2012. 22nd Annual Asheville Train Show
at Western North Carolina Agricultural Center, 1301 Fanning Bridge Road. All scales, all gauges, collectibles, artifacts. Operating layouts, Thomas The Tank Engine, hundreds of vendor tables. Admission: 5.00 adults, under 13 free. Contact Fred Coleman at (828) 699-0983 or visit
http://www.Asheville-Trainshow.com CHARLESTON, WV, February 18-19, 2012. KVRA’s 8th Annual
Model Train Show at Coonskin Park Lodge, Coonskin Drive. 8th Annual Model Train Show sponsered by Kanahwa Valley Railroad Association. The show will have layouts and vendors of new and used products. Refreshments available, free parking!. Admission: Adults $3.00; Children free. Contact Joe Horter at (304) 539-6721 or visit
http://www.kvrailroad.org BRAMPTON, ON, CANADA April 28-29, 2012. Great British Train
Show at Jim Archdekin Recreation Centre, 292 Conestoga Drive. The Great British Train Show sponsored by the Platelayers Society. Operating layouts, static displays, new and used sales and collectables. The biggest all-British train show in North America. Admission: Adults $10, Children $4, Family of 4 $20. Contact John Rowe at (519) 928-5213 or visit
http://www.theplatelayers.org/ OTTAWA, ON, CANADA May 5-6, 2012. Ottawa Trainexpo at
Carleton University Fieldhouse, 1125 Colonel By Drive. Enthusiasm fills Ottawa Train Expo. For two days adults become kids, kids become hobbyists. Live clinics and demonstrations will offer something for everyone. Ottawa Train Expo includes the various scales of model railroading. Admission: $8, Children under 12 free with adult. Contact Graeme at (613) 795-1991 or visit
http://ottawatrainexpo.wordpress.com/
For a complete listing of events and to submit your own, please visit
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