monthly meetings. Meetings are held at the American Legion post 111, 1150 Pine St., in Louisville, on the second Thursday of the month from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Info.: Doug Wright, 303/431-1430 or Russ Boehm, 303/776-5416. MONTROSE, COLORADO, The San Juan Model RR and Historical
Society seeking new members to help continue the construction and scenery on our HO scale layout. We meet at 7:00 p.m. each Thursday. Info.: e-mail:
SanJuanmrrhs@yahoo.com or call Rod Bunyard, 970/240-5903. BRADENTON, FLORIDA, Sarasota Model RR Club has open mem-
bership with various levels available. We are located at 6730 15th St. E. meets are HO/N scales every Tuesday 7:30 p.m. and O Scale/3-Rail meet every Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Business meeting every Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Info.: 941/358-3602. SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, Syracuse Model RR Club is seeking new
members interested in modeling and operating HO gauge layouts. We have layout meetings Wednesday nights at 7:00 p.m. second floor East- wood American Legion, 102 Nichols Ave., Syracuse. Info.: Greg Clark, 315-487-8406.
Special Events STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT, November 10, 2012. New Haven
Railroad Historical & Technical Assoc. 50th Anniversary Train Show at Sheraton Hotel, 700 East Main St. Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the NHRHTA. Enjoy films, slide shows, modeling clinics, dealers, and more. Admission: $5.00, $8.00 family. Contact John Walther at (201) 965-2643 or visit
http://www.nhrhta.org. ORLANDO, FLORIDA, September 29, 2012. Florida O Scalers Fall
Meet at Holiday Inn Orlando International Airport, 5750 T.G. Lee Blvd., from 9:00am to 4:00pm. The 13th annual O scale meet will have the usual swap session, popular vote model contest, and clinic. Admission: $20.00. Contact David Wiggs at (407) 306-0864 or visit http://groups.yahoo .com/group/FloridaOscalers/. WAKEFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, October 20-21, 2012. North
Shore Model Railroad Club show & open house at Americal Civic Center & Club premises, 465 Main St. & 404 Main Street rear. Show: Sat, Oct. 20, 2012, Americal Civic Center 465 Main St. Wakefield MA 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. - Club open house Sat. & Sun. Oct. 20 & 21, 2012, 404 Main St. Rear 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Admission: adults $5.00, seniors and children $2.00, under 5 free - family $10.00 max. Contact Joe Greene at (781) 245-4742 or visit
http://www.nsmrc.org/. BEDFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE, November 4, 2012. 30th Annual
Bedford Boomers Model Road Exhibition at McKelvie Middle School, Liberty Hill Road. Enjoy modular layouts in all scales, clinics, and live steam outdoor railroad. Special events are planned to celebrate our 30th Anniversary. Admission: donation only. Contact Norm Jones at (978) 687-0780. SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, November 3-4, 2012. 38th Annual Great
New York State Model Train Fair at NYS Fairgrounds, State Fair Blvd. Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Enjoy more than 100 vendors and 30+ operating layouts. Sponsored by CNY Chapter, National Railway Historical Society. Admission: $8 - adults (16+), children (15 and under) free. Contact Phil Edwards at (315) 451-6551 or visit
http://www.modeltrainfair.com. PISGAH FOREST, N.C. Oct. 12 and 13: The Narrow Trak 12 is a
gathering of narrow gauge and logging modelers to exchange ideas and information. It will be held at the Transylvania County Recreation Center, 1078 Ecusta Rd., Pisgah, NC from 2:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Friday and 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sat. Adm. $20.00 and $12.00 for spouse. Info.: e- mail:
narrowtrak@mac.com.
WILLARD, OHIO, October 13-14, 2012. Willard Trainfest 2012 at
Downtown Willard, Depot Museum at the Park, Junior High School, 205 Myrtle Ave. Enjoy displays including 1/4″ scale N&W J-class 611, Warthers Museum carvings, 7.5″ static live steam engine, railroad speeders, prototype diesel engine, B&O caboose and boxcar, railroad museum, operating layouts in N, HO, S, O, G gauge, food, extra fare miniature train rides and jump house for children. Admission: free. Contact Tom Boylan at (419) 564-5370 or visit
http://www.willardtrainfest.com. SEVERN BRIDGE, ONTARIO, CANADA, September 30, 2012. 8th
Annual Muskokian Model Layout Tour at 1190 Art Crisp Road. Simcoe County Model Railroad Layout Tour: Newmarket, Alliston, Tottenham, Beeton, Stroud, Orilla, Severn Bridge, Gravenhurst, Springwater, Waubaushene, Bracebridge and Huntsville. 20 plus layouts from N to G. Guide books available after September 1st. Admission: TBA. Contact Al Crisp at (705) 330-1617 or visit
http://www.model-railroad-infoguy.com. FORT WORTH, TEXAS, October 13-14, 2012. Southwest O Scale
Meet at Lockheed Martin Recreation Area, 6900 Bryant Irving Rd. After 10 years in Oklahoma City, the Southwest’s own two-rail O scale meet moves to Ft Worth. Vendors, buy, sell, trade, clinics, model contest. Multiple two-rail O scale layouts to tour locally. Admission: $15.00. Contact Michael Ross at (817) 346-3416 or visit
http://swoscale.com/. CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA, September 29-30, 2012.
Canadian Pacific Railway Days at Heritage Park Historical Village, 1900 Heritage Drive S.W. Enjoy two days of railway facts and fun. Enjoy turntable demonstrations, model train layouts and vendors, exclusive cab tours, spike driving and train pull competitions and a photography contest. Watch a double-headed steam engine circle the park and take on water. Free pancake breakfast for 500. Admission: adults $19.99, children $14.89, seniors $15.89. Contact Kelly Smit at (403) 268-8564 or visit
http://www.HeritagePark.ca. BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, November 9-12, 2012.
Trains 2012 at Cameron Community Centre, 9523 Cameron Street. Our 30th annual fall meet with layouts, clinics, contests, layout tour, banquet, vendors and more. Registration open to all. Admission: $10.00. Contact Bill Dixon at (778) 789-7927 or visit
http://www.bctrains.org/.
NMRA Events ATLANTA, GEORGIA, October 13 through November 24, 2012. The
Piedmont Division is sponsoring the 10th Annual Piedmont Pilgrimage. There will be over 90 home layouts open to the public for viewing. This annual event is to promote the model railroad hobby during the month of November. Due to the popularity of this event it has been extended into October. Visit our website at
www.piedmontpilgrimage.com for locations, times and maps. Free to all. Info: Gary Jarabek,
gjarabek@bellsouth.net. EVERLY, IOWA, October 13, 2012. Prairie Lakes Division Meet at
Hap Ketelson Community Center, 203 Main. There will be clinics, swap tables, venders, an operating layout, door prizes, layout tour, and the opportunity to enjoy and enter the popular vote model and photo contest. Presented by Prairie Lakes Division, Thousand Lakes Region, NMRA. Admission: $3.00. Contact John Davis at (712) 480-2278 or visit
http://www.prairielakesdivision.org/. BROOKFIELD, WISCONSIN, October 21, 2012. NMRA WISE Division
Meet at Best Western Plus Midway Hotel, 1005 S. Moorland Rd. Monthly meet of the WISE (Wisconsin South Eastern) division of the NMRA. Meetings, judging contest, clinics, swap, and layout tours. Admission: free. Contact Joe Russ at (262) 408-1946 or visit
http://wisedivision.org. MADISON, WISCONSIN, October 7 and November 4, 2012. South Central Wisconsin Division Meet at Knights of Columbus Hall, 5256
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