Verona Rd. Clinics, model & photo contests, door prizes, home layout viewing. Presented by South Central Wisconsin Division NMRA. Admission: free. Contact SCWD at (608) 835-9577 or visit
http://www.nmra-scwd.org. BURLINGTON, ONTARIO, CANADA October 20, 2012. International
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Division, NFR, NMRA Fall 2012 meet at Burlington Central Library, 2331 New Street. Clinics, popular choice contest, show & tell models, layout visits after lunch. Admission: members $3.00, non-members $5.00. Contact Mike Pearson at (905) 385-9500.
Club Open House ANTIOCH, CALIFORNIA, October 27, 2012 - November 04, 2012.
Open House at Antioch Model Railroad Club, 425 Fulton Shipyard Rd. Visit the Black Diamond Lines, our large HO scale club layout located about 300 feet from the BNSF Stockton Sub. Refreshments available. Admission: Adults $2.00, Seniors & Kids 6-12 $1.00. Under 6 Free. Contact Tom Lutrel at (925) 779-1964 or visit our web site at
http://www.blackdiamondlines.com. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, October 27-28, 30, and November 3-
4, 2012. Fall 2012 open house at Pasadena Model Railroad Club, 5458 Alhambra Ave. Visit the Sierra Pacific Lines, one of the largest HO model railroads in the world covering almost 5,000 square feet. Breathtaking scenery, and theatrical lighting all combine to make this model railroad a unique experience. Admission: Donation: Adults $3.00, Children $1.00 (under 7 free with adult). Contact Don Philpott at (323) 222-1718 or visit
http://www.pmrrc.org. KINGSTON, NEW YORK, November 3-4, 2012. Annual open house
at Kingston Model Railroad Club, Susan Street, off Pine Avenue. Celebrating 75 years. Come see our O scale two-rail layout featuring models from the by-gone days of steam to the most modern freights today. Circus and Thomas the Tank Engine, too. Visit us every weekend in November, and first week in December. Admission: adults $6.00, children under 12 $2.00. Contact Tom Scrivani at (570) 839-0907 or visit
http://www.n3eyq.net/hvl/. VANDALIA, OHIO, November 10-11, 2012. Annual open house at
Crossroads Railroad Club, 304 N. Dixie Drive. Two operating layouts; HO Scale: 24×40 feet with over 400 feet of mainline track and two yards and N Scale: 12×40 feet with two mainline tracks and a long branchline. Both run multiple trains using Digitrax DCC. Admission: free. Contact Ralph Daniels at (937) 439-4083 or visit
http://www.crossroadsrr.com. ADAIR VILLAGE, OREGON, November 24-25, 2012. Corvallis
Society of Model Engineers (CSME) open house, at 7155 NE Vandenburg Ave. Come and see our brand new layout that the members have built in time for this year’s open house. We have the second largest HO scale layout in Oregon. Admission: $3.00. Contact Aline Bergemann at (503) 930-5485 or visit
http://www.csme1959.org. PORTLAND, OREGON, November 3-24, 2012. 34th Annual Open
House at Mt. Hood Model Engineers, 5500 SE Belmont St. Visit our DCC operated layout, the freelanced Mount Hood Railroad. 1,100 sq ft, new benchwork, new scenes. Our layout is child friendly with viewing platforms. See our website for details. Admission: $2.00 suggested donation. Contact Don Mills
at (877) 378-6563 or visit
http://www.mthoodmodelengineers.org. ALSACE, PENNSYLVANIA, October 20-21, 2012. Fall open house
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at Reading Society of Model Engineers, 100 Iron Horse Lane. Features two rideable outdoor railroads (15″ & 7.25″/4.75″) numerous indoor displays including: three O gauge layouts and Explorer Post 902’s HO
layout. Food available. Tickets by donation. Admission: by donation: recommended $7.00/adults. Contact Secretary at (610) 929-5444 or visit
http://www.rsme.org. NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, November 10-11,
2012. First Annual Charleston Model Railroad Club Show at North Charleston Armory Park Community Center, 5000 Lackawanna Blvd. Enjoy model railroad displays, food and merchandise vendors. Tables available to sell your surplus items. Free parking. Admission: $5.00 adults, children under 12 free. Contact Allen Porter at (843) 367-2444 or visit
http://www.chamrc.com. VIENNA, VIRGINIA, October 13, 2012. Model railroad open house &
display at Historic Vienna Depot of the former Washington & Old Dominion Railroad, 231 Dominion Road NE. Northern Virginia Model Railroader’s permanent layout depicting the Western North Carolina Railroad during the transition period from steam to diesel. Display also includes a traction/trolley operation, the Blue Ridge Traction Power & Light. Admission: free, donations accepted. Contact Secretary at (703) 938-5157 or visit
http://www.nvmr.org.
Train Collector’s Meets ENGLEWOOD, FLORIDA, October 20, 2012. Regal Railways
presents model train show & swap meet at Elks Lodge, 401 N Indiana Avenue. Vendors, model train layout, videos of trains playing. Admission: $4.00. Contact Joe at (727) 244-1341 or visit
http://www.regalrailways.com. KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA, November 3, 2012. Regal Railways
presents train show & swap meet at Knights of Columbus, 2000 Neptune Road. Vendors, model trains, small train layout, videos playing. Admission: $5.00. Contact Joe at (727) 244-1341 or visit
http://www.regalrailways.com. PINELLAS PARK, FL. Oct. 5 to 7: H&R Trains is now having its 63rd
Annual Train Show at 6901 U.S. Hwy. 19 N. , Pinellas Park from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Friday; 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sat.; and 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m Sunday. Adm.: free. Info.:
hrtrains@hrtrains.com. PORT RICHEY, FLORIDA, November 17, 2012. Regal Railways
presents model train show & swap meet at Knights of Columbus, 5850 K of C Drive. Vendors, small model train layout, videos playing. Admission: $4.00. Contact Joe Schramm at (727) 244-1341 or visit
http://www.regalrailways.com. HAMPTON, IOWA, October 28, 2012. North Central Iowa Model Rail
Road Club model railroad show at 1042 West Central Avenue. Operating club layout in historic Rock Island depot, cash door prizes. Early bird entry with extra admission. Plenty of free parking at convention center. Refreshments available. Admission: $5.00 at door, earlybird $8.00. Contact Jim Hansen at (641) 425-2417. CROWN POINT, INDIANA, October 21, 2012. St. Matthias Men’s
Club model train show & swap meet at St. Matthias Church Hall, 101 West Burrell Dr. (125th). If you have an old train that you want to know its value bring it and get a free evaluation. Vendors will be displaying all scales of model railroading and associated items. There are four layouts in HO, N, S and G for your viewing. Admission: $3.00 per adult, child under 6 free. Contact Bruno Czernoch at (219) 663-0666 or visit http://www.
stmatthiastrainshow.com. DANVILLE, INDIANA, November 17, 2012. Train show and swap
meet at Hendricks County 4H Fair Grounds - Expo Center, 1900 East Main Street. The Central Indiana Division of the NMRA will be presenting its yearly show in Danville, Indiana. Packed with vendors and operating layouts in over 16,000 square feet. See all model and railroad
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