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and looking for members.


Info.: Mark Friend, 717/730-9419; web:


www.penscalers.org. COMMERCE, TX. The East Model RR Club is seeking new members. HO and N scale layouts. ETMRS meets formally once a month for business meeting, and most Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Commerce. Info.: President Paul Fogel, 903-217-5844.FRANKLIN, WI. Model RR Club of Milwaukee, Inc., 215 East National Avenue, Milwaukee meeting/work nights Mondays 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. operating sessions open to public, third Friday of the month from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and last Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Info.: 414-425-8635. BRACEBRIDGE, ONTARIO, CANADA, The Muskoka Model Railway Club is looking for new members to replace retirees and help develop new layouts. Info.: Dave Powley, 705-646-9711. HAMILTON, ONTARIO, CANADA The HO Model Engineers Society (HOMES club) welcomes new members. Est. 1948 we are now building our 7th layout, depicting prototypical TH&B scenes and operations in the Hamilton area in the 1950's. Info.: Dieter Henne, 905/517-2914 and http://www.trainweb.org/homesclub/


Special Events


PORT WENTWORTH, GEORGIA, April 5-6, 2013. Savannah Prototype Modeler’s Meet at Port Wentworth Community Center, Appleby Rd. Annual Savannah Prototype Modeler’s Meet. Enjoy clinics, model displays, door prizes, evening slide shows, and more. See web site for details. Admission: $20.00 for the weekend. Contact Robert Harpe at (912) 713-3618 or visit http://www.savannahrpm.com/ BRANTFORD, ONTARIO, CANADA, April 13, 2013. Brantford,


Simcoe, Port Dover & District Layout Tour at Brantford Model Railroad Club, 100 Waterloo St. Tour 15 - 20 layouts of all scales, and themes from transition steam to electric railways. For more information visit our web site. Admission: $5.00, under 12 free. Contact Roger Chrysler at (519) 753-9413 or visit http://www.brantfordmrclub.com SCHOMBERG, ONTARIO, CANADA, April 13, 2013. 8th Annual


Ontario Narrow Gauge Show at Schomberg Community Hall, 325 Main Street. The Narrow Gauge Madness Gang presnets Canada’s only exclusively Narrow Gauge Show, featuring layouts, displays, contests, vendors and clinics. Visit our website for info and register. Show co- sponsors: Fast Tracks and Mt Albert Scale Lumber. Admission: $5.00


advance, $8.00 at the door. Contact Christopher Creighton at (905) 939-0694 or visit http://www.narrowgaugemadness.com PHOENIXVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, May 3-4, 2013. East Penn


Traction Club 21st National Model Trolley Meet at Greater Philadelphia EXPO Center at Oaks, 1601 Egypt Rd. 50,000 ft. of trolley layouts in O, HO, N, G, 1/2” & 3/4” scales. Manufacturers and dealers selling traction models, modeling supplies, books, photos, etc. Model and display awards. Slides, movies, videos, door prizes, clinics. Model contest: Cincinnati Car Co. cars. See web site for details. Admission: $23.00 ($25.00 after May 1). Spouses and kids free with registered adult. Contact Charles Long - Registrar at (215) 247-1951


or visit our web site at


http://www.eastpenn.org/meet.html JEFFERSON, TX. May 18 and19: Second Annual Jefferson Train


Days from Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Jefferson Historical Society & Museum, 223 W. Austin, Jefferson. Adm.,


$15.00 for four activities. Info.: 903-665-2775;


www.jeffersonmuseum.com. CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA, April 20-21, 2013. Supertrain 2013


at Subway Soccer Centre, 7000 - 48 St. SE. Canada’s biggest and best annual Model Train Show. Over 60,000 sq. ft. of operating scale and Lionel layouts, museum displays, model manufacturers, garden railroads, live clinics & demos, photo displays, hobby dealers, railroad art, Lego and Thomas Children’s Play Area, ride-on trains and more. Admission: Adults $10, Youth (6-12) $5, under 6 free. Contact Rob Badmington at (403) 217-7575 or visit http://www.supertrain.ca/


NMRA Events ALHAMBRA, CALIFORNIA, April 20, 2013. SpringRail 2013 at First


Christian Church, 220 S. 5th St. NMRA Los Angeles Division presents “SpringRail 2013” Featuring hands-on clinics for beginner to advanced modelers, operating modular layouts, swap meet, hobo auction, model contest and more!. Admission: $20.00-$25.00. Contact Mike Allee at (626) 446-3946 or visit http://www.ladiv-nmra.org/ DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA, April 3-7, 2013. Iron Horse Express PCR/NMRA 2013 Convention at Holiday Inn, 6680 Regional Street. Registration includes 62 clinics, 47 layouts, operations, swap meet, LDSIG and OPSIG events, Model Contest, Photo Contest, banquet with guest speaker. Many non-rail activities. Extra fare Niles Canyon Railway


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train and speeder rides, Military Vehicle Museum tour, and more. See web site for details. Admission: Registrations $89,$69,$50. Contact Dennis Stokely at (925) 828-1990 or visit http://www.pcrnmra.org/conv2013/ ATLANTA, GEORGIA May 14: NMRA Piedmont Division Meeting will be held at the Elks Lodge, 1775 Montreal Rd., Tucker, Georgia from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m.


Adm.: free. Info.:


www.piedmont-div.org/. SPIRIT LAKE, IOWA, April 20, 2013. Prairie Lakes Division Meet at


Dickinson County Expo Building, Dickinson County Fair Grounds. Enjoy clinics, swap tables, venders, an operating layout, door prizes, a popular vote model and photo contest, and more! 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/ PROSPECT HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, April 21 and May 19. NMRA Fox


Valley Div. Membership Meet & Annual Business Meeting at Gary Morava Recreation Center, 110 W. Camp McDonald Road. This is our annual business meeting including the election of Assistant Superintendent and Treasurer Officers. Charlie Wickhorst will take us through examples of modeling open loads. Contest: Open heavy load on a depressed car. Contest awards, lunch and refreshments. Admission: Free. Contact Jeff Jarr, Superintendent at (773) 286-8755 or visit http://www.foxvalleydivision.org/ ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, April 28, 2013. South Central Wisconsin Division Monthly Meeting at Midway Village & Museum Center, 6799 Guilford Rd. Joint meet with Rock River Valley Division. Enjoy clinics, contests,


layout tours and more. Admission: $2.00 Entry Donation. Contact SCWD at (608) 835-9577 or visit http://www.nmra-scwd.org INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, May 2-5, 2013. “Milepost 50” 2013


Central Indiana Division Regional Convention at 7202 East 21st Street. Enjoy layout tours, operating sessions, clinics, contest, plus a banquet and a Sunday train show. Banquet keynote speaker is Thomas Hoback, president and CEO of the Indiana Railroad Company. Visit our website for flyer and registration form. Admission: $80.00 for NMRA members. Contact John Pancini at (317) 272-3796 or visit http://cid.railfan.net MIDDLEBURY, INDIANA, April 19-20, 2013. Michiana Division 2013 Education and Training Conference at Das Essenhaus, 240 US 20. Enjoy our Education and Training Conference, discounts for NMRA members and early registration. See web site for details. Admission: $30. Contact Robert Blake at (203) 788-1342 or visit http://michiana-nmra.org


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