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DOTHAN, ALABAMA, September 21-22, 2013. 23rd Annual
Wiregrass Model Railroad Show & Sale at National Peanut Festival Fairgrounds, 5622 US Hwy 231 South. Hosted in the Main Exhibit Building, the show will feature more than 100 vendor tables, large operating model railroads, and more. Admission: $5.00 Adults, Free for children under age 12. Contact Danny Lewis at (334) 790-6284. JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS, September 14-15, 2013. Rail &
Sprue Hobbies Train Show at Jacksonville Community Center, Municipal Drive. Train show open to the public. Admission: $6.00, under 12 free with adult. Contact Daryl Conner at (501) 982-6836. OLD GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT, September 29, 2013. Southern Connecticut Model Train Show at Greenwich Civic Center, 90 Harding Road. Valley HO Trak Layout AND New Haven Society of Model Engineers Layout, Modeling Clinics, White Elephant table, ample free parking, walking distance to Metro-North train station. Admission: Adults $7.00, Seniors over 65 $5.00, Kids under 12 free. Contact Ellie Rosenberg at (914) 967-7541. INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, September 6-7, 2013. 30th Annual
Hoosier Traction Meet at Clarion Hotel, 2930 Waterfront Parkway West. Enjoy swap meet and two full days and evenings of audio-visual presentations on city and interurban electric transportation, past and present. Admission: $15 by mail, $20 at the door. Contact Roy G. Benedict at (773) 625-5263. GRIFFITH, INDIANA, October 12, 2013. Fall Railroad Swap Meet and Railroad Slide Program at American Legion Post 66, 132 N. Wiggs Street. Buy, sell and swap railroad collectables and model railroad equipment, and stick around for our slide program. Swap meet starts at Noon, and the program, from the collection of the late Paul Meyer, starts at 3:30 PM. Hosted by the Blackhawk Chapter NRHS. Admission: Free admission - donations welcome!. Contact Bill Molony at (815) 834-0835 or visit
http://www.blackhawknrhs.org/ FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, October 26, 2013. Maumee Valley Railroad
Club Model Train Show & Swap at Coliseum Bingo, 911 W. Washington Center Road. Enjoy vendors,
layout, on site concession stand, free
parking, historical and other organizations represented. Admission: $4.00 Adults, $6.00 Famlies, ages 12 and under free. Contact Richard Insley at (260) 482-2203 or visit our web site at
http://www.maumeevalleyrailroad.com LOWELL, INDIANA, October 27, 2013. Spikes Model Railroad Show
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and Swap Meet at VFW Post 6841, 17401 Morse St. All gauges and Thomas The Train are represented. Bring in your old train and find out what it is worth. Enjoy operating layout displays, refreshments available. Admission: $3.00 Adults, $1.00 Children, Under 12 years free. Contact Bruno Czernoch at (219) 663-0666.
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HAMPTON, IOWA, October 13, 2013. 2nd Annual Model Train Show and Sale at Franklin County Convention Center, 1008 Central Ave. Train Show with vendors displaying G, O, HO, and N guage items, operating layouts, and refreshments. Admission: $5, children under 10 free with paid adult. Contact Jim Hansen at (641) 425-2417. KENNEBUNKPORT, MAINE, November 2, 2013. Night Photo Session at Seashore Trolley Museum, 195 Log Cabin Road. Join us for our third annual night photo session. See an entirely different side of the museum at night! With the largest collection of electric railway equipment, there is something for everyone. Details on our web site. Admission: $22.00.
Contact Joey Kelley at (207) 852-4999 or visit
http://trolleymuseum.org/events/nightshoot.php SHARPSBURG, MARYLAND, September 14, 2013. Hagerstown Model Railroad Museum Model Train Sale at Washington County Agricultural Educational Center, 7313 Sharpsburg Pike. Summer Sales event featuring model trains, railroadiana, and collectibles. Admission: $4.00.
Contact Show Chairman at (301) 800-9829 or visit
http://www.antietamstation.com TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS, September 22, 2013. Old Colony Model Railroad Club Show and Sale at Taunton Holiday Inn, 700 Myles Standish Blvd. All gauge show, with operating layouts. Handicapped accessible, plenty of free parking. Admission: $5.00 Adults; Under 12 and Scouts in uniform admitted free. Contact Dennis Ingalls at (508) 285-3963 or visit
http://www.ocmrrc.com/ ST. CLOUD, MINNESOTA, November 16, 2013. Granite City Train
Show at National Guard Armory, 1710 Veteran’s Drive. Buy, sell, trade or just view hundreds of trains under one roof. Vendors will be selling and buying trains, accessories, books, videos, railroad collectibles and memorabilia, antique trains, toys, hobby items and more! Operating model and toy train displays. Admission: $5.00, Children 12 and Under FREE. Contact Shawn St.
Onge at (320) 255-0033 or visit
http://www.GraniteCityTrainShow.com BOONTON, NEW JERSEY, September 22, 2013. NJ Transportation
Heritage Festival at URHS Restoration Site, 100 Morris Ave. See cosmetically restored GG-1, E8, F7, freight and passenger cars, and more from URHS collection. Also NS’s DL&W heritage unit on display. Railroad
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