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ROSEVILLE, CALIFORNIA, November 9-10, 2013. International
Railfair at Placer County Fairgrounds, 800 All American City Boulevard. Enjoy operating layouts, vendors, consignments, refreshments and more. American and European model railroads in HO, N, Z, S, O, G, Lionel, and narrow gauge. Outdoor large scale railroad to ride. Kids can operate a model train and become a Junior Engineer! Admission: Adults $7.00, kids under 12 free. Family special Sunday $10.00. Event Parking $5.00. Contact Dan Mahoney at (916) 601-0481 or visit
http://www.internationalrailfair.com SAN LEANDRO, CALIFORNIA, December 14-15, 2013. Annual December Open House and Model Train Show at San Leandro Historical Railway Society, 1302 Orchard Ave. (Thrasher Park). Railroaders of all ages welcomed! Come down to the Depot and celebrate the festive season with trains running inside on the HO Display and outside on the G&O Garden Railroad. The SLHRS is housed in the San Leandro depot which was built in 1898 by the Southern Pacific. Admission: Donations welcomed!. Contact Eugene Brichacek at
(510) 909-3460 or visit
http://www.slhrs.org LARGO, FLORIDA, December 14-15, 2013. Suncoast Model Railroad Club Train Show and Open House at Minnreg Hall, 6340 126 Ave No. Enjoy 90 plus tables of all scales. Refreshments available. See details on web site. Admission: Adult $6 Child $1 under 12 free. Contact Irving Batten at (727) 443-1488 or visit
http://www.suncoastmrrc.com/ THE VILLAGES, FLORIDA, December 19-22, 2013. The VIllages
Christmas Train Show at Colony Cottage Regional Recreation Center, 510 Colony Blvd. Enjoy 8,500 square feet of operating layouts representing Standard, G, O, S, HO, N and Z. Show times Dec. 19-21 are 9:00AM- 4:00PM and Dec. 22 10:00AM-3:00PM. Raffling train sets in O, HO and N. Free parking. Near shopping and restaurants. Admission: Donations only. Contact Alan Goldberg at (352) 205-4322 or visit
http://villagerailclubs.blogspot.com/ BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY, November 9, 2013. Railroadania
Show & Sale by Southern Kentucky Chapter NRHS at Historic Railpark and Train Museum at L&N Station, 401 Kentucky Street. Enjoy up to 50 tables of railroad collectibles including timetables, magazines, photos, slides, signs, artifacts, t-shirts, gifts, vintage model trains, and more. Discounted tours to the Historic Railpark Museum and 1950’s era passenger train available. Admission: $1.00 Train Show Only. Contact Kevin Comer at (270) 792-3316 or visit
https://www.facebook.com/SouthernKYChapterNRHS BREWER, MAINE, November 23, 2013. Eastern Maine Model Railroad Club Annual Show at Jeff’s Catering East West Industrial Park, 15 Littlefield Way. Enjoy operating layouts, dealers, silent auction, train doctor, and more. Refreshments available. Admission: Adults $4.00, Under 12 FREE. Contact Geoffrey Anthonu at (207) 374-2786 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 Plus $2.50 S&H
http://trolleymuseum.org/events/nightshoot.php SHARPSBURG, MARYLAND, November 30, 2013. Hagerstown Model Railroad Museum Model Train Sale at Washington County Agricultural Educational Center, 7313 Sharpsburg Pike. Fall sale featuring model trains, railroadiana, and railroad collectibles. Admission: $4.00. Contact
Show Chairman at (301) 800-9829 or visit
http://www.antietamstation.com TIMONIUM, MARYLAND, February 1,-2, 2014. Great Scale Model
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Train Show at Maryland State Fairgrounds, 2200 York Rd. Over 800 vendor tables in the 3-acre heated Cow Palace. See over 20 huge, beautifully detailed operating layouts; clinics and demos; White Elephant tables for selling your stuff and finding bargains. Refreshments available, free parking. Admission: $9.00, under 15 FREE, Family $18.00, good for
both days. Contact Howard Zane at (410) 730-1036 or visit
http://www.gsmts.com WARREN, MICHIGAN, January 5, 2014. DeLaSalle Dads’ Club 17th
Annual Train and Toy Show at DeLaSalle Collegiate High School, 14600 Common Road. Over 200 dealer tables selling all gauges of trains, train parts and accessories, die cast cars, new and antique toys, etc. There will be several train layouts with hands-on experience for the children to enjoy. Refreshments available. Admission: $5.00, Children 12 and under free. Contact Jim Lavigne at (586) 469-1900 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: Admission: $5.00, Children 12 and Under FREE. Contact Shawn St. Onge at (320) 255-0033 or visit
http://www.GraniteCityTrainShow.com PETERBOROUGH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, November 9, 2013. First
Annual Train Show at The Monadnock Center - Peterborough Historical Society, 19 Grove Street. Enjoy trains in multiple scales, displays, railroadiana, photos, presentations. Refreshments available. Proceeds to benefit the Peterborough Historical Society and childhood catastrophic disease research. Admission: $5.00, Children under 12 Free. Contact Event Director at (603) 924-3235 UNION, NEW JERSEY, November 29-December 1, December 6-8,
13-15, 2013. The Model Railroad Club, Inc. 2013 Annual Light and Sound Show at The A. Paul Mallery Model Railroad Center, 295 Jefferson Avenue; off Route 22 East (Behind Home Depot). Choreographed music and light narrative featuring a 100-car train on both the 40x40 ft HO scale and 30x27 ft N scale layouts, G gauge, Lionel and steel mill displays; also gift shop and snack shop. Trains running on nearly 5 scale miles of new track on the 60x80 ft HO layout expansion! Admission: Adults: $8; Children under 16 $5; Seniors over 59: $6. Group rates available. Contact The Model Railroad Club, Inc at (908) 964-8808 or visit
http://www.tmrci.org NORTH HALEDON, NEW JERSEY, January 4-5, 2014. 56th Annual Open House at Garden State Model Railway Club, 575 High Mountain Road. Attractions include prototypical and special steam and diesel powered trains, including our Santa Claus Express, running on the club’s HO layout, a real working railroad signal, and other displays. Children will have the opportunity to operate a scale locomotive and refreshments will be available. Admission: Adults $5, Children under 12 Free with Adult. Contact Robert Savino at (201) 387-8716 or visit
http://www.gsmrrclub.org POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK, November 10, 2013. 42nd Annual Railroad Exposition at Mid-Hudson Civic Center, 14 Civic Center Plaza. Enjoy operating layouts, railroadiana, model exhibits, modular layouts, vendors, and more. Refreshments available. Admission: Adults $5.00, Under 12 $2.00. Contact Denny Evaul at (845) 297-0901 or visit
http://www.hydeparkstation.com ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, November 30-December 01, 2013. Holly
Trolley Rides at New York Museum of Transportation, 6393 East River Road. Santa may still use reindeer power, but museum visitors can enjoy a ride on an authentic 80-year-old electric trolley car through the beautiful winter landscape of western New York. Enjoy museum and model train display inside. Trolleys depart every half-hour. Admission: Tickets $5.00, Children Under 12 $4.00. Contact Jim Dierks at (585) 533-1133 or visit
http://nymtmuseum.org ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, December 14-15, 2013. 2013 Tiger
Tracks Train Show at RIT Gordon Field House, 1 Lomb Memorial Drive. The largest train show in Rochester! Enjoy two days of vendors, displays, model railroads, exciting door prizes and more. See the new HO scale R&IT under construction.
Free parking.
Refreshments available. Close to many hotels and malls. Sponsored by the RIT Model Railroad Club. Admission: Adults $5.00, Seniors $3.00, Under 12 Free with Adult. Contact J.C. Mayer at (585) 475-2227 or visit
Handicap accessible.
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