Convention Center, 1725 E Algonquin Road. Three and a half days of great model and real railroad experiences. More than 30 layout and two prototype tours, 12 operating sessions, 19 clinics, non-rail activities and photo and model contests. Something for everyone! Please see web site for details. Admission: $45.00 early registration, $55.00 normal fee. Contact Bert Lattan at (847) 295-7959 or visit
http://www.foxvalleydivision.org/railfun2014/welcome.html MARTINSVILLE, INDIANA, April 5, 2014. Central Indiana NMRA
Train Show at 1900 Hospital Drive. Enjoy our operating layouts, clinics, vendors with railroad related items, door prizes, and model contests. Refreshments available. See website for details. Admission: $3.00 per adult, $5.00 Family. Contact Trevor Jones at (317) 625-7626 or visit
http://cid.railfan.net/ SACRED HEART, MINNESOTA, April 12, 2014. The Minnesota River
Valley Division NMRA Spring Meet will meet at Kathy’s Place, 101
E.Maple St. (U.S. Hwy. 212). Please join us for our annual business meeting and election at 11:00 a.m., followed by clinics and slide shows. Bring models for show-and-tell. White elephant gift exchange: bring a wrapped model or railfan item worth at least $5.00. Sponsored by Minnesota River Valley Division TLR NMRA. Admission: free. Contact Terry Davis at (320) 587-7820 NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, April 12-13, 2014. 20th Annual Train
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Show at D&N Event Center, 501 East Walker Road. Sponsored by the Nebraska West-Central Division NMRA. Enjoy operating train layouts, items for sale, and more. Union Pacific bus tour extra for Saturday only. Admission: Adults $4.00, Children Under 12 $1.00, Under 5 free with paid adult. Contact Gene R. Tacey at (308) 386-2489. PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, April 26, 2014. Pittsburgh Model
Railroad Jamboree at Robert Morris University Sewall Center, 6001 University Blvd. A full day of modeling clinics, contests, door prizes, dinner featuring speaker Tony Koester, after dinner program and fun! See web site for details. Sponsored by Keystone Division NMRA. Admission: NMRA members $22.00, non-members $32.00. Contact Jim Sacco at (412) 276- 6006 or visit
http://www.keystonedivision.org MADISON, WISCONSIN, April 6 and May 4: The South Central
Wisconsin Division, NMRA Meet will be held at Knights of Columbus Hall, 5256 Verona Rd. Enjoy clinics, photo contest, 2013-14 SCWD Special Model Project Contest Judging, door prizes, and home layout tours. Admission: Free. Contact Paul Mangan at (608) 835-9577 or visit
http://www.nmra-scwd.org NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, ONTARIO, CANADA, May 2-4, 2014.
“The Grapevine Express” Niagara Frontier Region NMRA 2014 Convention at Niagara College Campus, 137 Taylor Road. Enjoy clinics, layout tours, contests, banquet, NFR Business Meeting, Non-Rail Programs, and more. Stay in excellent Campus Residence Suites or local area hotels. Enjoy local attractions including Niagara Falls. Admission: $99.00 includes banquet, $65.00 no banquet. Contact Mike Pearson at (905) 385-9500 or visit
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Spring 2014 Open House at Pasadena Model Railroad Club, 5458 Alhambra Ave. The Pasadena Model Railroad Club operates 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 one you always dreamed it could be. Admission: Donation: Adults $5.00, Children $1.00, Under 7 free, when accompanied by an adult. Contact Don Philpott at (323) 222-1718 or visit
http://www.pmrrc.org SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, June 14, 2014. Open House at Silicon
Valley Lines Model Rail Road Club, 148 E. Virginia Street. You and your children can participate in running trains on our 600-foot-long mainline double-decked HO layout. We have open houses on Saturdays twice a year. Admission: free. Contact Bill Goodenough at (408) 448-6718 or visit
http://www.siliconvalleylines.com VISTA, CALIFORNIA, June 7, 2014. June Fling at Antique Gas and
Steam Engine Museum, 2040 North Santa Fe Avenue. Swap meet and club open house. Please see our website for details. Admission: Free. Contact Milt Perkins at (760) 645-3602 or visit
http://www.shorttrackrr.org STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT, April 5, 2014. 75th Anniversary Open
House at Stamford Model Railroad Club, Main & Grove Streets. Enjoy our huge two-rail O scale layout featuring predominantly New Haven Railroad trains and other northeastern roads. Easy to find from Exit 8 off I-95, or take Metro-North trains to Stamford station. Admission: free, donations welcome. Contact John Walther at (201) 265-9643 or visit
http://www.stamfordmodelrrclub.com/ LARGO, FLORIDA, April 5-6, 2014. Suncoast Model Railroad Club
April Train Show and Open House at MINNREG Hall, 6340 126 Ave North. Enjoy 90 plus tables featuring all scales. Refreshments available. Free parking. Club Open House at 12355 62nd St N Unit A, operating HO and N scale layouts, free parking. Admission: $6.00 Adults, $1.00 12 to 17; Under 12 free. Contact Jerry B. Bock at (727) 519-5075 or visit
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County Model Railroad Club, 107 S Main St. Enjoy our HO scale permanent operating model railroad occupying over 1,500 square feet. The layout reflects a theme of railroading in the 1950-1970’s. This is one of the oldest clubs in the Chicago area spanning 42 years of model railroading history. Admission: Free. Contact Norm Kocol at (847) 736- 1489 or visit
http://www.lcmrr.org ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, May 3, 2014, Imagine RIT Spring Open
House at the RIT Model Railroad Club, 1 Lomb Memorial Drive from 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Enjoy the Imagine RIT Innovation and Creativity Festival and visit our new HO scale model railroad under construction. The Rochester & Irondequoit Terminal models scenes from Rochester and western New York and is powered by NCE DCC. Admission: Free, donations accepted. Contact Matt Glazer at (585) 475-2227 or visit
http://www.ritmrc.org RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA, April 26, 2014. Spring Open House
at Black Hills Railway Society, 426 Saint Joseph Street. See Thomas and Friends, European trains, videos, a swap meet, and more. Experience our five layouts in HO and N scales and listen to engines with digital sound running on our DCC systems. Admission: Adults $3.00, Children under 12 free with paid adult. Contact Bob Fewel at (605) 721-7716 or visit
http://www.bhrs.us/ VIENNA, VIRGINIA, April 12, May 24-25: Northern Virginia Model
Railroaders 65th Anniversary Open House at Historic Vienna Depot, 231 Dominion Road NE. We are celebrating our 65th Anniversary! Enjoy HO model trains and trolleys depicting the Western North Carolina Railroad during the transition period from steam to diesel. Our beautifully designed, permanent layout features DCC control and award-winning structures. Admission: free (donations accepted). Contact NVMR Public Relations at (703) 938-5157 or visit
http://www.nvmr.org FENWICK, ONTARIO, CANADA, April 6-13, 2014. Fenwick Central
Model Railroad Open House at The Greater Niagara Model Railroad Engineers Clubhouse, 1141 Maple Street. Enjoy our HO model railroad with computer-driven switching operations. Sundays only. Up to six trains running at a time. Not wheelchair accessible. Admission: free. Contact Dave Stremlaw at (905) 892-2767 or visit
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