railfan.com/timetable RAILROAD EVENT LISTINGS SUBMITTED BY OUR READERS CLARKDALE, ARIZONA, April 16, 2017. Easter
Bunny Express at Verde Canyon Railroad, 300 North Broadway. Depot guests enjoy hugs, candy and photo-ops with the mischievous hare. See web site for details. Admission: 89.95. Contact Verde Canyon Railroad at (800) 320-0718 or visit
www.verdecanyonrr.com SONORA, CALIFORNIA, April 29-30, 2017. West
Side Reunion and Sierra Seminar at Sonora Elks, 100 Elk Drive. Saturday: Enjoy logging and mining railroad presentations, model contest, vendors, and door
prizes. Sunday: Enjoy historical and
modeling presentations, vendors, pizza lunch, and field visit. Pre-register for special events. See web site for details. Admission: $25.00 and $15.00. Contact Frank Markovich at (408) 505-2727 or visit
www.westsidereunion.com JOLIET, ILLINOIS, April 1, 2017. Semi-Annual Model
Railroad Swap Meet & Open House at Stone City VFW Post 2199, 124 Stone City Dr., Joliet Il, 60436. Trains of all scales and gauges, new and used, as well as railroadania will be available for purchase. Free parking. Refreshments available. Club Open House will be held concurrently and features our operating layout, located at 9 W. Cass. Presented by Will County Model Railroad Association. Admission: $3.00 adults, youth 12 and under free. Contact Mike L. Smith at (708) 308-9036 or visit
www.wcmrra.org URBANA, ILLINOIS, April 1-2, 2017. Midwest Central
Railroad Club 36th Annual Train Show at Urbana Lincoln Square Village, 100 S Vine Street. Enjoy our model train show featuring vendors, operating layouts, and kiddie ride trains by Monticello Railway Museum. Admission: Free. Contact Richard Schroeder at (217) 552-6514. GRIFFITH, INDIANA, April 2, 2017. Spring Railroad
Swap Meet and Penn Central Movie Program at American Legion Post 66, 132 N. Wiggs Street. Enjoy our show featuring railroad collectibles and model train supplies. Buy, sell, and swap meet begins at 10:00 a.m. Chicago time. Movie program featuring Penn Central begins at 2:00 p.m. Presented by the Blackhawk Chapter NRHS. Admission: $2.00 suggested donation. Contact Bill Molony at (815) 834- 0835 or visit
www.blackhawknrhs.org OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS, July 29, 2017. Turkey Creek
Division Train Show & Swap Meet at Shawnee Mission North High School, 7201 Johnson Drive. Enjoy our train show and swap meet from 8am-3pm, self-guided off-site layout tours from 3:30pm-8pm. Presented by Turkey Creek Division MCR NMRA. Admission: $6.00. Contact Larry Diehl at (816) 804-0152 or visit
www.tc-nmra.org TOPSHAM, MAINE, April 29, 2017. Spring Model
Railroad Show at Mt. Ararat High School, 73 Eagles Way. Enjoy more than 100 tables of model trains and supplies for sale in all scales and five operating model railroad displays. Free parking. Refreshments available. Easy to find from I-295. Presented by the Great Falls Model Railroad Club. Admission: $4.00 adults, youth 12 and under free. Contact Terry King at (207) 576-3788 or visit
www.greatfallsmodelrrclub.org EAST BRIDGEWATER, MASSACHUSETTS, April 22, 2017.
Spring Training at Wellesley Community Center, 65 Branch Rd. Enjoy our annual spring show featuring modular model railroad displays, vendors, and more. Featured clinician is RMC editor Stephen Priest. See web site for details. Admission: Adults $5.00, Children under 12 free. Contact Peter Watson at (508) 378- 3582 or visit
www.hubdiv.org HUDSON, MASSACHUSETTS, April 2, 2017. New
England O Scale Train Show at Hudson Elks Hall, 99 Park Street. Enjoy our train show featuring O scale two-rail and three-rail, sales and exhibits, white elephant table, operating layouts, model display area, and more. Refreshments available. Presented by Metrowest Model Railroading Society. Admission: Adults $6.00, Family $8.00, Children 15 and Under FREE. Contact Larry Grant at (508) 337-6661 or visit
www.trainweb.org/metrowest WYOMING, MICHIGAN, April 8, 2017. Grand River
Valley Railroad Club Spring 2017 Train Show at Home School Building, 5625 Burlingame Ave. Enjoy
more than 210 tables of trains and model railroad supplies in all scales. Operating Layouts in G, On30, S, HO, N and Z Scale; huge LEGO Layout and a play area for children. Hands on Thomas layout for children to play with. Drawing for Thomas electric train set. Admission: Adults $5.00, under 12 free. Contact Ken Skopp at (616) 667-9680 or visit
grandrivervalleyrrc.org ST. CLOUD, MINNESOTA, April 1, 2017. Granite City
Train Show at National Guard Armory, 1710 Veterans 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 and toys, and more! Operating model railroad displays. Kids activities. Admission: $6.00, kids 10 and under FREE!. Contact Edward Olson at (320) 255-0033 or visit
www.GraniteCityTrainShow.com NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, April 8-9, 2017. 23rd Annual
Train Show at D&N Event Center, 501 E Walker Road. Enjoy our train show featuring operating model railroad displays, and vendors selling new and used model railroad items in all scales. Admission: $4.00 adults, $1.00 youth (12-5), under 5 free with paid adult. Contact Gene R. Tacey at (308) 386-2489. ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, April 15, 2017. Easter Bunny
Train Rides at Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum, 282 Rush Scottsville Road. Enjoy fun train rides that tour our museum grounds and visit New York’s largest collection of historic trains. Children will take part in an Easter egg hunt and visit with the Easter Bunny for photos. Admission: Adults $12.00, Youth (5-17)/Seniors (65+) $10.00, Age 4 and under ride free. Contact RGVRRM at (585) 533-1431 or visit
www.RochesterTrainRides.com MONTPELIER, OHIO, April 2, 2017. Model Railroad
Show & Swap Meet at Quality Inn Convention Center, 13508 State Rt. 15. Enjoy our train show and sale. Operating layouts and more. Free parking. Admission: $5.00 Adults, Under 12 Free, Scouts in uniform Free. Contact Jim McPike at (419) 298-2441. NELSONVILLE, OHIO, April 15, 2017. Easter Bunny
Trains at Hocking Valley Scenic Railway, 33 W. Canal St. Ride our historic train, stop for an Easter Egg hunt with prizes and candy, including a visit with the Easter Bunny. Enjoy a 12-mile round-trip train ride. See web site for details. Admission: Adult $17.00, Child (3-12) $10.00. Contact Bob Lennertz at (614) 226-5302 or visit
www.hvsry.org PORT CLINTON, PENNSYLVANIA, April 22, 2017. Budd
RDC Fantrip at Reading & Northern Railroad, 1 Railroad Blvd. Ride classic Budd RDCs on a full day trip riding former Reading trackage departing Port Clinton,
Pa., and travel to Schuylkill Haven
and on to St. Clair, and North Reading. Includes RBMN facility tour at Port Clinton. Sponsored by Lehigh Valley Chapter NRHS. Admission: $49.00 per person. Contact Jim Daner at (610) 704-7738 or visit
www.lehighlines.org ROCKHILL FURNACE, PENNSYLVANIA, April
8, 2017.
Easter Bunny Trolley at Rockhill Trolley Museum, 430 Meadow Street. Ride aboard a historic trolley car to Blacklog Narrows where the Easter Bunny will come aboard to greet each passenger. All children 13 and under will receive a free gift. Balloon creations, face painting and additional activities will be available. Admission: $8.00 per person. Contact Bill Monaghan at (856) 269-2355 or visit
www.rockhilltrolley.org SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA, May 12-13, 2017. 2017 Transportation
History Exposition Exposition - Key Lock &
Lantern Convention at Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel, 700 Lackawanna Avenue. The annual KL&L Convention is a full weekend of events. Transportation History
features historical exhibits and
railroad memorabilia sales, lectures, banquet, train excursions and tours. Visit our web site for registration info. Admission: Varies, see web site. Contact David Hamilton at (518) 439-8392 or visit
www.klnl.org SHAMOKIN, PENNSYLVANIA, May 27, 2017. Anthracite
Heritage Express at Market Street. First train to Mt. Carmel at 11 a.m., second train to Reed Station at 2 p.m. Ride is 90-minute round-trip departing from Market Street, Shamokin. Tour guides on board. Entertainment provided. Sponsored by CEDA-COG
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Joint Rail Authority, North Shore Railroad, Penn Valley Railroad, and Northumberland County. Admission: $10.00 per person, child riding on lap free. Contact Jeanne Shaffer at (570) 850-9121 or visit
nccarts.com JEFFERSON, TEXAS, May 20-21, 2017. Jefferson Train
Days & Model Train Show at Transportation and Visitors Center, 305 E. Austin Street. Enjoy our train show featuring vendors, swap tables, and operating layouts. Includes tour of R.D. Moses T&P model railroad. Separate amusements include steam train ride and tour of Jay Gould’s private car. Sponsored by Jefferson Historical Museum and Jefferson & Cypress Bayou Model Railroad Club. Admission: $6.00; Children under 6 free. Contact Norman Buell at (903) 240-6039 or visit
www.JeffersonTrainDays.com NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS, April 8-9, 2017. New
Braunfels Model Railroad Jamboree at New Braunfels Civic Center, 390 S. Seguin Ave. Enjoy our train show featuring more than 275 vendor tables, silent auction, operating layouts, door prizes, and more. Refreshments available. Admission includes open house at New Braunfels Railroad Museum. See web site for details. Admission: Adults (14+) $8.00, children (5-13) $2.00, under 5 free. Contact Kermit Baese at (830) 625-2731 or visit
http://nbrrm.org TAYLOR, TEXAS, May 6-7, 2017. Austin Area Train
Show at Williamson County Expo Center, 210 Carlos G. Parker Blvd. Enjoy over 16,000 sq. ft. of model railroading including, operating layouts, dozens of vendors offering new and used trains in all scales, clinics, raffle, self-guided off-site layout tours, and more. Free parking. Refreshments available. Presented by Cen-Tex Division NMRA. Admission: $7.00 adults; youth 12 and under free with adult. Contact Peter Kazmir at (512) 653-3824 or visit
centexnmra.org/trainshow CHEHALIS, WASHINGTON, April 1-2, 2017. Lewis County
Model Railroad Club Spring Swap Meet at Southwest Washington Fairgrounds, 2555 N. National Ave. Enjoy more than 170 tables of vendors selling model trains in all scales, operating layouts, and more. Free admission to the Lewis County Historical Museum and our 15x54 club layout on Saturday only. Presented by Lewis County Model Railroad Club. Admission: $5.00. Contact Ted Livermore at (360) 985-7788 or visit
sites.google.com/site/lewiscountymodelrrclub PARKLAND, WASHINGTON, April
1-2, 2017. April
Fun Fest Train & Hobby Show at Pacific Lutheran University, Olson Auditorium and PLU Field House, 1010 122nd St. S. Enjoy our train show and swap meet featuring vendors, operating layouts and more. Find trains, toy and hobby collectibles, railroadiana, and other collectibles. Model contest. Presented by Tacoma Northwestern Railroad Club. Admission: $6.00, Military in uniforms and age 12 and under free. Contact Al Meeds at (253) 326-2531 or visit
www.tacomanorthwestern.org/show.htm CHEYENNE, WYOMING, May 19-21, 2017. Cheyenne
Depot Days at Cheyenne Depot Museum, 151 W. 15th St. Enjoy our multi-day event featuring access and tours of the Union Pacific Steam Shop and heritage collection, cab tours of UP 844, model railroad open houses, the Cheyenne Depot Museum featuring Harry Brunk’s Union Central & Northern permanent display, and more. See web site for details. Admission: $10.00 adults, children free. Contact Kerry Skidmore at (307) 421-6445 or visit
www.cheyennedepotmuseum.org LINDSAY, ONTARIO, CANADA, April 8-9, 2017. The
Lindsay & District 43rd Annual Model Railway Show at Victoria Park Armoury, 210 Kent Street West. Enjoy our model railroad train show featuring vendors and layout displays. Presented by Lindsay & District Model Railroaders Club. See web site for details. Admission: Adults $5.00, Youth (6-12) $2.00, Under 6 Free. Contact Wayne A. Lamb at (705) 324-5316 or visit
www.ldmr.org
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