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| Chicago Great Midwest Train Show |
| August 8, 2010 |
| September 12, 2010 |
| October 10, 2010 |
| November 14, 2010 |
| December 12, 2010 |
| January 9, 2011 |
| 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM |
| DuPage County Fairgrounds, Wheaton IL |
| Adults $7, kids under 12 free |
| For information call (630) 290-1962 or check out The Great Midwest Train Show Website |
| Mid-Continent Region Convention / Branson Express 2010 |
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| Hosted by Eastern Iowa Division |
| June 10-13, 2010 |
| Clarion Hotel & Convention Center |
| Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| 60th anniversary of the Mid-Continent Region |
| Clinics, contests, swap tables, door prizes, layout tours, prototype tours, banquet meeting. |
| For more information check out the Mid Continent Region NMRA website |
| 18th N Scale Collector Convention |
| 2010 National N Scale Convention |
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| Tuesday June 22 to Saturday June 26, 2010 |
| Sugar Land, Texas - 19 miles southwest of Houston |
| If you're into N, register for what promises to be an incredible event NOW! |
| Sugar Land Town Square area website |
| Sugar Land Marriott Town Square hotel website |
| 16090 City Walk, Sugar Land, Texas 77479 (281) 275-8400 |
| For more information, check out The 2010 N Scale Convention web page |
| 33rd Annual Galesburg Railroad Days Train Show |
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| Carl Sandburg College |
| 2400 Tom L. Wilson Blvd. |
| Galesburg, Illinois |
| Saturday June 26, 2010 9 AM to 5 PM |
| Sunday June 27, 2010 10 AM to 4 PM |
| 30 layouts, 200+ vendor tables |
| Admission $5, children under 12 FREE |
| Call Harry Grossman for more information (309) 341-5327 |
| or send email to harrygrossman@hotmail.com |
| Galesburg Railroad Days website |
| 2010 NMRA 75th Anniversary National Convention |
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| Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| July 11 - 18, 2010 |
| Midwest Airlines Center |
| National Train Show Friday, Saturday, and Sunday July 16-18, 2010 |
| Visit the The NMRA 75th Anniversary National 2010 convention website |
| 29th Annual Mill Road Threshermans Association Show |
| Train Show and Steam Threshing Festival |
| Friday July 23, 2010 |
| Saturday July 24, 2010 |
| Sunday July 25, 2010 |
| Effingham County Fairgrounds, Altamont, Illinois |
| I-70 Exit 82, North to 4-way stop, 1/2 mile east on Route 40 |
| Gate fee $5 per adult, children under 12 free |
| Call Don or Nancy Barr of D&N Hobbies at (217) 536-6400 after 6 PM |
| Email dandnhobbies@effingham.net |
| or check out theThresherman's Show website |
| Great Train Expo Show |
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| July 31 & August 1, 2010 |
| Saturday and Sunday, 10 am - 4 pm |
| Belle-Clair Fairgrounds Park - Belleville, Illinois |
| Admission $7, Children 11 and under FREE |
| For information call (630) 608-4988 or check out The Great Train Expo website |
| 30th National Narrow Gauge Convention |
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| St. Louis, Missouri |
| September 1 - 4, 2010 |
| St. Charles Convention Center |
| Visit the The 20th National Narrow Gauge convention website |
| For information call Bob Lenz at (636) 225-8583 |
| Boeing Employees' Railroad Club - St. Louis Railroad Swap Meet |
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| Saturday September 11, 2010 |
| 10 am - 3 pm |
| Queeny Park |
| 550 Weidman Road, Ballwin, MO 63011 |
| Admission $3, Children under 12 FREE |
| For information call Wayne Schimmel (636) 668-6313 after 6:30 pm email wwhtehrse@aol.com |
| Table reservations to Boeing Employees Railroad Club - St. Louis |
| 733 Hwy Y, Winfield MO 63389-2206 |
| or check out The Boeing Club website |
| 20th Annual Greater St. Louis Metro Area Train Show |
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| "Perhaps the best home-grown ALL SCALES show in the country!" |
| * * * The MVNS Modules will be set up at this show! * * * |
| Sponsored by the Mississippi Valley N Scalers |
| Kirkwood Community Center, Kirkwood, MO |
| October 9 and 10, 2010 |
| Saturday 10 am - 5 pm, Sunday 11 am - 4 pm |
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| Admission $5, Children 12 and under FREE with adult |
| Bring the kids to see the trains! |
| Family fun! |
| Don't miss this show! |
| iHobby Expo 26th Annual Show |
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| International Model and Hobby Expo |
| Saturday and Sunday, October 23 and 24, 2010 10 am - 5 pm |
| Daily admission $10, children 10 and under free, Senior 65 and over $8 |
| Featuring the Northwest N-Trak model railroad layout |
| Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Road, Rosemont, Illinois |
| For more information check out the iHobby Expo website |
| Gateway Division Model Train Meet |
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| Sponsored by the Gateway Division of the Mid-Continent Region of the NMRA |
| Saturday, November 6, 2010 9 am - 3 pm |
| Admission $5, children 12 and under free |
| Home layout tours at 4 pm |
| Trinity Lutheran Church, 14088 Clayton Road, Ballwin, Missouri |
| Clayton Road and Rte. 141, West St. Louis County |
| Clinics, layout under construction, model and photo contests, swap tables, door prizes. |
| Popular vote, NMRA judging on request |
| Grand prize drawing for a locomotive |
| For more information check out the Gateway Division NMRA website |
| Chatham Rail-A-Rama |
| Presented by the C&IM Chapter NRHS Benefit for the Chatham Railroad Museum |
| Saturday, November 20, 2010 10 AM to 3 PM |
| Chatham Community Building, Chatham, Illinois |
| 109 W. Mulberry St., North side of Village Square |
| 1/2 block west of IL route 4, 6 miles south of Springfield |
| Admission $2, Children 12 and under FREE |
| Food will be available |
| For more information call (217) 483-7792 |
| Peoria Trainfair |
| Sunday, November 20, 2010 10 am - 3 pm |
| Illinois Central College |
| Rt. 24 1 mile east of Rt. 116, East Peoria, Illinois |
| Swap meet tables, model railroad displays, railroad videos, test track, lots of free parking |
| Admission $3, Children under 12 free with adult |
| The largest swap meet/trainfair in the Peoria area |
| For more information call Ron Brown at (309) 369-3515, (309) 697-6050 |
| email: pepper@yahoo.com |
| 9th Annual Gateway Garden Winter Meet |
| Sponsored by the Gateway Garden Railroad Club Inc. |
| Saturday, February 12, 2011 10 am - 4 pm |
| Sunday, February 13, 2011 10 am - 1 pm |
| The Mariner's Village, Carlyle, Illinois |
| Admission $2, Children 12 and under FREE |
| For more information call Rick Golding at (618) 594-3902 or email westaccess@charter.net |
| Skip MacEwen (618) 397-2346, skipmac@peaknet.com |
| 5th Annual Model Train Show 2010 |
| Sponsored by Hoopeston JC's |
| ECI Model Railroaders |
| Saturday February 19, 2011 10 am - 4 pm |
| Sunday February 20, 2011 10 am - 3 pm |
| Hoopeston Illinois McFerren Park Civic Center on Illinois Route 1 |
| Free parking, food served both days, all scales |
| The Park is about 1/2 mile north of |
| the intersection of Routes 1 and 9, flashing red light, 4 way stop |
| Turn right at Penn St. (Casey's) and turn right into the park |
| Admission $2, children 12 and under free |
| For more information call Chad after 5 PM at (217) 304-2718 |
| 44th Annual Mad City Model Railroad Show & Sale |
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| Sponsored by South Central Wisconsin Division, NMRA |
| February 19 - 20, 2011 9 am - 5 pm |
| Third full weekend in February each year |
| Alliant Energy Center |
| Hwy. 12/18, Exit John Nolen Dr., Madison, Wisconsin |
| 90,000 square feet of model trains, operating layouts, | exhibits, clinics, door prizes, and vendor tables. |
| Four HO train sets given away each day! |
| Admission $8, Seniors $7, Children $2 |
| For more information call (688) 835-3148 |
| or check the South Central Wisconsin Division website |
| Springfield Train Fair 2011 |
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| Sponsored by the Springfield Model Railroad Club |
| * * * The MVNS layout might be on display at this show * * * |
| Sunday April 3, 2011, 10 am - 4 pm |
| Orr Building, Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, Illinois |
| Swap meet, vendors, clinics, layouts, door prizes, concessions |
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| Little Obie is scheduled to attend again this year. |
| Little Obie is a 6 foot tall scale model of a Canadian National locomotive, complete with a flatcar and caboose. |
| Admission to the show is $5, kids 10 and under free with adult |
| Set up from 4 pm to 8 pm on Saturday, and starting at 6 am on Sunday. |
| Vendors/exhibitors will be allowed to pull their vehicles into the building for set up and take down. |
| For information call Tracy Bailey at 217-528-7921 email springfieldmodelrailroadclub@yahoo.com |
| or check out the Springfield Train Fair website |
| Ohio N-Scale Weekend 2010 |
| By N-Scalers for N-Scalers |
| Sponsored by Central Ohio N-Trak |
| This is not a convention but a weekend dedicated to running. N-scale trains and fun! |
| Franklin County Fairgrounds |
| 4100 Columbia Street |
| Hilliard, Ohio 43026 (a NW suburb of Columbus) |
| Friday May 13, 2011 vendor and layout setup 1 PM to 8 PM |
| Saturday May 14, 2011 setup 8 AM - 10 AM, open to public 10 AM - 5 PM |
| Sunday May 15, 2011 open to public 9 AM - 3 PM then teardown |
| Call David White at (614) 991-4547 for more information |
| or send email to dcwizard@wowway.com |
| Visit the Central Ohio N-Trak website |
| 45th Annual Mad City Model Railroad Show & Sale |
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| Sponsored by South Central Wisconsin Division, NMRA |
| February 18 - 19, 2012 9 am - 5 pm |
| Third full weekend in February each year |
| Alliant Energy Center |
| Hwy. 12/18, Exit John Nolen Dr., Madison, Wisconsin |
| 90,000 square feet of model trains, operating layouts, | exhibits, clinics, door prizes, and vendor tables. |
| Four HO train sets given away each day! |
| Admission $8, Seniors $7, Children $2 |
| For more information call (688) 835-3148 |
| or check the South Central Wisconsin Division website |
| Ohio N-Scale Weekend 2010 |
| By N-Scalers for N-Scalers |
| Sponsored by Central Ohio N-Trak |
| This is not a convention but a weekend dedicated to running. N-scale trains and fun! |
| Franklin County Fairgrounds |
| 4100 Columbia Street |
| Hilliard, Ohio 43026 (a NW suburb of Columbus) |
| Friday May 4, 2012 vendor and layout setup 1 PM to 8 PM |
| Saturday May 5, 2012 setup 8 AM - 10 AM, open to public 10 AM - 5 PM |
| Sunday May 6, 2012 open to public 9 AM - 3 PM then teardown |
| Call David White at (614) 991-4547 for more information |
| or send email to dcwizard@wowway.com |
| Visit the Central Ohio N-Trak website |
Websites to check for St. Louis area train shows
Boeing Employees' Railroad Club
St. Louis Area Train Shows - Railfan
