"So many events, so little time"

Contact Dave Grenier for additions or changes to the calendar
Last Update: 02/11/12

Upcoming Events

O SCALE WEST	February 9 to 11, 2012 - 8:00 am to 11:00 pm - O Scale West 2012, Hyatt Regency, 5101 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA
	February 18, 2012 - 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society West Coast Mini-Meet, Santa Fe San Bernardino Depot, 1170 West Third St, San Bernardino, CA.  Map For info, contact Gene Rutledge: (559) 732-2560 or ATSFGENE@aol.com
	February 24, 2012 - 8:00 to 10:00 pm, Model Train Show, Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society, in Larkey Park, 2751 Buena Vista Ave, Walnut Creek, CA.  MAP
	February 25, 2012 - 9:30 am to 6:00 pm, Daylight Division Winter Meet, Sequoia Council BSA Office, 230 NW 3rd Ave, Visalia, CA. MAP Clinics, model and photo contests, business meeting, White Elephant Auction, door prizes, layout tours.
	February 25, 2012 - Redwood Empire Division Winter Meet, Napa Valley Model Railroad Historical Society, Napa Valley Exposition, 575 Third St, Napa, CA MAP Note change back to original date!
	March 10, 2012 - 9:00 am to 10:00 pm, Winterail Railroadiana Show and Sale, Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 33 W. Alpine Avenue, Stockton. Map Flyer / Order Form Vic Neves - Producer P.O. Box 1627 San Leandro, CA 94577
	March 10 & 11, 2012 - Sat: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm; Sun: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, Golden Empire Historical & Modeling Society's Annual Model Train Show, Horace Massey Building, Kern County Fairgrounds, 1142 S. P Street, Bakersfield, CA. MAP Admission is $7.00 for adults, kids 12 and under admitted free, when accompanied by a paying adult. Admission is good for both days. Approximately 100 vendor tables with model train supplies for sale and thousands of square feet of operating model trains on display. Train rides for railfans of all ages ($2.00 additional charge) Contact info: (661) 331-6695; email: carldw@aol.com
	March 11, 2012 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Coast Division Meet, Janet Pomeroy Center, 207 Skyline Blvd, San Francisco, CA. MAP FLYER NOTE: This is not on the usual 1st Sunday due to a meeting site conflict. Directions: From 19th Avenue (Hwy 1), turn West onto Sloat Blvd. At the SF Zoo, turn South onto Skyline Blvd (Hwy 35). The Janet Pomeroy Center is on your right. Enjoy free clinics, model, photo & switching contests & displays. Free door prizes. Buy raffle tickets for modeling prizes, enjoy silent and live auctions of model railroading stuff.
	March 17 & 18, 2012 - 11:00 am to 6:00 pm, Model Train Show, Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society, in Larkey Park, 2751 Buena Vista Ave, Walnut Creek, CA.  MAP
	March 24 & 25, 2012 - 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Annual Spring Show, Black Diamond Lines Model Railroad Club, 425 Fulton Shipyard Rd, Antioch, CA. Flyer
	March 30, 2012 - 8:00 to 10:00 pm, Model Train Show, Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society, in Larkey Park, 2751 Buena Vista Ave, Walnut Creek, CA.  MAP
	March 31 & April 1, 2012 - 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Annual Spring Show, Black Diamond Lines Model Railroad Club, 425 Fulton Shipyard Rd, Antioch, CA. Flyer
	* April 21 & 22, 2012 - 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (Sun. to 4:00 pm) - Spring Model Train Show, Tehachapi Loop Railroad Club, West Park, 491 West "D" Street, Tehachapi, CA. MAP * Note corrected dates. dag/1-22-12 Come see operating train layouts in large scale, Lionel O gauge, N and HO modules. FREE!
	April 27, 2012 - 8:00 to 10:00 pm, Model Train Show, Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society, in Larkey Park, 2751 Buena Vista Ave, Walnut Creek, CA.  MAP
	May 2 - 5, 2012 - Siskiyou Summit 2012, Joint PNR / PCR Convention, Red Lion Hotel Medford, 200 N. Riverside Ave, Medford, OR. Map ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW AVAILABLE!
	May 2, 2012 - 8:00 am, PCR Board of Directors Meeting, at Siskiyou Summit 2012, Jackson Room, Red Lion Hotel, Medford, OR.
	May 2, 2012 - 8:00 am, PNR Board of Directors Meeting, at Siskiyou Summit 2012, Douglas Fir Room, Red Lion Hotel, Medford, OR.
	May 4, 2012 - 7:30 am, PCR Annual Business Meeting, at Siskiyou Summit 2012, Jackson Room, Red Lion Hotel, Medford, OR.
	May 4, 2012 - 7:30 am, PNR Annual Business Meeting, at Siskiyou Summit 2012, Douglas Fir Room, Red Lion Hotel, Medford, OR.
	May TBA, 2012 - 9:30 am to 6:00 pm, Daylight Division Spring Meet. Merced / Mariposa area.
	May 19, 2012 - Noon to 5:00 pm, Redwood Empire Division Spring Meet, Monroe Hall, 1400 West College Ave, Santa Rosa, CA. Map
	May 19 & 20, 2012 - 11:00 am to 6:00 pm, Model Train Show, Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society, in Larkey Park, 2751 Buena Vista Ave, Walnut Creek, CA.  MAP
	May 25, 2012 - 8:00 to 10:00 pm, Model Train Show, Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society, in Larkey Park, 2751 Buena Vista Ave, Walnut Creek, CA.  MAP
	June 23, 2012 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, BAPM 2012 - San Francisco Bay Area Prototype Modelers Meet, St. David's School Hall, 871 Sonoma St, Richmond, CA 94805.  MAP /  FLYER For more information, please visit our website.
	June 29, 2012 - 8:00 to 10:00 pm, Model Train Show, Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society, in Larkey Park, 2751 Buena Vista Ave, Walnut Creek, CA.  MAP
	July 27, 2012 - 8:00 to 10:00 pm, Model Train Show, Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society, in Larkey Park, 2751 Buena Vista Ave, Walnut Creek, CA.  MAP
	July 29 - August 4, 2012 - Grand Rails 2012, NMRA National Convention and National Train Show, Grand Rapids, MI.
	August  TBA, 2012 - 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (Sun. to 4:00 pm) - Spring Model Train Show, Tehachapi Loop Railroad Club, West Park, 491 West "D" Street, Tehachapi, CA. MAP Come see operating train layouts in large scale, Lionel O gauge, N and HO modules. FREE!
	August 31, 2012 - 8:00 to 10:00 pm, Model Train Show, Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society, in Larkey Park, 2751 Buena Vista Ave, Walnut Creek, CA.  MAP
	September 12 - 15, 2012 - Seattle 2012, 32nd National Narrow Gauge Convention, Meydenbauer Center, 11100 NE 6th St, Bellevue, WA 98004.
	September 15 & 16, 2012 - 11:00 am to 6:00 pm, Model Train Show, Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society, in Larkey Park, 2751 Buena Vista Ave, Walnut Creek, CA.  MAP
	September 15 & 16, 2012 - 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, The Great Train Expo, Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, 344 Tully Rd, San Jose, CA. MAP Adults: $7.00 Kids under 12: Free!
	September 28, 2012 - 8:00 to 10:00 pm, Model Train Show, Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society, in Larkey Park, 2751 Buena Vista Ave, Walnut Creek, CA.  MAP
	October 26, 2012 - 8:00 to 10:00 pm, Model Train Show, Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society, in Larkey Park, 2751 Buena Vista Ave, Walnut Creek, CA.  MAP
	October 27 & 28, 2012 - 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Annual Fall Show, Black Diamond Lines Model Railroad Club, 425 Fulton Shipyard Rd, Antioch, CA. Flyer (Spring flyer)
	November 3 & 4, 2012 - 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Annual Fall Show, Black Diamond Lines Model Railroad Club, 425 Fulton Shipyard Rd, Antioch, CA. Flyer (Spring flyer)
	November 16 - 18, 2012 - Friday: 8:00 to 10:00 pm, Saturday & Sunday: 11:00 am to 6:00 pm,  Holiday Train Show, Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society, in Larkey Park, 2751 Buena Vista Ave, Walnut Creek, CA.  MAP
	November 23 - 25, 2012 - Friday: 2:00 to 10:00 pm, Saturday & Sunday: 11:00 am to 6:00 pm,  Holiday Train Show, Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society, in Larkey Park, 2751 Buena Vista Ave, Walnut Creek, CA.  MAP
	November 30, 2012 - 8:00 to 10:00 pm, Model Train Show, Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society, in Larkey Park, 2751 Buena Vista Ave, Walnut Creek, CA.  MAP
	December 25, 2012 -
	December 28, 2012 - 8:00 to 10:00 pm, Model Train Show, Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society, in Larkey Park, 2751 Buena Vista Ave, Walnut Creek, CA.  MAP
2013 and BEYOND EVENTS
	June 6 - 9, 2013 - Rails Along the Rio Grande 2013, Rocky Mountain Region Convention, Albuquerque Marriott Pyramid North, Albuquerque, NM. Info: Al Hovey, RARG 2013 Chairman, alhovey@comcast.net
	July 14 - 20, 2013 - Peachtree Express 2013 NMRA National Convention and National Train Show, Cobb Galleria Centre, Atlanta, GA
	August 28 - 31, 2013 - 33rd National Narrow Gauge Convention, Hilton Hotel, Pasadena, CA
	July 13 - 20, 2014 - NMRA 2014 National Convention and National Train Show, Cleveland, OH
	September 3 -6, 2014 - 34th National Narrow Gauge Convention, Kansas City, MO
	2015 - 35th National Narrow Gauge Convention, Houston, TX
	July 2015 - NMRA 2015 National Convention and National Train Show, Portland, OR
	2016 - 36th National Narrow Gauge Convention, Augusta, ME

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Future NMRA Conventions - for Long Range Planning

2012 - July 29 - August 4, Grand Rapids, MI

2013 - July 14 - 20, Atlanta, GA

2014 - July 13 - 20, Cleveland, OH

2015 - July, Portland, OR

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