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Last Update: 03/07/10

Upcoming Events - 2010

	March 13 & 14, 2010 - 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. Admission is $6.00 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. PCR Daylight Division will have an NMRA information table at the show. Contact Dave Grenier at grenida@pacbell.net  if you can staff the table for an hour or two either day. Bring a kit to work on!
	March 13 and 14, 2010 - Coast Tours - North East Bay Area. List of layouts may be picked up at March  7th meet. Coordinator: Andy Schnur - Schnurae@netzero.com
	March 20-21 and 27-28, 2010 - 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Annual Spring Show, Black Diamond Lines Model Railroad Club, 425 Fulton Shipyard Rd, Antioch, CA. Flyer
	March 27, 2010 - 1:00 pm, Silver Rails 2010 Committee Meeting, Morrison University, 10315 Professional Circle, Reno, NV. (MAP) Also via Skype. Click to download free Skype software. Microphone and speakers or headset are required.
	April 10 & 11, 2010 - 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Spring Train Show and Open House, South Bay Historical Railroad Society, Santa Clara Caltrain Station, Santa Clara, CA. (408) 243-3969.
	April 28 to May 2, 2010 - Silver Rails 2010 Pacific Coast Region Convention, John Ascuaga's Nugget Casino Resort Hotel, Sparks, NV. Online registration available at the website: http://www.pcrnmra.org/conv2010/registration.html.
	April 28, 2010 - 1:00 pm, PCR Board of Directors Meeting, John Ascuaga's Nugget Casino Resort Hotel, Sparks, NV. During Silver Rails 2010 Pacific Coast Region Convention.
	May 1 & 2, 2010 - Railroad Days 2010, presented by Southern California Railway Plaza Association, Birch Street, Brea, CA. Railroad Days is the premier free weekend rail festival in Southern California. More than 40,000 people of all ages have been drawn annually to a decade of festivals. More than ninety organizations and companies have participated each year.
	May 2, 2010 - 9:00 am, PCR Annual Business Meeting for the membership, John Ascuaga's Nugget Casino Resort Hotel, Sparks, NV. On the last day of the Silver Rails 2010 Pacific Coast Region Convention. Preceded by PCR-hosted breakfast at 8:00 AM. ALL PCR members welcome, convention registration NOT required.
	May 15, 2010 - Noon to 5:00 pm, Redwood Empire Division Meet, Monroe Hall, 1400 West College Ave, Santa Rosa, CA. Map
	May 22, 2010 - 9:30 am to 6:00 pm, Daylight Division Meet, Marlin Costello's  home, Fresno, CA.
	June 13, 2010 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Coast Division Meet, Location: TBA
	June 19 & 20, 2010 - 12:00 to 5:00 pm, PCR Coast Division Layout Tours - South West Bay Area. There are no minimum standards for opening a layout for tour. Contact the coordinator for your area to open your layout for the tour or click here to sign-up online. Coordinator: Steve Williams - spwilliams@gmail.com
16th Annual Garden Layout Tour & Food Drive	June 26, 2010 - 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, 16th Annual Garden Layout Tour and Food Drive to benefit St. Joseph's Family Center in Gilroy and the Community Pantry in Hollister, presented by South County Garden Railroaders. Visit 13 model railroads running through some of the most unusual backyard gardens in Morgan Hill, Gilroy, Hollister, and Salinas Drop off your donations of non-perishable food items (canned goods, pasta, cereal, etc.), cash, or checks (payable to "St Joseph's Family Center" or "Community Pantry") and pickup a guide book of the layouts after June 1st at any of these locations: All Aboard Junction, 8355 Monterey St, Gilroy (behind Cottage Floors) Garden Accents, 11155 Lena Avenue, Gilroy (near 101-Masten exit) BookSmart, 80 East 2nd Street, Morgan Hill (Near Depot Street at RR tracks) For more information, visit "http://www.bagrs.org/fooddrive" or call Pat at (408) 846-8841, Dave at (408) 842-1843, or Dale at (408) 848-1440 or dalemcanally@verizon.net. Flyer
	July 1 to 3, 2010 - Steel Rails to the Sunset O Scale National Convention, Hyatt Regency, 5101 Great America Parkway,  Santa Clara, CA.
	July 10 to 18, 2010 - NMRA 75th Anniversary National Convention and National Train Show, Milwaukee, WI
	August 28, 2010 - 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, Daylight Division Meet, Kelcy's Restaurant, 110 W. Tehachapi Blvd, Tehachapi, CA. Come at 8:30 for a hearty breakfast, socializing and a slide program from Doug Wagner's rail fanning  Cajon Pass. Meet starts at 10:00 am with clinics, contests, White Elephant Auction, layout tour.  Map
	September 11, 2010 - 10:00 am - Redwood Empire Division Summer Meet and Picnic, at Roots of Motive Power, 420 East Commercial St, Willits, CA
	September 12, 2010 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Coast Division Meet, Buchser Middle School, Santa Clara, CA Map.
	September 15 to 19, 2010 - Clear to San Diego 2010 Pacific Southwest Region Convention, Handlery Hotel and Resort, San Diego, CA
	September 16 to 18, 2010 - Cascadian International, Pacific Northwest Region 2010 Convention, Embassy Suites Hotel, Lynnwood, WA (North of Seattle).
	September 18 & 19, 2010 - Coast Tours - North West Bay Area. There are no minimum standards for opening a layout for tour. Contact the coordinator for your area to open your layout for the tour or click here to sign-up online. Coordinator: Pete Cressman - pete_cressman@sbcglobal.net
	September 30 - October 2, 2010 - 2010 Annual Conference, Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society, Doubletree Hotel Sacramento, Sacramento, CA.
	September 2010 - 30th National Narrow Gauge Convention, St Louis, MO.
	October 7 to 11, 2010 - 2nd Annual Central Coast Railroad Festival. "ALL ABOARD!" for a variety of FREE events and activities held at numerous railroad, historical and educational locations throughout  San Luis Obispo and northern Santa Barbara Counties, organized and presented by numerous area historical and community organizations. A full schedule of events and list of participating organizations can be found at www.ccrrf.com or by calling the festival office at (805) 773-4173.
	November 6 & 7, 2010 - 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Fall Train Show and Open House, South Bay Historical Railroad Society, Santa Clara Caltrain Station, Santa Clara, CA. (408) 243-3969.
	November 13 & 14, 2010 - Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Sunday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, 34th Annual International Railfair, Placer County Fairgrounds, 800 All American City Blvd, Roseville, CA. Co-sponsored by PCR Sierra Division.
	November 20, 2010 - 11:00 am to 5:00 pm, Redwood Empire Division Meet, Lake County Model Railroad Club, Lake County Fairgrounds, 423 Martin St, Lakeport, CA. Meeting starts at 11:00 am, lunch will be available. More info and driving directions.
	November 20, 2010 - 9:30 am to 6:00 pm, Daylight Division Meet, San Luis Obispo, CA. Location: TBA
	December 5, 2010 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Coast Division Meet, Location: TBA
	December 11 and 12, 2010 - PCR Coast Division Layout Tours - South West Bay Area. There are no minimum standards for opening a layout for tour. Contact the coordinator for your area to open your layout for the tour or click here to sign-up online. Coordinators: Bob Osborn - bob@cmrailroad.com Don Marenzi - donmarenzi@aol.com
	December 25, 2010 -
2011 and BEYOND EVENTS
	February, 2011 - 9:30 am to 6:00 pm, Daylight Division Meet, Date and location: TBA
	May, 2011 - 9:30 am to 6:00 pm, Daylight Division Meet, Date and location: TBA
	May 13 to 15, 2011 - Pacific Coast Region Mini-Convention, Santa Rosa, CA. Convention Chairman: Steve Skold - sandcskold@att.net
	July 3 to 9, 2011 - Extra 2011 West NMRA 2011 Convention and National Train Show, Sheraton Grand Sacramento, 1230 J Street, Sacramento, CA.
	August, 2011 - 9:30 am to 6:00 pm, Daylight Division Meet, Date and location: TBA
	September 8 to 10, 2011 - 2011 Annual Conference, Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society, Doubletree Hotel Portland-Lloyd Center, Portland, OR
	September 2011 - 31st National Narrow Gauge Convention, Hickory, NC
	November, 2011 - 9:30 am to 6:00 pm, Daylight Division Meet, Date and location: TBA
	July 29 to August 4, 2012 - NMRA 2012 National Convention and National Train Show, Grand Rapids, MI
	July 14 to 20, 2013 - NMRA 2013 National Convention and National Train Show, Atlanta, GA

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Future NMRA Conventions - for Long Range Planning

 

• 2009 - July 5 - 11, Hartford National Convention 2009, Hartford, CT

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• 2010 - July 10 - 18, Milwaukee, WI - 75th Anniversary of the NMRA

 

• 2011 - July 3 - 9, Extra 2011 West, Sacramento, CA

• 2012 - July 29 - August 4, Grand Rapids, MI
• 2013 - July 14 - 20, Atlanta, GA
• 2014 - Up for bid
   

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