Summer
Calendar
September 12, 2010 (Sun) - The Providence & Worcester Railfan Club and Museum, Inc.
2010 Annual Model Railroad Show. Location: the Overlook Hotel and Reception Room
88 Masonic Home Road (Rt 31), Charlton, Mass. 01507, Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm, Admission: $4.00 per adult, 12 and under free
Food and beverages provided by "Overlook Catering" The P&WRFC is a 501c(3) non-profit, tax exempt organization
Contact person: Ed DeLuca 860-923-2265, e-mail - ejdeluca@snet.net
website: www.pwrfc.net
September 12,
2010 (Sun) – The
Worcester Model Railroaders, Inc, one of the oldest Model Railroad Clubs on the
East Coast, is holding an open house. Location:
137 Schofield Avenue, (Rt. 12) Dudley, MA 01571 (Stevens Linen Building)
Time: 10:00 AM to 3:00
PM Admission/Donation: $2.00, Children
under 12 are free. Our 40’x
50’ HO scale operating layout depicts the Boston & Albany line from Boston
to Springfield with a branch line into Rhode Island and Connecticut. Visitors
will be able to observe club members operating steam and diesel trains as well
as operate a train themselves. Model
Railroading is the world’s greatest hobby! Attendees will have an opportunity
to participate in a free drawing for a high quality train set. Info: Peter J. Smith, www.wmrr.org,
pjsmithross@aol.com,
(508) 987 -0313
September 26, 2010 (Sun) - The
Old Colony Model Railroad Club of Raynham, MA will hold it’s ninth annual
model railroad show and sale.
The show will be held at the Taunton Holiday Inn on
Myles Standish Blvd
in the
Myles
Standish
Industrial Park
in
Taunton. Exit
9 from route 495.
Times will be from
10:00 AM
to
3:30 PM
. Admission
is Adults $4, children under 12 and scouts in uniform free.
Food and beverage will be available for sale.
Show is handicapped accessible and there is plenty of free parking.
Dealers from Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Maine
will be present. Operating layouts will be on display.
For more information contact Dennis Ingalls at (508) 285-3963 or email dingalls@comcast.net
September 26, 2010 ( Sunday ) - Taunton, MA Old Colony
Model Railroad Club will be holding its annual model train show. Located at the
Taunton Holiday Inn, Myles Standish Blvd., Route 495, Exit 9 Taunton,
Massachusetts. 10:00am to 3:30pm. Admission: $4.00. Children under 12 and Scouts
in uniform Free. Free Parking, Operating Layouts, and Concession Stand. This is
an all gauge show.
October 10, 2010, (Sun) - The
New Haven and Derby Model Railroad Club, Inc. (an affiliate of The Orange
Historical Society) will be holding it’s 18th annual model train
show from 9:30AM–3:30PM at High Plains Community Center 525 Orange Center Road
(route 152) in Orange, CT. The building is minutes
from Interstate 95’s exit 41 and exit 56 of the Wilbur Cross Parkway (CT 15).
It is handicap accessible and has
plenty of free parking.
All
Scales and eras will be represented with
between 90-100
vendor tables featuring locomotives,
rolling stock, books, accessories, clothing, scenery, buildings and railroad
memorabilia. The Valley “HO” Railroad Club, Valley “N”-Trak Railroad
Club and the Connecticut “G” Scale Railroad Club will have their modular
operating layouts set up for viewing and their members will gladly answer any
questions you may have. In addition we will have smaller kid friendly “S”
gauge and “T” track layouts. There will be door prizes at least every hour
and a dining car to satisfy your hunger. All in all there will be something for
every member of the family. Donations
are: adults $5.00, teens (12-18 with adult) $1.00 and under 12 free. For more
information contact Chairman Don Robillard by phone at (203)932-0185 or by
e-mail at donbetnessrobi@sbcglobal.net.
Visit our website: www.newhaven-derbymodelrailroadclub.org
to find out more about us.
October 16 - 17, 2010 (Saturday and Sunday) - Wakefield, MA North
Shore Model Railroad Club Open House & Train Show. Model Railroad Open house
at 404 Main Street rear Wakefield, MA. ( Basement of Brother’s Restaurant
Enter from Princess Street.) Saturday and Sunday hours 10:00 am - 3:00 pm. Train
show, 465 Main Street Wakefield, MA, Saturday Only. Hours 10:00am - 3:00pm.
Adults $3.00, Children, Seniors: $1.00, Under 5: free, $7.00 Max per family,
admission covers both Train show and open house. Operating Layouts, Railroadiana,
over 100 Tables, Food Service, and Free Parking. For more information call (781)
245-4742 www.nsmrc.org or email: show@nsmrc.org.
October 23 and 24, 2010 (Saturday and Sunday) - Hingham, MA South
Shore Model Railway Club Open House and Model Railroad Show. Bare Cove Park -
Building 51, Hingham, MA. Adults $5.00, Seniors $2.00, Children 6 - 12 $2.00,
Children under 5 Free. White Elephant Table, Operating Layouts, Dealer Tables,
Demonstration Clinics, Train Dealer Tables, and Food Service. Visit website at
www.ssmrc.org for more information or call 781-740-8900.
November 7, 2010 (Sunday) - Brockton, MA 19th Annual
Brockton Train Show at the Temple Beth Emunah Brotherhood, 479 Torrey Street,
Brockton, Ma. Dealers, Layouts, Displays, Exhibits, and Food Concessions. Free
Parking and Handicapped Accessible. Adults:$4.00, Students and Seniors: $3.00,
Children under 8: Free w/ Adult. Family Max $8.00. Easy to reach from Route 24,
exit 17b(rout 123W), first right at lights to Pearl Street, 3/4 mile to
building.
November 20 - 21, 2010 - Wilmington, MA Shriners
Auditorium - 99 Fordham Road, Wilmington, MA. Greenberg’s Train & Toy Show
is a traveling show that caters to the model railroad enthusiast. The show
features 200-500 tables of train dealers offering everything from...HO Scale, N
Scale, Lionel, O Scale, G Scale, American Flyer, Hobby Tools, Die-cast vehicles,
train whistles, scenery items, Railroadiania, Slides, T-shirts, Videos, Railroad
Gift Items, Books, Photos, and MORE!!! The show offers a variety of operating
model railroad and toy layouts for the entire family to enjoy. Informative
presentations are offered on a variety of model railroad and toy train topics.
If you’re looking to dispose of an old toy train, this is the perfect place.
You can get appraisals and get offers from multiple dealers under one roof!
Ticket Information Adults: $7.00 — Kids Under 12: FREE! Show Hours 10:00 AM -
4:00 PM on both Saturday and Sunday.
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