North Raleigh Model Railroad Club

Area Train Shows

Second Saturday of Each Month

Wade's Train Town

Location: Brookford Town Center
1700 South Center Street
Hickory, NC 28602

Hours: 10:00am – 4:00pm

Wade's Train Town is a large HO scale model railroad display layout located in the Brookford Town Center. It was built by Wade Warren, who died in 1995. Since then the layout has been cared for by several groups. In mid 2006 the Carolina Southern Division of the NMRA's Mid-Eastern Region was granted access to the layout for restoration and preservation.

The layout was essentially complete and scenicked with dozens of structures, most with operating lights and other features. Two main lines circled the layout and were operational, and there was a respectable stock of locomotives and rolling stock. Work has been underway to clean, repair, restore, refurbish and upgrade the layout, a process which still continues. In addition contemporary electrical equipment and scenery materials are being applied to the layout, as well as some additional trackwork.

Trains are running during each session the layout is open to the public.

The following map shows the location of the Brookford Town Center, which is near the intersection of I-40 and US #321.

More information, plus links to layout photos, is available at www.bytedesign.com/CSDiv/brookford.htm.

Volunteer restorers are welcome to participate in the continuing restoration of this layout. Contact Rick Knight at rghkiii@roadrunner.com.

November 14 — 15, 2009

20th Annual
Bluefield Railfest
Model Train Show
Sponsored by the Pocahontas Chapter, NRHS

Bluefield Youth Center
1780 Stadium Drive
(Next to Mitchell Stadium)
Bluefield, WV 24701

Hours: Saturday: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday: 12noon – 5:00pm

Admission: $5.00 per person, $10.00 per family.

Refreshments. Rail Videos on N&W History. Door Prizes. The theme for the show this year is "The History of John Henry" and will feature a special exhibit from the West Virginia Humanities Department on the famous railroad legend. Also featured will be a 3/4 scale wooden Hall-n-Son Circus Display by one of the Chapter's members.

Operating model railroads, static displays, and vendors from all across the region fill the TWO large rooms and isles of the Bluefield Youth Center. Operating model railroads will include the Logan Model Railroad Club, the Lynchburg Area N Scalers, a large modular model railroad by the Pocahontas Chapter, and a T-Trak display.

Sunday, November 28, 2009

The Train Collectors Association
Southeastern Division
Toy Train Sale

Sale & Display Items: Lionel, MTH, K-Line, Weaver, Atlas, Williams, American Flyer, Marklin, Ives, Marx, LGB, Aristocraft, Bachmann, Varney — Track, Switches, Accessories, Replacement Parts & other toy train related items.

Features over 100 tables of toy trains & related Items, plus door prizes and operating layouts. Raffle prize drawing of Lionel Dale Earnhardt Train Set at 3:00pm.

Kids Train Races — bring your favorite racing engine.

Scenery Workshop with Tom Staley of Tom's Train Station.
 

Kerr Scott Building
NC State Fairgrounds
Raleigh, North Carolina

Hours: 10:00am – 3:30pm
Admission: 13 years and up: $5.00 ($4.00 with flyer or newspaper ad)
Under 13 with adult — Free

 
For more information visit the Southeastern Division web-site at http://www.se-tca.org.

Saturday & Sunday, December 5 – 6 and 12 – 13, 2009

Santa Claus to Visit the New Hope Valley Railway

Jolly Old Elf Will Board the Trains for Rides with His Fans

New Hope Valley Railway
Bonsal, NC

The New Hope Valley Railway has just received word directly from the North Pole confirming a personal appearance by Santa Claus himself on its trains on both Saturday and Sunday of the first two weekends in December. This is an occasion worthy of note, for while the jolly old elf may have many helpers appearing around the world, he reserves his own appearances for only very special venues. The symbol of the Holidays will be at Bonsal to ride each and every train on 6, 7, 13, and 14 December 2008.

“"We are very excited about this event,"” said M. Gray Lackey, President of the line. “"We’ve been told Santa made a list of all the places he could be those days, and when he checked it twice, he decided to come to Bonsal to be with all the good girls and boys.”"

The appearance of Santa in some form on the New Hope Valley Railway has become a tradition in this part of North Carolina, and one bringing all on the railroad a great deal of joy. Regardless of our ages, there is a warmth in every heart the days the Santa Trains run, and the crews enter into the spirit of the season, decorating the locomotives and cars in keeping with the customs we all hold dear. It is our way of wishing everyone our best now and throughout the year. We hope you will join us.

The New Hope Valley Railway will be operating when Santa visits with five trains each day, starting at 11:00AM over four miles of track in Chatham and Wake counties. Tickets are available to the public at the ticket office in Bonsal, NC (just south of Apex, NC). Exhibits at the museum include a number of cars and locomotives, a collection of historic memorabilia, and a six-hundred foot garden size model railway. Visitors are encouraged to visit our web site at http://www.nhvry.org for further information, schedules, and detailed directions to the facility. Alternatively, they may call 1-919-362-5416 to speak with the yardmaster on duty.

Timetable Departures each day at:

11:00am Diesel
12:15pm Steam
1:30pm Diesel
2:45pm Steam
4:00pm Diesel

January 23 – 24, 2010

Cape Fear Model Railroad Club
12th Annual Model Railroad Show and Sale

American Legion Post 10
702 Pine Grove Drive
Wilmington, North Carolina 28409

This show features operating layouts (G, O, HO and N), workshops and train vendors.

Hours, Saturday: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday: 10:00am – 4:00pm

Admission: $5, children 6–12: $3, 5 and under free.

For a map go to www.capefearmodelrailroadclub.org.

March 6 – 7, 2010

15th Annual
Carolina Coastal Railroaders Model Train Show

New Bern High School
4200 Academic Drive
New Bern, North Carolina 28562

Hours, Saturday: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday: 10:00am – 4:00pm

Admission: $6.00
Children under 12 with Adult: Free

See operating layouts in N, HO, S, O, Standard Gauge and G scales. New and used model railroad equipment available. There are hourly door prize drawings. Concessions available.

For more information contact Joe Hofmann by phone at (252) 638-8872 or by Email. or go to the Club's web site at http://carolinacoastalrailroaders.org/default.aspx.

March 13, 2010

Carolina Model Railroaders
The Best Little Train Show in Greensboro

Old Southern Railway Depot
236 East Washington Street
Greensboro, North Carolina, 27401

Hours: 10:00am – 3:00pm

Admission: $5.00 (Children under 12 with Adult: Free)

See the largest operating N and HO layouts in the Piedmont. Shop at 60 Vendor Tables. Win door prizes. Free parking available.

For more information contact Bob Love at 336-665-1517 or by email.

March 27 – 28, 2010

Great Train Expo Show

Dixie Classic Fairgrounds
2825 University Parkway
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Hours, both days: 11:00am – 4:00pm
Admission: $7.00, Children under 12 free.
More information at www.greattrainexpo.com

Great Train Expo shows offer the following attractions:

• A large marketplace of train, toy and hobby dealers. In general between 200-500 tables of train dealers offer an extremely competitive marketplace at every show. Purchase items at excellent prices, locate a hard to find item, see new products, or get ideas.

• The show offers a variety of operating model railroad and toy train layouts for the entire family to enjoy.

• Learn more about the hobby through informative presentations on a variety of model railroad and toy train topics.

• This is the place if you are looking to dispose of an old toy train. You can get appraisals and get offers from multiple dealers all under one roof.

• Each show features a test track, so you can be sure your purchases function properly before you leave.

April 3, 2010

8th Annual
North Carolina Railroad Expo

Hickory Metro & Convention Center
Hickory, NC

Hours: 9:00am – 4:00pm

Admission: $3/adult and $1/child under 12

The Hickory Metro Center is located at Interstate 40 Exit 125.

This show will feature 250 tables of models, railroadiana, books, clinics, videos and five operating layouts.

July 11 – 18, 2010

75th Anniversary
National Model Railroad Association (NMRA)
National Convention & Train Show

Milwaukee, WI

Check also the convention's web-site at http://www.nmra75.org/.

NMRA National Conventions feature Rail Clinics, Prototype Tours, Model Layout Tours, Non-Rail Activities, Fan Trips, Contests, SIG Activities, the Company Store and the National Train Show.

The National Train Show on Saturday and Sunday, July 17 and 18, 2010 is designed to promote the hobby of model railroading to the public, and consists of three parts:

• The best model railroads of all scales on display for the public at large.

• Industry manufacturers, publishers and railroad-related organizations display their products and converse with their customers.

• Dealers and organizations selling their products and memberships.

September 24 – 26, 2010

2010 National NTRAK Show
&
Danville's Old 97 Rail Days
108th Anniversary

Danville Science Center
Old Pepsi Building
The Crossing at the Dan
677 Craghead Street
Danville, VA 24541
Phone: 434-791-5160
Web: dsc.smv.org.

Hours: Saturday: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday: 11:00am – 3:00pm

Visit Danville Web Site

The Old 97, a Southern Railway mail train en route to Spencer, NC, derailed at Stillhouse Trestle near Danville, Virginia, on September 27, 1903, killing 11. The event served as an inspiration for songwriters and balladeers, and the result is the now-famous "Wreck of the Old 97". The Centennial Commemoration of the Wreck of the Old 97 was held on September 27, 2003 at the Crossing at the Dan. The event was organized by Lawrence McFall of the Danville Historical Society in conjunction with the Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department of the City of Danville. The celebration has turned into an annual event to be held on the fourth weekend in September.

The show will feature an operating NTRAK layout (located in the old Pepsi Bottling Plant) and a display of railroad-related items and other model railroad exhibits. This event is sponsored by the Danville Science Center with the participation of Richmond Area NTRAK, Lynchburg Area N-Scalers, North Raleigh Model Railroad Club, New Jersey Southern and South Hampton Roads NTRAK.

For more information on the train show and other events during the Old 97 Rail Days go to the Visit Danville web site.

October 2, 2010

Town of Selma, NC
Rail Day 2010

Selma Union Depot and Downtown Selma
Selma, NC

The North Raleigh Model Railroad Club NTRAK layout will be located in the Visitor Center (old Courthouse Building) on Anderson Street, and will be open all day Saturday. No charge.

The layout will also be open for Selma area school children on Friday, October 2, 2009

November 6 – 7, 2010

Twenty-Sixth Annual
Neuse River Valley Model Railroad Club
Trains & Railroadiana Show and Sale

The Largest, Longest Running Model Train Show of its Kind in North Carolina.
 

Operating Layouts: O-27, S, HO, N, Z and Large Scale (Garden), Memorabilia, Vendors.
 

Exhibition Building
NC State Fairgrounds
Raleigh, North Carolina

Hours, both days: 9:00am – 5:00pm

For more information visit the NRV web-site at http://www.nrvclub.net or write to George W. Lasley at P.O. Box 19573, Raleigh, NC 27619-9573.

July 3 – 9, 2011

Extra 2011 West
National Model Railroad Association (NMRA)
National Convention & Train Show

"The Unconventional Convention"

Sheraton Grand Sacramento
1230 J Street
(13th & J Streets)
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 447-1700

Check also the convention's web-site at http://www.x2011west.org/.

NMRA National Conventions feature Rail Clinics, Prototype Tours, Model Layout Tours, Non-Rail Activities, Fan Trips, Contests, SIG Activities, the Company Store and the National Train Show.

The National Train Show on Saturday and Sunday, July 17 and 18, 2010 is designed to promote the hobby of model railroading to the public, and consists of three parts:

• The best model railroads of all scales on display for the public at large.

• Industry manufacturers, publishers and railroad-related organizations display their products and converse with their customers.

• Dealers and organizations selling their products and memberships.

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