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2016 Events


2016 Winter Railroad Ramble
Saturday, 
February 13

Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church
Main Street Richmond, Vermont
Time:
9:30 am until 2:30 pm
Pot Luck Luncheon at Noon
Business meeting following lunch.

Modular layout was setup, including the Timesaver module set.


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2015 meet - click on picture for the album

Amherst Railway Show 2016

January 24 & 25, 2015
Web site in new window or tab: www.railroadhobbyshow.com/





2013 Club Car


Picture2013 Club Car







2013 20th Anniversary car was detailed by a number of members
Feb 12 2014


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Vermont Rails Train Show 2016

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Saturday, March 12, 2016
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM


See NEW location below!


Sponsored by Northwestern Vermont Model Railroad Association


New Location!
Collins Perley Sports & Fitness Center
Exit 19, Interstate 89, St. Albans, Vermont
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Picture2014 VGRS at Essex show March 1st 2014. Click on picture for more photos of the day
2014 Module group at the Essex Show.

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SPRING ECLSTS 2016


Friday and Saturday, MARCH 25 & 26, 2016

York Expo Center, York, PA

Link: ECLSTS.COM





Sunday April 17, 2016

65th Annual Dartmouth/Lake Sunapee Model Railroad Show

Connecticut Valley Model Railroad Club
Co-sponsored by The New England Transportation Institute & Museum

This is the CVRR's 30th show and will be held on Sunday, April 17, 2016
at the 
Kearsarge Regional Middle School, North Sutton, NH Map link

5th annual show link

PDF of the 2016 show flyer




Start of 2016 Open Houses






American Invasion of Ottawa 2016 version

Thursday, July 14th, through Sunday July 17th
OVGRS layout built for operation in Ottawa, ON

Monday July 18th
Finger Lakes Live Steamers in Marengo, NY


OVGRS review of 2011 Invasion - Click here to open in a new window.


Contact webmaster for more information for current year.

Review of 2011 Invasion

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Live steam run of Mason Bogie with more details

Secret Train Tour
Champlain Valley Transportation Museum, Plattsburgh, NY

Saturday, July 23, 2016

8 Museum Way, Plattsburgh NY 12903  
Phone: (518) 566-7575       Fax: (518) 324-6666
Email:cvtmuseum@gmail.com

VGRS member Carl Kokes has invited the webmaster and any other VGRS members to join him in his part of the tour.

Link to the CVT tour site: http://cvtmuseum.wix.com/cvt-museum#!events/vstc4=secret-train-tour

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Dragon Boat Festival 2016
                       

Sunday, August 7, 2016

Burlington, Vermont


AT WATERFRONT PARK

8:00 am to 4:00 pm


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Link to http://www.ridethedragon.org/







This festival is not train related but has a number of our members that are closely involved in many aspects.
   
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Poster for 2014



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A series of pics from Battery Park Sunday, August 4, 2013

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Fall 2016 National Narrow Gauge Convention, Augusta, Maine

Tuesday, Sept. 6 through Sunday, Sept 11

http://nngc2016.org/wp/category/sched/

At least 3 society members have reserved rooms already.


Vermont Rails Model Railroad Show
Saturday November 5th, 2016


NWV Model Railroad Association, Inc.
The Northwest Vermont Model Railroad Association is holding an event in the Barre Auditorium Saturday, November 5th 2016



Saturday, November 5, 2016 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Barre City Auditorium
20 Auditorium Hill Exit 7, Interstate 89, Barre, Vermont

PDF download of the Show
http://www.nwvrailroad.org/documents/160729_ShowFlyer.pdf



Winooski 2016 Train Show

Saturday Dec. 3rd 2016 from 10am til 3pm.

Photo from 2015 Winooski show of most of the Society's officers

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