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GARY'S
SWITCHING LIST
Updated:
November 23, 2007
The Switching List contains all known Mid-Continent Region, NMRA, train
shows and Division meetings. It also lists all known club shows and swap
meets in the Mid-Continent Region (IA, IL, MO, AR, NE, KS, OK). To list
your event, E-mail or send it to:Gary
Hemmingway, 3201 SW Stone Ave.,
Topeka, KS 66614. To subscribe,
or unsubscribe, to The Switching List send an email to the above link. Look
for us on the MCoR web site: www.mcor-nmra.org.
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KANSAS CENTRAL DIVISION meets the 1st Saturday of
even numbered months at various locations around the division area.
This is a new schedule for 2007. BOD meetings are usually at noon and
general meetings are at 1 p.m. For the full schedule check the MCoR
website or email Gary Hemmingway: garyonho@cox.net.
The next meeting is:
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December 1, 2007, Gary Hemmingway: 3201 SW Stone Ave.,
Topeka, KS. From the KS Turnpike, exit at the South Topeka Toll Booth,
follow I-470 to Gage and exit. Turn north then turn right (east)
at the BP station. Turn right onto Twilight and follow it to Stone,
which is the first actual street. Turn left (north) 3201 is at the
top of the hill on the left (west) just before the fire hydrant.
From I-70 get off on I-470 and follow it south to Gage and exit.
Turn left (north) then follow the above directions. From US 75 southbound,
get off on I-70 and follow the above directions. All are invited
regardless of NMRA membership.
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GATEWAY DIV. (ST. LOUIS, MO) meets 3rd Monday
each month, 7:00 P.M. Odd numbered months: Trinity Lutheran Church,
14088 Clayton Road at Woods Mill Rd (Hwy 141), Ballwin, MO; Even
numbered months: VFW Hall, O’Fallon, IL http://www.gatewaynmra.org/division.htm
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TURKEY CREEK DIV. (KANSAS CITY, MO & KS) monthly
meetings 4th Tuesday, 7:00 P.M. Johnson County Courthouse, NE Branch,
6000 Lamar, Shawnee Mission, KS (DMV Building on SW corner of Lamar
and Mastin)
WESTERN HERITAGE DIVISION (OMAHA, NE / COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA) meets second
Saturday (except June and December) at noon. Sump Memorial Library,
corner of Washington and Second Streets in Papillion (across from Runza).
Visit www.whdnmra.org for more
info and a map.
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EASTERN IOWA DIVISION
Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Eastern Iowa Division Meeting Saturday, October
6, 2007 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The meeting will be held at the
EOC/Training Room of the Linn County Emergency Management Agency
on the Kirkwood Community College Campus (next to the tennis courts
on the north side of the campus). Kirkwood Community College is located
at 6301 Kirkwood Blvd. SW, Cedar Rapids, IA. The agenda for the day
will include a short business meeting, a silent auction, two clinics
from Eastern Iowa Division area members, and two model railroad open
house tours after the meeting. Model judging for merit and AP will
also be available. For additional information contact the Eastern
Iowa Division Superintendent, Rich Mahaney at: 505-640-5909
or email: hazmatrichm@aol.com
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KATE SHELLEY DIVISION meets monthly on the fourth
Thursday of each month 7:00 p.m. at the St. Paul Lutheran Church,
15th & Wilson,
Ames, IA.
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INDIAN NATIONS DIVISION meets at the New Hardesty
Library at 8316 E. 93rd. St. (Just east of Memorial) in Tulsa, OK. The
time is from 9:30am to 12:30pm. The dates and themes for each meeting
in 2007 are: Jan 20 - What did Santa Bring? March 31 - Locomotives,
May 19 - Rolling Stock, Sept. 15 - Photography, Nov. 17 - Structures/Dioramas.
Each meeting we have various presentations from clinics, to slide shows. After
the meetings we have a layout tour at one of the members layouts.
Contact Dave Salamon at drs_rr@yahoo.com for further information.
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PLATTE VALLEY DIV. (HASTINGS, GRAND ISLAND,
KEARNEY, NE) meets 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
in members homes on a rotating basis. Info: John O’Neill, Div.
Dir., 308-384-5011 or jponeill@computerconcepts.com.
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CLAREMORE & SOUTHERN RR OPERATING SESSION,
In November we will change to our Winter Schedule and will operate
at 1:00 the second Saturday, through February.
Larry has made several changes in the track plan to make it easier
to switch the traffic in the Osage Engine area. We have Oil and Sand
deliveries and will soon be making deliveries to a Commissary Facility.
Info: George F Maulsby, 918-341-9446 or www.csrailroad.com.
Please RSVP approx. a week before each scheduled operations session.
Thanks. George F Maulsby, Claremore & Southern RR.
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NOV 24, 2007 – JOPLIN MUSEUM COMPLEX TRAIN SHOW & SWAP
MEET, Joplin Museum Complex is located at 7th and
Schifferdecker Streets in Schifferdecker Park between the
golf course and swimming pool. Admission is $3 adult children
12 and under free. All proceeds at the door go to benefit
the Joplin Museum Complex; operating HO, N and G gauge layouts
and over 60 tables of items for sale and trade. For more
information contact Rick Gardner at 417-673-4888 or email
rickgardner@sofnet.com. Visit us on the web at www.tristatemodelrailroaders.com.
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NOV 25, 2007 - MID- AMERICA TRAIN & TOY SHOW (formerly "Mid-America
Train Meet"), BTC Exhibit Hall, I-435 and Front Street,
Kansas City MO, 9am –2pm, Adm: $5 adults, 12 & under,
free, 7am early bird adm, $10 ea. Trains, models, RR collectibles,
toys, train movies, door prizes, operating layouts. Free parking.
Info: Steve & Sherri Stich, P.O. Box 369, Leavenworth,
KS 66048 or 913-651-5864. Directions: From I-435, exit 57 west
(Front St) to Universal Ave. and turn right at stoplight. Or,
from I-35, exit Front St. and continue east to Universal Ave.,
then turn left at stoplight.
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DEC. 1 & 2, 2007, 31ST ANNUAL OKC TRAIN SHOW -
in the Travel & Transportation Building at the Oklahoma
State Fairgrounds. Oklahoma City, OK; Sat. 9-5, Sun 11-5. Contests,
prizes, family fun, kids' play area; Proudly hosting the 2007
Southern Plains Region N-Scale Convention. Adm $7, kids under
12, free. Info: 405-842-4846. www.okctrainshow.com
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DEC. 15, 2007 OKLAHOMA CHRISTMAS EXPRESS TRAIN -
at the Oklahoma Railway Museum, 3400 N.E. Grand Blvd, OKC.
Times: 10:30 AM, 12:00 PM, 1:30 PM, 3:00 PM. Join Santa for
a ride on the train! $12.00 per seat (infants may ride on parent's
lap.) Warm up with hot chocolate and Christmas carols. Storytelling
of Chris Van Allsburg's "Polar Express" by special
guests. Ticket info: (405) 424-0504. Major credit cards accepted.
Museum Hours: Saturdays 10 AM - 4 PM. (405) 424-8222.
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JAN 26, 2008 – THE GREAT TRI-STATE RAIL SALE,
Copeland Park, La Crosse, WI, info: Mark Hamre 608-784-0036
or Phil Lamke 608-582-4761 or email pdlamke@juno.com,
or write to The 4000 Foundation, Limited, P. O. Box 3411, La
Crosse, WI 54602-3411.
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JAN 26-27, 2008 - TRAIN AND CIRCUS SHOW,
Cisco, IL, I-72 Exit 156 between Decatur, IL, and Champaign,
IL; 10:00 - 4:00 both days, breakfast and
lunch available, 65 Vendor Tables, 5 Layouts: N, HO, O, and
G; Donation $3.00, trains@ciscojunction.com
http://www.ciscojunction.com.
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February 9, 2008 -- The Dupo Show: 18th Year, Sponsored
by Reynolds Railways & Dupo Community High School, Dupo
High Gym, 600 Admiral Trost Drive, Dupo, IL (I-255 to Exit
9; 7 minutes from the Arch in Downtown St. Louis, MO; hotel
accommodations 7 to 10 minutes away in St. Louis South County,
Downtown St. Louis, or Waterloo, IL.) 10 am - 3
pm; Adults $3.00; 12 & under FREE with adult, 40-plus vendors,
Lionel, Flyer, HO, N, etc., including operating layouts; Smoke-free
environment. 8 ft. tables, $12 each; tables usually sell out
by January 1st; electric $5.00; payment payable to Reynolds
Railways must accompany registration; mail to Reynolds Railways,
212 North Main Street, Dupo, IL 62239; Seller set-up
7 a.m; ROTC carry-in/our service. Info: 618-286-3399.
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FEB 9-10, 2008 -- WICHITA TRAIN SHOW & SWAP MEET, Cessna
Activity Center 2744 George Washington Blvd., Wichita, KS,
Sat: 9 – 5, Sun: 12 Noon – 4, Sponsored by Chisholm
Trail Div. & Engine House Hobbies, Registration; $6.00
both days. Advance table registration; before 12/ 31/07
take 10% off. Six foot tables are $20.00 each, eight
foot tables are $25.00 each. Mail registration to: 603
Chestnut, Halstead, KS. 67056-2302, Email; aylward1@cox.net .
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FEB 23, 2008-LAWRENCE MODEL RAILROADERS ANNUAL TRAIN
SHOW, Douglas County Fairgrounds, 2120 Harper St.,
Building 20, Lawrence, KS; for information contact Jim Turner,
255 N. Michigan # 5-25, Lawrence Ks, 66044, 785-841-6256.
His email address is jimforegolf@hotmail.com,
more information in the future.
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FEB 23, 2008-- SUGAR CREEK MODEL
RAILROAD & HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC.,
FIFTH ANNUAL GREAT NWA MODEL TRAIN & HISTORICAL
MEMORABILIA SHOW, Clarion Hotel and Convention Center
211SE Walton Blvd Bentonville, AR 72712, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM,
Adm: Adults $5:00 and Children 12 and under FREE; Large number
of vendors, operating layouts, model contest, clinics, door
prizes, DCC clinic by Loy of Loy Toys, Very Buffet.
Don't forget to ask the Hotel for your discounted room rate,
for the show; Grand Prize Drawing is for a set of Amtrak tickets
on the Texas Eagle; Contact Information: Bill Wright, 6 Allison
Lane, Bella Vista, AR 72715, (HM) 479 - 855 -3250, (Cell)
479 - 426 -1544 E-mail: w5mth73@cox.net
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MAR 15, 2008 – BOEING EMPLOYEES RAILROAD CLUB-ST.
LOUIS RAILROAD SWAP MEET, Greensfelder Recreation
Complex at Queeny Park, 550 Wiedman Rd., St. Louis, MO, 10a.m. – 3
p.m., Adm: $3.00 children under 12 free with paid adult, Tables
(30” x 96”) $15.00 each, payment must accompany
registration, seller setup 8 a.m., Info: call Wayne Schimmel
after 6 p.m. Central Time, 636-668-6313 or 733 Hwy Y, Winfield,
MO 63389-2206, wwhtehrse@aol.com, make checks payable to Boeing
Employees’ Railroad Club-St.
Louis.
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MAY 15-18, 2008 – MID-CONTINENT REGION CONVENTION, Settle
Inn & Resort, Branson, MO, registration $40, banquet $25;
Hotel rate 69.98 per night, Ph 1-800-677-6906 and refer to
Group Number NMRA-5158; Info: Jim Dimatteo, Convention Chair,
190 Western Ave., Branson, MO
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JUL 23 – 26, 2008 – UNION PACIFIC HISTORICAL
SOCIETY CONVENTION, Capital Plaza Hotel & Maner
Conference Center, Topeka, KS, Info: Larry Tiffany ltiffany@cox.net,
2140 NW 53rd Terr., Topeka, KS 66618
- AUG 2, 2008 – TURKEY CREEK DIV TRAIN SHOW,
Lenexa Community Center, 13420 Oak, Lenexa (Pflumm & Santa
Fe Dr), KS, Clinics, Model & Photo Contests, Door
Prizes, Display Layouts & Layout Tours, Swap Tables & Layout
groups, Food & Refreshment, Info: Robert Hollowell, 2013
SE Stratford, Blue Springs, MO 64014-4047.
Division Directors, Train Show Chairs, or Club Show Chairs:
ANY MORE EVENTS IN 2007 or 2008? Get your information to Gary at
any of the above addresses. Let’s get the word out about your
next event! The Switching List is a service of Mid-Continent
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