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Postby wagnew0923 on Sun Jun 24, 2012 10:57 am

Are their going to be any big railroading festivals this year in the Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio area.
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Re: Rail festivals

Postby TrainWatcher on Sun Jun 24, 2012 12:00 pm

Word around is Owosso for 2014... The National NMRA Convention will be visiting many Grand Rapids area shortlines and model railroads during the should run from July 28-Aug 4.
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Re: Rail festivals

Postby J T on Tue Jun 26, 2012 9:00 am

TrainWatcher wrote:Word around is Owosso for 2014... The National NMRA Convention will be visiting many Grand Rapids area shortlines and model railroads during the should run from July 28-Aug 4.

Many GR area shortlines? How many is many?
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Re: Rail festivals

Postby TrainWatcher on Tue Jun 26, 2012 11:09 am

I know the C&M, The Charlotte Southern, and Little River are so far on the agenda according to what I have seen.
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Re: Rail festivals

Postby J T on Tue Jun 26, 2012 10:59 pm

TrainWatcher wrote:I know the C&M, The Charlotte Southern, and Little River are so far on the agenda according to what I have seen.

CS and LR are "Grand Rapids area"?
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Re: Rail festivals

Postby SD80MAC on Wed Jun 27, 2012 12:04 am

J T wrote:
TrainWatcher wrote:I know the C&M, The Charlotte Southern, and Little River are so far on the agenda according to what I have seen.

CS and LR are "Grand Rapids area"?

Didn't hear that CHS and LRR were involved. We're doing one train on Wednesday the 1st IIRC, I'm conductor. :D 8)
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Re: Rail festivals

Postby TrainWatcher on Wed Jun 27, 2012 1:02 am

Hey, I didn't write their program. Here is their link: http://www.gr2012.org/eventstours.htm

Also if any of you guys are interested Southern Michigan Railroad Society will be hosting "Trains, Trucks and More" THIS Saturday June 30th in Tecumseh.

http://www.annarbor.com/community/commu ... _railroad/

There will be a few of us RRFan folks on site helping out.
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