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Cobourg Model Train Show
Date:

Saturday March 6th, 2010
Location:

Cobourg Lions Centre, Cobourg, Ontario
Time:

10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Contact:

Cobourg Model Railroaders
Phone:

N/A
Email:

N/A
Information:
The biggest model train show in Northumberland County
Vendors, Operating Layouts, Exhibits, Food and Beverages
Admission: Adults $5.00, Children 12 and under $1.00
Directions: 

Take Highway 401 to Cobourg and use exit 474, Division Street. Head south on Division Street and turn left (east) on Elgin Street and follow this to the Lions Community Centre.

Toronto Railway Prototype Modellers Meet
Date:

Saturday, March 27th, 2010
Location:

Humber College, North Campus - Building B, rooms B211, B213
Time:

9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Contact:

Brian Gauer
Phone:

N/A
Email:

bgauer@rogers.com
Information:
Model Display Room - bring your own models
Model Discussion
Prototype & Modelling Clinics
Workshop Tips

Admission: $10
Directions: 

205 Humber College Blvd, Toronto, ON

Highway 27 & Finch Ave.

Doubleheaders Self-Guided Layout Tour
Date:

Saturday March 27th, 2010
Location:

Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph, ON
Time:

9:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Contact:

Doubleheaders Model R.R. Club
Phone:

N/A
Email:

dhtour@gmail.com
Website: www.doubleheaders.org
Information:
This is the 27th Annual Doubleheaders Model Railroad
Self-guided home & club Layout Tour.
Traditionally over 40 layouts.
This tour covers Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge and Guelph in Ontario. One of Canada's Largest Annual Layout Tours. To preview the layouts on tour go to our website at www.doubleheaders.org
Admission: $5.00 for every person, children must by supervised by an adult. (Tickets to be shown for admission to layouts).
Directions: 

Registration at the Hespeler Arena.

Exit the 401 at Townline Road North (exit 289) and head north. Turn left at
Ellis Road and continue to the Hespeler Arena at 640 Ellis Road West,
Cambridge, Ontario. GPS: N43.4280 W80.2919

The 36th Annual Lindsay Model Railway Show
Date:

Saturday April 10th & Sunday April 11th, 2010
Location:

210 Kent Street West, Lindsay, ON
Time:

10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Contact:

Don McClellan
Phone:

705-328-0474
Email:

ldmrclub@hotmail.com
Website: www.trainsweb.org/ldmr
Information:
Railway Show and Railway Modelling Clinics
Admission $5.00, Ages 6-12 $2.00, Under 6 Free!
For more information contact Don McClellan at 705-328-0474 (weekdays), 705-454-2746 (weekends) or by e-mail at donald.mcclellan@sympatico.ca
More information at http://www.trainsweb.org/ldmr or ldmrclub@hotmail.com
Directions: 

Located on Highway 7B/35B in Lindsay, Ontario at the Victoria Park Armoury, 210 Kent Street West, Lindsay, Ontario, K9V 2Y8

5th Annual Ontario Narrow Gauge Show
Date:

Saturday April 17th, 2010
Location:

Schomberg Community Hall, Schomberg, Ontario
Time:

10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Contact:

Christopher Creighton
Phone:

905-939-0694
Email:

narrowgaugeontario@hotmail.com
Website: www.narrowgaugemadness.com
Information:
Canada's only exclusively narrow gauge railway show!
It will feature layouts, dealers, manufacturers, model and photography contests, workshops and demonstrations.
A lunch counter will be available.
Admission is $10 in advance and $15 at the door.
Check the website at http://www.narrowgaugemadness.com for the latest updates.
Directions: 

From highway 400:

    * exit at highway 9. Go west toward Orangeville

    * cross over highway 27 to the next set of lights, (Main Street), big orange building on the left

    * turn left onto Main Street.

    * the Comunity Hall is on the right about 2 minutes along Main Street

    * The Street Number is 325.

Lakeshore Model Railroad Flea Market
Date:

Saturday April 17th, 2010
Location:

Humber College, Main Gym, Etobicoke, ON
Time:

10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Contact:

Steven McCoy
Phone:

416-817-4015
Email:

supertraindude@yahoo.ca
Website: trainweb.org/lmra/
Information:
The Lakeshore Model Railroaders\' Association is presenting the Model Railroad Flea Market. For more information check out our website at http://trainweb.org/lmra/
Directions: 

Go to Humber College just south west of Finch Avenue West and
Highway 27 and take Humber College Blvd. from either street in Etobicoke,
Ontario. Use Entrances D&E at the Main Gym, 205 Humber College Blvd.

Brantford Model RR Tour
Date:

Saturday, April 17, 2010
Location:

Brantford, Burford-Paris, Simcoe, Port Dover
Time:

9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Contact:

Greg Whayman
Phone:

519-758-0004
Email:

newwyorkandseven@yahoo.ca
Information:
Supports school breakfast programs. Tickets, $5. per person, available at:
- Balfour st. United Church, New York and Seven RR
- Hobby show, 37 Hill St
- Paris Junction Hobbies, 12 Mechanics St, Paris
- SLN Hobbies, 51 Newport Lane, Port Dover.
Directions: 

Tickets and maps at the four listed layouts above

SUPERTRAIN 2010
Date:

Saturday April 17th & Sunday April 18th, 2010
Location:

Subway Soccer Centre, Calgary, Alberta
Time:

9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Contact:

Calgary Model Railway Society
Phone:

N/A
Email:

info@supertrain.ca
Website: www.supertrain.ca
Information:
Calgary Model Railway Society presents Canada's Biggest and Best annual Model Train Show. Over 60,000 sq ft of operating model railroad layouts, displays, hobby shops, model manufacturers, railroad art, photos, clinics and live demos for beginners, ride-on trains, Garden railroads, Lionel, Lego and Thomas Play Area, and much more. Visit our website for all the details.

FREE PARKING

adult - $10 youth (6-12) - $5 under 6 - free

Bring a non-perishable food donation for the Calgary Food Bank and receive a dollar off admission.
Directions: 

7000 - 48 Street SE. See the map at http://www.supertrain.ca/Map.html

Nottawasaga Model Railway Club 16th Annual Auction
Date:

Saturday, May 1st, 2010
Location:

Saint Patrick's Parish Hall, 215 Pine St. Stayner, Ontario
Time:

8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Contact:

Dolf Roelofsen, Bill Payne
Phone:

705-445-7317, 705-429-2762
Email:

N/A
Information:
Auction of model railway items and some railway collectables (all scales)(all types).
Cash sales only. Refreshment and sandwich counter available.
Admission $4.00.

Contact - Dolf Roelofsen: dolfroelofsen@hotmail.com

OR

Contact - Bill Payne: payner47@hotmail.com
Directions: 

Follow signs from Airport road east to church hall or follow signs from Hwy 26 south to church hall.

Canadian Railway Convention

This event is a CARM EVENT

Date:

Friday May 21st to Sunday May 23rd, 2010
Location:

Lakeshore Campus of Humber College, Toronto, ON
Time:

9:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Contact:

Gerald Harper, Convention Chair
Phone:

416-232-9114
Email:

gharpergamah@yahoo.ca
Information:
Clinics (modelling, prototype, DCC and more), Layout visits, Prototype tours, Manufacturers displays, Banquet, Silent Auction,Rail Fanning and all of Toronto to visit. Breakfast and lunch will be available at the cafeteria; many near-by restaurants. Welcoming reception on Friday evening.
This will be the first CARM convention held in Toronto, Canada's largest city, and a major vacation destination in its own right.
Directions: 

The Humber Lakeshore campus is accessible by air: Pearson International Airport is about 20 minutes from the college. By train: Union Station (VIA, Amtrak) is a streetcar ride away. By auto: Hwys 401, 400, 427, Gardiner Expressway, Don Valley parkway lead to the campus. Ample parking is available.