National S-Gauge Convention - Scranton

Note: This file was copied 4/28/01 from the "Schedules" page of the National Ass'n Of S-Gaugers convention site at

http://trainweb.org/steamtown2001

STEAMTOWN USA 2001

Tentative Schedule

July 24-28 2001

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Tuesday July 24th:

10am Registration Table Opens
2pm Early bird layout tour 1 leaves
2pm Early bird layout tour 2 leaves
Please come to departure point _ hour early

Wednesday July 25th

8:30am Registration Table Opens
9am Steamtown Open 9am-5pm
9am Trade Room Available for Dealer Setup
10am Trip # 3 Leaves Should be back between 4-5pm
Please come to departure point _ hour early
2pm Trade Room Opens
2pm Contest room opens. Bring your entries.
5pm Trade Room Closes
5pm Trade Room Available for Dealer Setup
Ý5pm Contest Room Closes
7pm Reopen Trade Room
7pm Reopen Contest Room. Bring your entries.
7pm Clinics Start
10pm Trade Room Closes
10pm Contest Room Opens
10pm Clinics End
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Thursday July 26th

7am Registration Table Opens
7:30am Trip # 5 leaves. Strasburg Train Special Leaves
Please come to departure point _ early
10am Trip # 4 leaves. Ladies Shopping Trip
Please come to departure point _ early
2pm Trade Room Opens
2pm Contest Room Opens. Bring your entries
5pm Trade Room Closes
5pm Contest Room Closes.
7pm Trade Room Reopens
7pm Contest Room Reopens
7pm Clinics Start
10pm Trade Room Closes
10pm Contest Room Closes
10pm Clinics End
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Friday July 27th

9am Registration Table Opens
9am Trading Room Opens
9am Contest Room Opens. Bring your entries
10am Clinics Start
12pm Trading Room Closes
12pm Contest Room Closes
12pm Clinics end
2pm Steamtown Train Ride leaves from Convention Hotel
Departs from rear of Radisson Hotel
Please Come To Departure point _ hour early
5pm Layout Room Opens for the OPEN HOUSE
5pm Contest Room Opens. Last Chance to enter contests
5pm Open House starts
We are having this event to spread the news about
S Gauge Model Railroading to the general public.
The trade room and layout room will be available.
5:30pm BOT Meeting
10pm Layout Room Closes
10pm Trading Room Closes
10pm Contest Room Closes

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Saturday July 28th

8:30am Open Registration Table
9am Trip # 6 Houdini Magic Show leaves back about 12pm
9am Open Trade Room
9am CONTEST ROOM CLOSED FOR JUDGING WILL REOPEN AFTER BANQUET FOR VEIWING AND CONTEST ENTRY PICKUP.
10am Business meeting for the membership.
1pm Clinics Start
1pm Trade Room Closes for tear down.
WE MUST BE OUT BY 4PM.
2pm Trip # 7 Everhart Museum Leaves Back about 4pm
3pm Clinics End
5-7pm Happy Hour In the lobby
7pm-? Banquet
11 pm Auction. AUCTION MAY START EARLIER DEPENDING ON LENGTH OF BANQUET
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ÝTHIS SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE, DEPENDING ON ANY UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCIES

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FRIDAYS STEAM TRAIN RIDE

Is a two hour (approximate), 26-mile round-trip excursions on the former Pocono mainline of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad between Scranton and Moscow (PA) allow a glimpse back into the heyday of steam passenger railroading!

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Steamtown And the Electric City Trolley Museum

Both are open from 9am-5pm
Both are about a five-minute walk from hotel.
Transport is available at hotel
Steamtown offers a variety of tours.
Rangers Choice Tours are historical and technological based
Locomotive shop and Machine tours are also included

Also if you're at Steamtown between 9am-10am you can watch the engine crew prep their loco for the day's assignment.

All tours are run everyday at different times.
Entry to Steamtown with tours and the Trolley Museum are included with your Convention registration fees.
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BRING THOSE CAMERAS!!

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Model & Photo Contests

Your may enter your models or photos in the contests any of the hours the
Contest room is open except Saturday.
Our contest chairman has in store some great things for this years contests.
So bring those photos and models.

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Clinics

As you can see the clinics are setup when there isn't a lot going on.

Clinics will be on the following.