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US MODEL RAILROADING - NMRA 2000 Convention

21st CENTURY LIMITED

2000 NMRA Convention, San Jose
July 30 to August 6, 2000

Text and Photographs: Franz Reichl

Here you find some text (available in broken English only) and photographs from the convention.

This is just the overview. The more detailed information is split into several sections, since photographs can take a while to download:

• Model Railroad Operation
• Layout Visits
• Clinics, Auctions, Prototype Modelers' Meet, TimeSaver...
• National Train Show
• NMRA Banquet on the U.S.S. Hornet

OVERVIEW

This year's NMRA Annual Convention took place in San Jose, the heart of Silicon Valley.

San Jose is about one hour of driving (except during rush hours) south of San Francisco.

Model Railroad Operation

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Operating at the California Central Club
	Lots of fun during an operating session at a highly detailed layout built in an old depot, applying Track Warrants and Card Order Freight Forwarding
Demonstration during the Convention
	During the NMRA Convention, an operating layout was available for participants to practice operation, e.g. freight car forwarding with tabs on cars.
Operation on Layouts Visited
	Some of the layouts visited during minibus and carpool tours organized by the LD SIG and the OpSIG provided the possibility to watch operating sessions and discuss aspects of operation with the owners and with some of the operators.
Operation Clinics
Lessons Learned

Layout Visits

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In the Bay area, many world famous layouts are located and could be visited, e.g.:

	Jack Burgess' Yosemite Valley RR
	Jim Providenza's Santa Cruz Northern
	John Grey's UP Wyoming Division
	Rick Fortin's Sierra Western & Santa Fe

Clinics, Auctions,...

Clinics provided valuable modeling information.
The "Company Store" had interesting items for sale.
The "Railway Prototype Modelers Meet" displayed interesting prototypical models.
John Allen's original "Time Saver" was available for a contest.

Click here for photographs from Clinics, the Railway Prototype Modelers Meet, and the TimeSaver.

National Train Show

Click here for photos on clubs exhibiting at the National Train Show

NMRA Banquet

This year's banquet took place on the Hangar Deck of the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Hornet.

Click here for photos from the dinner on the U.S.S. Hornet.

Select from the following:

• Model Railroad Operation
• Layout Visits
• Clinics, Auctions, Prototype Modelers' Meet, TimeSaver...
• National Train Show
• NMRA Banquet on the U.S.S. Hornet