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Upcoming Events

APN Club Events

APN:

2008

1st and 3rd Saturday of every month: "Run days" - Work on the layout takes to the siding, and running trains has priority as we enjoy the fruits of our labor

2nd and 4th Saturday of every month: "Work days" - you can still run trains, but only if you avoid members working on the layout, who have priority

January 5 - Operating Session

January 19 - Monthly Business Meeting and election of Officers for 2008

January 26 - Operating Session

February 16 - SanJac Train Show in Stafford.
                   10am to 5 pm.  APN will have a table set up to advertise the club.
                   Contact John if you want to volunteer.
                   Click here for Show information, including directions and a list of clinics

February 23 - Monthly Business Meeting, 10:30-noon
                    - Open House, noon-6pm

March 1 - Operating Session

March 15 -  Monthly Business Meeting

March 29 - Operating Session

April 19 -  Monthly Business Meeting

April 24-26 - Daily ProRail Operating Sessions

May 17 -  Monthly Business Meeting

June 21 -  10:30 -12noon - Super Tour of APN layout by LSR/NMRA Convention attendees

June 28 - Monthly Business Meeting (Deferred because of LSR Tour)

July 19? -  APN Annual Birthday Party

August 16 -  Monthly Business Meeting

August 23 - Operating Session (Tentative)

September 20 -  Monthly Business Meeting

October 18 -  Monthly Business Meeting

November 8-9? - Annual Open House

November 15 -  Monthly Business Meeting

December ?? -  APN Annual Christmas Party

 

Other Events that may be of interest:

2008

January 12-13 - Plano Train Show - Plano, TX

January 19-20 - Dallas Area Train Show

January 26-27 - SAMRA 32nd Annual Model Railroad Jamboree - San Antonio

February 8-9 - Sweetheart Special train excursion - Austin, TX SOLD OUT

February 14 - Valentine's Dinner Train - Texas State RR - Rusk, TX

February 14 - Sweetheart Express train excursion - Ft Worth, TX

February 14 - Dinner in the Diner - Museum of the American Railroad, Dallas, TX

February 16 - SanJac Greater Houston Train Show

February 23 - Modeling with the Division 8 Masters - Papa Ben's, Houston
                      Hosted by Division 8 of the Lone Star Region of the NMRA

March 1-2 - The Junction & East Texas Train Society (JETTS) Annual Train Show
                   Longview, TX

March 1-2 - The Great Train Expo - Fort Worth, TX

March 8 - Boy Scout Railroading Merit Badge Workshop
                Houston Railroad Museum

March 7-8-9 - The Little Engine that Could Rail Tour
                      Texas State Railroad - Palestine, TX

March 29 - Wild Flower Train Excursion
                  Temple Railroad & Heritage Museum, Temple, TX

March 28-30, April 4-6 - Day Out with Thomas - Grapevine Vintage RR - Fort Worth

April 19 - Houston Area Inter-organization swap meet
               Houston Railroad Museum - contact stationmaster@comcast.net

April 24-27 - ProRail comes to Houston, TX

April 26-27 - Cotton Belt Historic Society Train Show - Tyler, TX

April 26 - New Braunfels Model Railroad Jamboree - New Braunfels
                21st Annual Model Railroad Train Show

May 25 - Annual Lone Star Railfair
               RR Collectible and Model Train Show & Sale - Fort Worth, Texas

June 10-13 - Junior Model RR Camp for Ages 4-7 - Rosenberg RR Museum

June 18-22 - 57th Annual Convention - Lone Star Region of the NMRA - Houston, TX

June 16-22 - National Railway Historical Society (NRHS) 2008 National Convention
                     "Lone Star Rails 2008 - Deep in the Heart of Texas" -  Fort Worth

June 28-29 - Texas Hill Country Railfair and Festival - Burnet, Texas

July 8-11 - Junior Model RR Camp for Ages 8-16 - Rosenberg RR Museum

July 13-18 - NMRA National Convention - Anaheim, CA

July 19-20 - The SAMRA Balcones Heights Family Train Show - San Antonio

August 16 - 14th Annual New Braunfels Summer Model Train Show

September 20-21 - 26th Annual Temple Model Train Show

October 4-5 - Alamo Model Railroad Engineers - San Antonio, TX
                              Annual Fall Train Show

October 17-18 & 24-26 - Day Out with Thomas - Texas State Railroad - Rusk, TX

October 25 - Halloween Murder Mystery Train Excursion - Austin TX

November 1-2 - T&P Railway Museum Model Train Show & Extravaganza
                          Marshall, TX