How Many Forumites Will Be in Chattanooga, TN this Saturday?

I know at least 3 club members from the North Atlanta O Gauge RailRoad Club are going Saturday.  Most likely, they will be wearing their club shirts which are red for easy identification with a big logo on the back.

Nobody from the NE that I know of. 

My friend Shael is going to be there from the Memphis area.

I just saw in an MTH new releases notice that there will be a National Train Show?? in

the Atlanta area that MTH is attending.....!  But guess it makes sense they wouldn't be

at an LCCA convention.  First I heard of the National Train Show, though.

I will definitely be making plans to attend next year's NMRA National in Cleveland.  I've yet to attend an NMRA National that I didn't thoroughly enjoy.  LOTS of great learning experiences via clinics, layout tours, etc.  These NMRA Nationals are, in my opinion, the king of model train conventions.

I believe the NMRA "Master Modeler" award is the highest official recognition in our hobby.

Indeed it is, and it's not easy to earn the Master Model Railroader (MMR) title.  Requires peer-judged performance in a number of defined categories.  I greatly admire those who are willing to put forth the effort to achieve that goal and honor.

It's not actually an "award", it is a title earned after a lot of hard work in the NMRA achievement program. Master model railroader (MMR) is something like Doctor of model railroading. There are 11 different subjects in 4 categories. You must complete one subject in each category and a total of 7 of the 11. In the 52 years since its inception, there have only been 513 people to earn the title.

http://www.nmra.org/education/achievement/

Traindame is Choo Choo Chattanooga bound tomorrow to join Traingineers; Roger, George & Roy at the LCCA Convention.

On display will be the Texas Special Modular layout sporting the new TrainWorx "Modular Coveralls" Here is a collage I made from pictures Roger sent from the Convention:

I invite you to check out more info (pictures, video and article) I just posted on my Traindame Blog.

TrainWorx will be participating in the Trading Hall event which is open to the public Saturday from 9 to 3. Hope to see you there!

Happy Tracks!

Traindame aka Dorcie

TW TrainWorx

Dallas, Texas

(877) 881-4997

www.twtrainworx.com 

I was in Chattanooga last year.  Always ahead of the crowd, sorry I missed you guys.  

Pardon me, boy, is that this Saturday?  Nothing could be finer than to drive from Carolina.

What, me worry? 

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A friend of mine just got back from Chattanooga.  I don't know if he even knew there was a train meet in town, but he did send me some photos:

Sam, he's not a model railroad enthusiast, he just happened to be there on vacation.  He does have an old Marx set from his youth, but that's about it, go figure

NICE layout pics, though! 

Allan,  have you attended a LCCA convention recently?  

Al K. 

No, Al, I haven't.  Dropped my membership some years ago after the club somehow "lost" my early reservation for one the the General sets produced way back then.  At that time I had memberships in the NMRA, TCA, LCCA, LOTS, TTOS, LRRC, LGB Club, K-Line Collector's Club, MTH Club, Marklin Club, and a local (Milwaukee and then Virginia) club or two.  That was quite an expenditure!

Today, I'm a member of the NMRA (Life Member) and TCA, and that's about it.  By virtue of my position with OGR, I feel it's probably best to not show favoritism to one or another of the more "specialized" organizations.

We're very well represented at LCCA events by my colleague, Ed Boyle. 

Allan,

We have contacted our business office again, and they still do not have any record of your reservation for the Generals.  However, LCCA President Dennis DeVito has assured me there is one set in our archives (reserved for future auctions) that will be offered to you or OGR.  He is disappointed that you missed out on this opportunity.  Dennis also said he would provide you with a courtesy LCCA membership and free registration for our 44th LCCA Annual convention to be held in Indianapolis in July 2014.  We also feel that if you compare convention venues/tours and experiences, you should include the best in your samples.  Do you mean to say, that of the two clubs you currently belong to, the NMRA convention is the  better of the two?  

Best regards

Al Kolis

If I didn't have work I'd probably drive down.