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1999 Highlights
Set up Modules 40 Times, at 16 different locations
Virginia, Maryland, Washington DC, North Carolina
and Pennsylvania.
Laid and signaled 80 Scale Miles of Track.
Operated trains for more than 10,000 hours.
Brought NTRAK and Model Railroading to the public eye
Roughly 40,000 spectators - at train shows, conventions, malls and
festivals.
Educated Members and interested modelers, and contributed to the
community
75 clinics on Model Railroading
(construction, tracklaying, wiring, scenery, painting).
Operation Lifesaver
(displays and handouts at setups, qualified presenters).
Achieved non-profit 501(c)(3) status from the IRS.
Provided charitable donations to the Friends of Fairfax
Station, the Prince of Peace Church and the INOVA Fairfax Hospital for
Children.
Acquisitions
12+ modules.
Completed the Nn3 Mountain Loop.
At least
another dozen modules under construction!
Total Assets
75 modules.
15 scale miles of mainline.
2.5 million scale hp of motive power.
1,000,000 scale tons of revenue equipment.
1999 Shows
Events in boldface
are NTRAK module events.
| January |
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| 2 - 3 |
Greenberg Show |
Capital
Expo Center, Chantilly, VA |
| 17 |
Annual Membership Meeting |
Prince
of Peace Church, Springfield, VA |
| 23 - 24 |
Greenberg Show |
Show
Place Arena, Upper Marlboro, MD |
| 30 - 31 |
Scale Show |
Fairgrounds,
Timonium, MD |
| February |
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| 7 |
Backshop |
Prince
of Peace Church, Springfield, VA |
| 13 - 14 |
Mall Setup |
Landmark Mall, Alexandria, VA |
| 21 |
Museum Setup |
Fairfax
Station, VA |
| March |
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| 7 |
Backshop |
Prince
of Peace Church, Springfield, VA |
| 21 |
Museum Setup |
Fairfax
Station, VA |
| 28 |
Gaithersburg MRR Show |
Montgomery County Fairgrounds, MD |
| April |
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| 8 - 11 |
Club Railfan Trip |
Pittsburgh, PA |
| 18 |
Museum Setup |
Fairfax
Station, VA |
| 24 - 25 |
Mall Setup |
Springfield Mall, Springfield, VA |
| May |
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| 2 |
Backshop |
Prince
of Peace Church, Springfield, VA |
| 12 |
Operation Lifesaver Day |
Union Station, Washington, DC |
| 16 |
Museum Setup |
Fairfax
Station, VA |
| June |
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| 5 |
Manassas
Railfest |
>Manassas,
VA |
| 5 |
Springfield
Days |
Springfield
Metro Station, Springfield, VA |
| 6 |
Backshop |
Prince
of Peace Church, Springfield, VA |
| 12 - 13 |
Waterfront
Festival |
Alexandria,
VA |
| 20 |
Museum
Setup |
Fairfax
Station, VA |
| 27 |
Backshop |
Prince
of Peace Church, Springfield, VA |
| July |
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| 10 - 11 |
GATS |
Show
Place Arena, Upper Marlboro, MD |
| 10 - 11 |
Greenberg Show |
Capital
Expo Center, Chantilly, VA |
| 18 |
Museum
Setup |
Fairfax
Station, VA |
| 19 - 25 |
NMRA Convention |
St. Paul,
MN |
| August |
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| 1 |
Backshop |
Prince
of Peace Church, Springfield, VA |
| 15 |
Museum
Setup |
Fairfax
Station, VA |
| 20 - 22 |
uN-CoNveNtioN
(GATS) |
Virginia
State Fairgrounds,
Richmond, VA |
| 28 |
Gaithersburg
MRR Show |
Montgomery
County Fairgrounds, MD |
| September |
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| 4 - 5 |
Springfield
Mall Setup |
Springfield
Mall, Springfield, VA |
| 11 - 12 |
Southern
Junction Train Show |
North
Carolina State Fairgrounds, Raleigh, NC |
| 19 |
Museum
Setup |
Fairfax
Station, VA |
| October |
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| 2 |
Special Setup |
Bethesda
Chevy Chase Rescue Squad, Bethesda, MD |
| 3 |
Backshop |
Prince
of Peace Church, Springfield, VA |
| 17 |
Museum
Setup |
Fairfax
Station, VA |
| 24 |
Scenic Ridge Project
Session #1 |
Granddad's
Hobby Shop, Springfield, VA |
| 31 |
Scenic Ridge Project
Session #2 |
Granddad's
Hobby Shop, Springfield, VA |
| November |
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| 6 |
Railroad Days |
Damascus
Public Library, Damascus, MD |
| 7 |
Backshop |
Prince
of Peace Church, Springfield, VA |
| 7 |
Scenic Ridge Project
Session #3 |
Granddad's
Hobby Shop, Springfield, VA |
| 12 - 13 |
Mid-Eastern Region
NMRA Fall Convention |
Hagerstown,
MD, details TBD. |
| 13 - 14 |
Rockville
Lions Club Train Show |
Rockville
Senior Citizen's Center, Rockville, MD |
| 14 |
Gaithersburg MRR
Club Show |
Montgomery
County Fairgrounds, Gaithersburg, MD. |
| 14 |
Scenic Ridge Project
Session #4 |
Granddad's
Hobby Shop, Springfield, VA |
| 21 |
Scenic Ridge Project
Session #5 |
Granddad's
Hobby Shop, Springfield, VA |
| 21 |
Museum
Setup |
Fairfax
Station, VA |
| December |
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| 5 |
Tenth Annual Holiday Train Show |
Fairfax Station, VA |
| 11 |
Holiday Party |
West
Virginia Central RR |
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