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August 10 - 13, 2000

Approximately 30 members of NVNTrak travelled over the long 9 - 13 August weekend (Weekends can be as long as necessary when you're runnin' trains!) to attend the Edison 2000 N Scale East model train convention and what a time we had!  An "official" after-action report of our adventures, as well as (I hope!) several shorter "impressions" articles will eventually make their way to this page, as well as (of course!) NVNTrak's newsletter, the Call Board.  Meanwhile, a couple of things to consider are that the layout, by best estimates and counts, contained 400 POFF (plain ole' four-footer) equivalents, for a total length of 1600 feet of modules; Harold's Deli proved the wisdom of the old adage, "Never try to eat anything bigger than your head"; and lastly and most importantly, it's simply not possible to run trains until it's not fun anymore...

Thorsten Schulz, the President of NTRAK Germany, attended the con and said in (this excerpt from) his e-mail to the NTrak community-at-large after the show:  

"Over this weekend, I've learned something.  The best thing on NTRAK and conventions are not the modules, the trains, or the conventions themselves... In my opinion the best (things) are the people.  When I entered the conv-hall on Thursday evening, it was like entering a big family.  No "Who's that?" looks, no wondering faces.  People I've never seen before or heard 'bout them talked to me like a family member - and so it stayed the whole weekend.  I want to thank all you folks for a wonderful weekend with much smiles, laughs, and fun."

I think Thorsten said it all: the people - the hosts (thanks to all of you!) and the attendees - are what made Edison 2000 the success it was!  That, and the unflagging efforts of the "Red Shirt Brigade", who seemed to be everywhere, all the time, keeping things functioning...

Watch this space for a proper write-up and meanwhile, enjoy a look at a gallery of pictures from the show. By the way, the pictures, unless specifically credited, were taken by a variety of club-members... 

Please be patient when loading the galleries - they will take awhile...

Anybody who's associated with NVNTRAK has heard of Bill Baldwin, our illustrious Quartmaster General, and what has in recent years become an institution in NVNTRAK, the

Who is Harold and why is there a link bearing his name, below?  Click on it and see!

As more pictures become available, additions may be made to these galleries. 

...and here are some more... 

Many thanks to Mitch Brown, who was responsible for almost all of the pictures in this update! 

 

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