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Highlights of the NVNTRAK  Millenium Tour!

Set up Modules 45 Times, in five states plus the District!

New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, Washington DC, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

Laid and signaled 130.5 Scale Miles of Track (and that's not even counting Edison!)

Brought NTRAK and Model Railroading to the public eye

Roughly 47,414 (but who's counting?) spectators - at train shows, conventions, malls and festivals.

Educated Members and interested modelers, and contributed to the community

Innumerable clinics on Model Railroading
(construction, tracklaying, wiring, scenery, painting).

Operation Lifesaver (displays and handouts at setups, qualified presenters)

2 new Presenters

422 hours spent on OLI activities by Club Presenters

41 events attended in 4 states

Maintained 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

Several new modules.

2 new layouts by club members

At least another dozen modules under construction!

Total Assets

99+ modules.

15+ scale miles of mainline.

2,500,000+ scale hp of motive power.

1,000,000+ scale tons of revenue equipment. 

(OK, those last two are estimates - low ones!)

2000 Shows

Events in boldface are NTRAK module events.

January
16 Annual General Meeting Gallery Prince of Peace Church, Springfield, VA
22 - 23 Greenberg Great Train Show Gallery Capital Expo Center, Chantilly, VA
February
6 Backshop and Special Set-up  Prince of Peace Church, Springfield, VA
6 Module Frame Clinic  Meet at: Prince of Peace Church, Springfield, VA
12 - 13 Greenberg Great Train Show Gallery Show Place Arena, Upper Marlboro, MD
20 Museum Setup Gallery Fairfax Station, VA
26 - 27 GATS Gallery Montgomery County Fairgrounds, Gaithersburg, MD.
March
5 Backshop  Prince of Peace Church, Springfield, VA
19

Museum Setup  The Layout*

Fairfax Station, VA  
13  Library Mini-Setup and OLI Class  Kings Park Library, Burke Lake Road, Burke, VA at 2:30 pm.
25 - 26 Gaithersburg Model Railroad Club Show The Layout* Montgomery County Fairgrounds, Gaithersburg, MD.  
29 - 31 Ride the Amtrak Cardinal to Montgomery, WV  Gallery
April
2 Backshop  Prince of Peace Church, Springfield, VA
8 - 9 Spotsylvania Mall Setup Gallery Spotsylvania Mall, Spotsylvania, VA  The Setup Foreman is Peter Pfotenhauer.
15 Gettysburg History Train Trip Call the Friends of Fairfax Station at 703-278-8833 for details.
15 - 16 RF&P MRR Show Virginia Aviation Museum, Richmond, VA. The Setup Foreman  is John Drye.
16 Museum Setup  Gallery Fairfax Station, VA  The Setup Foreman is Steve Jackson.
27 - 30 NMRA Mid Eastern Region Spring Convention Portsmouth, VA.  The Setup Foreman  is John Drye.
May
1 Obie's Trains Finale Gallery Springfield, VA
7 Backshop Gallery Prince of Peace Church, Springfield, VA
21 Museum Setup      and club cook-out   Gallery Fairfax Station, VA  The Setup Foreman is Steve Jackson.  Club cook-out afterwards! 
June
3 Manassas Railfest Gallery Manassas, VA  The Setup Foreman is Bill Rutherford
4 Backshop Prince of Peace Church, Springfield, VA
10-11 Alexandria Red Cross Waterfront Festival Oronoco Bay Park, Alexandria, VA  The Setup Foreman is Dave Freshwater.
18 Museum Setup Fairfax Station, VA  The Setup Foreman is Jim Labaugh.
25 Backshop Prince of Peace Church, Springfield, VA
July
15 - 16 Greenberg Great Train Show Sign-up Sheet Capital Expo Center, Chantilly, VA The Setup Foreman is Keith Holzapfel.
16 Museum Setup Sign-up Sheet Fairfax Station, VA  The Setup Foreman is Cotton Bowen.
30 - 6 August NMRA Convention >San Jose, CA
August
6 Backshop Prince of Peace Church, Springfield, VA
10 - 13 Edison 2000, the NTRAK East Convention Gallery  Edison, NJ.  The NVNTRAK Coordinator  is John Drye.
20 Museum Setup Fairfax Station, VA  The Setup Foreman is Keith Holzapfel.
September    
9 - 10 Southern Junction Train Show Raleigh, NC.  The NVNTRAK Coordinator is Noll Horan. 
16 - 17 Greenberg Great Train Show The Layout Prince Georges Equestrian Center, Upper Marlboro, MD  The Setup Foreman is Dave Freshwater.
17 Museum Setup Fairfax Station, VA  The Setup Foreman is Cotton Bowen.
24 National Burn Camp Cook-Out The Layout Arlington County Fire Station #5, Arlington, VA.  The Setup Foreman is Dave Freshwater.
October
1 Backshop Prince of Peace Church, Springfield, VA
Special Setup Bethesda/Chevy Chase Rescue Squad #1 Station, Old Georgetown Road & Battery Lane, Bethesda, MD.  The Setup Foreman is TBD.
6 - 8 MER, NMRA Fall Convention Altoona, PA.  The NVNTRAK Coordinator is John Drye.
15 Museum Setup Fairfax Station, VA  The Setup Foreman is TBD.
28 - 29 Spotsylvania Mall Public Setup Gallery Spotsylvania Mall, Fredericksburg, VA.  The Setup Foreman is Peter Pfotenhauer.
November November Gallery
4 Damascus Railroad Days  Damascus Public Library, Damascus, MD.  The Setup Foreman is Dave Freshwater.
5 Backshop Prince of Peace Church, Springfield, VA
11 - 12 (tentative) Rockville Lions  Club Train Show Montgomery County Senior Center, Rockville, MD.  The Setup Foremen are Dave and Charles Greenacre.
12 Gaithersburg MRR Club Show Montgomery County Fairgrounds, Gaithersburg, MD. The Setup Foremen are Dave Freshwater and Keith Holzapfel.
18 Fairfax Women and Children's Center  Fairfax Hospital, Fairfax, VA.  The Setup Foremen are Paul Diley and Chester Freedenthal.
19 Museum Setup Fairfax Station, VA
19Special Membership Meeting Fairfax Station, VA
December
2 - 3 Tenth Annual Holiday Train Show Fairfax Station, VA
17 Club Holiday Party Gallery Bill Palmer's House - instructions in the December Call Board.
30 - 31 Greenberg Great Train Show Gallery Capital Expo Center, Chantilly, VA The Setup Foreman is Keith Holzapfel.

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