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Highlights of the 2001 Season!

Set up Modules 39 Times, over 48 days, in four states:

Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

Laid and signaled 164 Scale Miles of Track (and that's not even counting the N Scale Collectors Meet in Lancaster!)

Brought NTRAK and Model Railroading to the public eye

Roughly 35,500 spectators - at train shows, conventions, malls and festivals.

Educated Members and interested modelers, and contributed to the community

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

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

7 Presenters

358.5 hours spent on OLI activities by Club Presenters

35 events attended in 3 states

26,568 members of the Public exposed to the Message!

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.

4 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 estimates haven't changed since last year - and are even lower than before!)


2001 Shows

Shows named in bold were shows at which NVNTRAK set up and ran trains...

January
14 Annual General Meeting   Gallery Prince of Peace Church, Springfield, VA
February 
4 Backshop Prince of Peace Church, Springfield, VA
10 - 11 Greenberg Great Train Show   Prince Georges Equestrian Center, Upper Marlboro, MD   The Setup Foreman was Paul Diley.
18 Museum Setup Sign-up Sheet Fairfax Station, VA  The Setup Foreman was Paul Diley.
March 
4 Backshop Prince of Peace Church, Springfield, VA  The Setup Foreman was Paul Diley.
10 NMRA Potomac Division MiniCon 
Gallery
Dulin Methodist Church, 513 East Broad St., Falls Church, VA.  Ops are from 0900-1500.
The Setup Foreman was John Steitz.
11 Gaithersburg Model Railroad Club Show   Montgomery County Fairgrounds  The Setup Foreman was Paul Diley.
17 Boy Scout Troop 964 Train Show 
Gallery
Saunders Middle School.  The Setup Foreman was Bill Rutherford.
18 Museum Setup
Fairfax Station, VA  
24 - 25 Landmark Mall Setup
Gallery
Landmark Mall, Alexandria, VA
The Setup Foremen were Fred Obermeyer
and Paul Diley... See the Setup Instructions for more information.
April
1 Backshop Prince of Peace Church, Springfield, VA
7 - 8 Great Scale Model Train Show Timonium Fairgrounds, Timonium, MD - Road trip on Saturday - get your feelers out now on our email list to form carpools!  Show info at: http://www.gsmts.com
15 Museum Setup
Fairfax Station, VA  The Setup Foreman was Paul Diley.  The Taxman came.
21 Adapt-a-Highway Cleanup Day
The Event Foreman was Noll Horan.
28 Fairfax Station Cleanup Day.
Fairfax Station, VA
The Event Foreman was Brian Brendel.
28 - 29 Spotsylvania Mall Setup 
Gallery
Spotsylvania Mall, Spotsylvania, VA.  The Setup Foreman was Peter Pfotenhauer.
May
5 Celebration of Life Fairfax Station, VA
The Event Foreman was Brian Brendel.
6 Backshop Prince of Peace Church, Springfield, VA
18 - 20 Mid-Atlantic Narrow Gauge Guild Meet Kimberton, PA
20 Museum Setup Fairfax Station, VA  
June
2 Manassas Railfest
Gallery
Manassas, VA.  The Setup Foreman was Bill Rutherford
Battlemap
 

The layout was full!
3 Backshop Prince of Peace Church, Springfield, VA
9 - 10 Alexandria Red Cross Waterfront Festival
Article
Alexandria, VA.  The Setup Foreman was Paul Diley
The layout
was full!
17 Museum Setup Fairfax Station, VA  The Setup Foreman was TBD.
23 - 24 Great Scale Model Train Show Timonium Fairgrounds, Timonium, MD - Road trip on Saturday - get your feelers out now on our email list to form carpools!  Show info at: http://www.gsmts.com
27 - July 1 N Scale Collectors' Convention
Gallery
Lancaster, PA
The Club Coordinator is Dave Freshwater
July July Gallery
8 Trainwatching Party  Gallery Tim's Rivershore Restaurant, Dumfries, VA.  The Club Coordinator was Matt Schaefer.
14 Fairfax Hospital Special Setup
Sign-up Sheet
INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Fairfax,  VA
The Setup Foreman
was Paul Diley  (Also Bastille Day, in case you felt like assaulting the prison...)
15 Museum Setup
Signup Sheet
Fairfax Station, VA   
August August Gallery
5 Backshop Prince of Peace Church, Springfield, VA
18 - 19 Greenberg Great Train Show
Sign-up Sheet
Gallery
Capital Expo Center, Chantilly, VA  Setup Foreman Paul Diley.
19 Museum Setup
Sign-up Sheet
Fairfax Station, VA  The Setup Foreman Matt Guey-Lee.
September September Gallery
2 Backshop cancelled - Labor Day Weekend!!! Enjoy a cook-out! 
8 - 9 Southern Junction Model Train Show
Sign-up Sheet
Gallery 
Dorton Arena, North Carolina State Fair Grounds, Raleigh, NC. Directions, location, etc., at: http://www.raleighcvb.org/dorton.html
The Club Coordinator is Noll Horan.
15 - 16 Culpeper Train Days
Sign-up
& Directions
Culpeper, Virginia
The Club Coordinator is Noll Horan.
16 Museum Setup
Gallery
Fairfax Station, VA  The Setup Foreman is Bill Baldwin.
22 Trainwatching Party Tim's Rivershore Restaurant, Dumfries, VA. The Club Coordinator is Matt Schaefer.
29 - 30 Spotsylvania Mall Setup
Sign-up Sheet
Gallery
Spotsylvania Mall, Spotsylvania, VA.  The Setup Foreman was Peter Pfotenhauer.
Cancelled National Burn Camp Cook-Out  
October October Gallery
4 - 7 NMRA MER Fall Convention
Article
Lancaster, PA
The Club Coordinator is Noll Horan.
6 Altoona Rail Fan Festival Altoona, PA
6 Bethesda - Chevy Chase Rescue Squad Show
Sign-up Sheet
Gallery
Rescue Squad #1 Station, Old Georgetown Road & Battery Lane, Bethesda, MD.  The Setup Foreman is Paul Diley.
7 Backshop Prince of Peace Church, Springfield, VA
13 - 14 Great Scale Model Train Show Timonium Fairgrounds, Timonium, MD - Road trip on Saturday - get your feelers out now on our email list to form carpools!  Show info at: http://www.gsmts.com
20 Adapt-a-Highway Cleanup Day
Gallery
The Event Foreman is Noll Horan.
21 Museum Setup
Sign-up Sheet
Fairfax Station, VA  The Setup Foreman is Paul Diley.
November November Gallery
3 Damascus Railroad Day
Gallery
Damascus Library, Damascus, MD.  The Setup Foreman is Dave Freshwater.
4 Backshop Prince of Peace Church, Springfield, VA
10 - 11 Rockville Lions Club Train Show Montgomery County Senior Center, Rockville, MD. The Setup Foremen are Charles and Dave Greenacre.
11 Gaithersburg MRR Club Show
Signup Sheet
Montgomery County Fairgrounds, Gaithersburg, MD. The Setup Foreman is Paul Diley; contact him by phone at (703) 492-6823.
18 Museum Setup
Signup Sheet
Gallery
Fairfax Station, VA  The Setup Foreman is Cotton Bowen.
December December Gallery
1 - 2 Eleventh Annual Holiday Train Show Fairfax Station, VA
16 Club Holiday Party
Gallery
Bill Palmer's House - instructions and a start time will be in the December Call Board.  (Thanks, Bill!)
29 - 30 Greenberg Great Train Show
Gallery
Capital Expo Center, Chantilly, VA  The Setup Foreman is Paul Diley; contact him by phone at (703) 492-6823.

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