| Location |
Date |
Description |
Gatineau,
PQ |
21-22
Jan 2012
Sat
& Sun
10-4 |
Exposition
des Trains Miniatures
Sponsored by Club Ferroviaiare En Voiture and Mont Bleu Ford
Mont-Bleu Ford,
375 Boul. Maloney Ouest. Contact:
Mario 819-671-2354 |
West
Springfield,
MA |
28-29
Jan 2012
Sat 9-5
Sun 10-5 |
Amherst Railway Society Big Railroad Hobby Show
I know that this is a little far from Ottawa but
this is a huge show. Some people car pool to go
down (ie. about 6-8 hours depending on the weather).
For
details on exact locations, times and cost, please link to
the Springfield
website for further info. |
| Cornwall,
ON |
1
Feb 2012
Wed 7:30PM |
Moccasin MR Club Monthly Mtg
St.
Matthew's Evangelical
Lutheran Church Hall, 1509
Second St. W. Contact:
Colin Marshall,
613-936-1660
|
| Morrisburg,
ON |
2
Feb 2012
Thurs 7:30PM |
Seaway Valley Model Railroaders
McIntosh Country Inn
Contact: Steve Skerry stvskerry@sympatico.ca |
| Ottawa,
ON
|
4
Feb 2012
Sat
10am-1pm |
MODEL TRAIN FLEA MARKET
Sponsored by OVAR
Come check out some of the best
deals on model trains, parts and accessories.
St. Anthony's Soccer Club Hall, 523 St. Anthony's Street, Ottawa (just off Preston Street at the Queensway)
Directions
to St. Anthony Soccer Club Hall.
Admission: make
donation at the door. Everyone welcome!
Tables $ 5.00.
To reserve a table, contact Peter
Jackson. Set-up at 8:30AM. |
| Port
Hope,
ON |
4-5
Feb 2012
Sat
10-4:30
Sun 10-3 |
Ganaraska
Railway
Modellers Annual
Model
Railway Show
Town
Park Recreation
Centre, 62
McCaul St., Port Hope
Contact:
Dave
905-885-7190 or
by email. |
| Ottawa,
ON |
7
Feb 2012
Tuesday 7:30PM |
Bytown Railway Society Regular Meeting
See the meeting schedule on the BRS web site at
www.bytownrailwaysociety.ca
for details. |
| Copetown,
ON |
12
Feb 2012
Sun 10 - 4 |
CARM
Copetown Train Show
Copetown & District Community
Centre,
1950 Governor’s Rd., just east of Hwy. 52
For info contact Peter Moffett or
John Johnston |
| Ottawa,
ON
|
14
Feb 2012
Tuesday 5:30 PM
|
OVAR Regular Dinner Meeting
Program
-
Peter Murphy
(CRHA), "The
End of Steam
and Montreal
Streetcars"
Display
-
Passenger
Equipment
Contact -
Fred
Mills
613-723-1911 Directions
to St. Anthony Soccer Club Hall. |
| Cobourg,
ON |
3
Mar 2012
Sat
10-4 |
Cobourg
Model Train Show
Presented
by Cobourg Model
Railroaders.
Cobourg Lions
Centre, Elgin
St. |
| Ottawa,
ON |
6
Mar 2012
Tuesday 7:30PM |
Bytown Railway Society Regular Meeting
See the meeting schedule on the BRS web site at
www.bytownrailwaysociety.ca
for details. |
| Cornwall,
ON |
7
Mar 2012
Wed 7:30PM |
Moccasin MR Club Monthly Mtg
St.
Matthew's Evangelical
Lutheran Church Hall, 1509
Second St. W. Contact:
Colin Marshall,
613-936-1660 |
| Morrisburg,
ON |
8
Mar 2012
Thurs 7:30PM |
Seaway Valley Model Railroaders
McIntosh Country Inn
Contact: Steve Skerry stvskerry@sympatico.ca |
| Kingston,
ON |
10-11
Mar 2012
Sat
10-4
Sun 10-4 |
Kingston Rail-O-Rama Show
Ambassador Hotel, 1550
Princess Street, Kingston
Presented by Canadian Railroad Historical Association |
| Ottawa,
ON
|
13
March 2012
Tuesday 5:30 PM |
OVAR Regular
Dinner Meeting
Program-
Colin
Churcher:
"Railfanning
for the
Government"
Display
-
Canadian Roads
Contact -
Fred
Mills
613-723-1911
Directions
to St. Anthony Soccer Club Hall. |
| Toronto,
ON |
?
Mar 2012
Sat 11 - 6
Sun 10 - 4 |
Toronto Model Railway Show
Brookview Middle School,
4505 Jane St Toronto, ON
Inquiries: phone 416-536-2894 or
email modelshow@torontoyork.ca |
| Lindsay,
ON |
?
April 2012
Sat 10-5
Sun 10-4:30 |
34th
Annual
Lindsay Model Railway Show
held by Lindsay and District Model Railroaders and Lindsay Model Ship wrights
Victoria Park Armoury, 210 Kent St. W., Lindsay Ontario |
| Laval,
PQ |
? April 2012
Sat 10-5
Sun 10-4 |
Expo-Train-Modelisme
Polyvalente Georges
Vanier, 3995 Boul Levesque
Est., Laval, PQ
Pour info: Mr.
Piette (450) 625-4230 |
| Ottawa,
ON |
3
Apr 2012
Tuesday 7:30PM |
Bytown Railway Society Regular Meeting
See the meeting schedule on the BRS web site at
www.bytownrailwaysociety.ca
for details. |
| Cornwall,
ON |
4
Apr 2012
Wed 7:30PM |
Moccasin MR Club Monthly Mtg
St.
Matthew's Evangelical
Lutheran Church Hall, 1509
Second St. W. Contact:
Colin Marshall, 613-936-1660 |
| Morrisburg,
ON |
5
April 2012
Thurs 7:30PM |
Seaway Valley Model Railroaders
McIntosh Country Inn
Contact: Steve Skerry stvskerry@sympatico.ca |
| Ottawa,
ON
|
10
Apr 2012
Tuesday 5:30 PM |
OVAR Regular Dinner Meeting
Program - Chris
Lyon, "Trains of Nova
Scotia"
Display - Structures
Contact -
Fred
Mills 613-723-1911Directions
to St. Anthony Soccer Club Hall. |
| Whitby,
ON |
?
April 2012
Sat
12-5 |
Pine
Ridge
Railroaders
Open House
St.
Andrews
Presbyterian
Church, 209
Cochrane St. Whitby
See http://www.trainweb.org/prrc/
for further
details |
| Sudbury,
ON |
27-29
April, 2012
Fri-Sun |
"Sudbury Saturday Night
Express"
NMRA
Niagara Frontier Region
Convention
See http://www.sudburymodelrailroading.com/nfr2012/
for updates |
| Ottawa,
ON |
1
May 2012
Tuesday 7:30PM |
Bytown Railway Society Regular Meeting
See the meeting schedule on the BRS web site at
www.bytownrailwaysociety.ca
for details. |
| Cornwall,
ON |
2
May 2012
Wed 7:30PM |
Moccasin MR Club Monthly Mtg
St.
Matthew's Evangelical
Lutheran Church Hall, 1509
Second St. W. Contact:
Colin Marshall, 613-936-1660 |
| Morrisburg,
ON |
3
May 2012
Thurs 7:30PM |
Seaway Valley Model Railroaders
McIntosh Country Inn
Contact: Steve Skerry stvskerry@sympatico.ca |
| Ottawa,
ON |
5-6
May, 2012
Sat 10 -
4:30
Sun 10 -
4:00 |
Ottawa
Train Expo
Carleton University
Fieldhouse. See ottawatrainexpo.com
for details and updates.
|
|
Ottawa, ON |
8
May 2012
Tuesday 5:30 PM |
OVAR Regular Dinner Meeting.
Program
-
Normand Levert
"Railfanning BC's Lower
Mainland"
Display - Non-Canadian
Contact -
Fred Mills 613-723-1911
Directions to St. Anthony Soccer
Club Hall.
|
| Midland,
ON |
?
May 2012
Sat 10-5
Sun 10-4 |
Midland
District Model Railroad Show
North Simcoe Sports &
Rec Complex, King St. Midland, ON
Contact Vernon Jamieson
705-527-5307 |
| Cornwall,
ON |
6
Jun 2012
Wed 7:30PM |
Moccasin MR Club Monthly Mtg
St.
Matthew's Evangelical
Lutheran Church Hall, 1509
Second St. W. Contact:
Colin Marshall, 613-936-1660 |
| Morrisburg,
ON |
7
Jun 2012
Thurs 7:30PM |
Seaway Valley Model Railroaders
McIntosh Country Inn
Contact: Steve Skerry stvskerry@sympatico.ca |
| Ottawa,
ON |
5
June 2012
|
Bytown Railway Society Regular Meeting
See the meeting schedule on the BRS web site at
www.bytownrailwaysociety.ca
for details. |
| Ottawa,
ON |
12
Jun 2012
Tuesday 5:30 PM |
OVAR Regular Dinner Meeting
Program - James
Allen, Transport Pontiac
Renfrew
Display - McEwen cars and/or end-of-train
Contact - Fred Mills
613-723-1911 Directions
to St. Anthony Soccer Club Hall. |
| Huntsville,
ON |
?
June 2012
Sat 10-5
Sun 10-4
|
Huntsville
Model Railway Exposition
Canada
Summit Centre, 100 Park
Drive, Huntsville
Organized by the Huntsville
Train Station Society |
| Grand
Rapids, MI |
29
July - 4 Aug 2012
|
NMRA National
Convention & National
Train Show
Websites for Convention:
http://www.gr2012.org/
National Train Show: www.nationaltrainshow.org |
Bracebridge,
ON |
?
Aug 2012
Sat 10-5
Sun 10-4 |
Muskoka
Model Railroad Show
James Lang
Activity Park, Bracebridge
Info at: http://www.muskokacomputes.com/Trains-Shows.html |
St-Constant,
PQ |
?
Aug 2012
Sat/Sun |
"A
Great Passion for Small
Trains"
Exporail, the Canadian Railway Museum,
110 St-Pierre St-Constant, PQ
http://www.exporail.org/
Model
train layouts built by railroaders
from Quebec and Ontario. |
| Ottawa,
ON |
4
Sep 2012
Tuesday 7:30PM |
Bytown Railway Society Regular Meeting
See the meeting schedule on the BRS web site at
www.bytownrailwaysociety.ca
for details. |
| Cornwall,
ON |
5
Sep 2012
Wed 7:30PM |
Moccasin MR Club Monthly Mtg
St.
Matthew's Evangelical
Lutheran Church Hall, 1509
Second St. W. Contact:
Colin Marshall,
613-936-1660 |
| Morrisburg,
ON |
6
Sep 2012
Thurs 7:30PM |
Seaway Valley Model Railroaders
McIntosh Country Inn
Contact: Steve Skerry stvskerry@sympatico.ca |
| Ottawa,
ON
|
11
Sep 2012
Tuesday 5:30 PM |
OVAR Regular Dinner Meeting
Program -
TBD
Display
-
Your summer projects
Contact - Fred
Mills 613-723-1911 Directions
to St. Anthony Soccer Club Hall. |
| Picton,
ON |
?
Sep 2012
Sat 10-5
Sun 10-4 |
Picton Model Railroaders Annual Show
Prince Edward Curling Club at the Picton Fairgrounds on Main
Street East in Picton.
Call Jack Stranchan at 613-476-3721 for more info. |
| Montreal,
PQ |
29-30
Sep 2012
Sat/Sun
10 AM -5 PM |
Expositions de Trains-Miniatures
In support of Sun Youth
4251 St-Urbain. Info: Ivan Dow, 514-636-9665. |
| Morrisburg,
ON |
4
Oct 2012
Thurs 7:30PM |
Seaway Valley Model Railroaders
McIntosh Country Inn
Contact: Steve Skerry stvskerry@sympatico.ca |
| Cornwall,
ON |
11
Oct 2012
Wed 7:30PM |
Moccasin MR Club Monthly Mtg
St.
Matthew's Evangelical
Lutheran Church Hall, 1509
Second St. W.
Contact: Colin
Marshall, 613-936-1660 |
| Ottawa,
ON |
2
Oct 2012
Tuesday 7:30PM |
Bytown Railway Society Regular Meeting
See the meeting schedule on the BRS web site at
www.bytownrailwaysociety.ca
for details. |
| Sainte-Foy,
PQ |
?
Oct 2012
Sat/Sun/Mon 10-5 |
Exposition
Annuelle de Trains Miniatures
Société
de Modélisme Ferroviaire
de Québec
3350, chemin de la Gare,
Sainte-Foy |
| Ottawa,
ON
|
9
Oct 2012
Tuesday 5:30 PM |
OVAR Regular Dinner Meeting
Program
Duncan du Fresne, author of Recollections
of a CPR Locomotive
Fireman
Display
- Locomotives
Contact - Fred
Mills 613-723-1911
Directions
to St. Anthony Soccer Club Hall. |
| Ottawa,
ON
|
13-14
Oct 2012
Sat 11 -
5:00
Sun 10 -
4:00 |
Railfair
35
Railfair is jointly sponsored by OVAR and the
British Railway of North America (BRMNA). It is
held at Algonquin College Woodroffe Campus.
For contact and
other details see
the Railfair
website. |
| Ottawa,
ON |
6
Nov 2012
Tuesday 7:30PM |
Bytown Railway Society Regular Meeting
See the meeting schedule on the BRS web site at
www.bytownrailwaysociety.ca
for details. |
| Cornwall,
ON |
7
Nov 2012
Wed 7:30PM |
Moccasin MR Club Monthly Mtg
St.
Matthew's
Evangelical
Lutheran Church
Hall, 1509
Second St. W.
Contact: Colin
Marshall,
613-936-1660 |
| Morrisburg,
ON |
1
Nov 2012
Thurs 7:30PM |
Seaway Valley Model Railroaders
McIntosh Country Inn
Contact: Steve Skerry stvskerry@sympatico.ca |
| Syracuse,
NY |
?
Nov 2012
Sat 10 - 5
Sun 10 - 5 |
Central
New York Model Train Fair
NYS Fairgrounds, Syracuse
http://cnyrhs.org/Train_Fair/train_fair.html |
| Laval,
PQ |
?
Nov 2012
Sat 10-5
Sun10-4 |
Expo-Train-Modelisme
Polyvalente George
Vanier, 3995 Boul. Levesque
Est., Laval
Contact: M. Piette
450-625-4230 or consult
the website. |
| Ottawa,
ON
|
13
Nov 2011
Tuesday 5:30 PM |
OVAR Regular Dinner Meeting
Program -
TBD
Display
-
Maintenance of
Way
Contact -
Fred
Mills
613-723-1911 Directions
to St. Anthony Soccer Club Hall.
|
| Whitby,
ON |
?
Nov 2012
Sat
10-4:30
Sun 10-4 |
Pine
Ridge
Railroaders
Model Train
Show
Father
Leo J.Austin
School, 1020
Dryden Blvd,
Whitby
See flyer
here (PDF). |
| Mississauga,
ON |
?
Nov 2012
Sat 11 - 4
Sun 10 - 4 |
Toronto
Christmas Train Show
Hall 3, International Centre,
6900 Airport
Road in Mississauga.
Toronto Show Promotions www.antiquetoys.ca |
| Stops
at various
locations |
Early
December
2012
|
CPR
Christmas Train
Check
the CPR website for stops and
schedule |
| Belleville,
ON |
?
Dec 2012
Sat/Sun 10 - 4 |
Quinte's
Annual Christmas Model Railroad Show
Quinte Secondary School, Belleville.
45 College St. W.
Contact Paul Martel at 613-968-9270 pmartel@cogeco.ca.
Show
website. |
| Laval,
PQ |
?
Dec 2012
Sat/Sun 10 - 4 |
Open
House: Club de Trains JacHOBBY
1622,
east, De la Concorde Blvd, Laval, Quebec, H7G 2E7. Tel: (450)
667-9988, 1-(866) 967-9988 |
| Ottawa,
ON |
4
Dec 2012
Tuesday 7:30PM |
Bytown Railway Society Regular Meeting
See the meeting schedule on the BRS web site at
www.bytownrailwaysociety.ca
for details. |
| Cornwall,
ON |
5
Dec 2012
Wed 7:30PM |
Moccasin MR Club Monthly Mtg
St.
Matthew's Evangelical
Lutheran Church Hall, 1509
Second St. W. Contact:
Colin Marshall,
613-936-1660 |
| Morrisburg,
ON |
6
Dec 2012
Thurs 7:30PM |
Seaway Valley Model Railroaders
McIntosh Country Inn
Contact: Steve Skerry stvskerry@sympatico.ca |
| Ottawa,
ON
|
11
Dec 2012
Tuesday 5:30 PM |
OVAR Regular Dinner Meeting
Program
-
TBD
Display
- Freight
Equipment
Contact -
Fred
Mills
613-723-1911
Directions
to St. Anthony Soccer Club Hall. |
Ottawa,
ON
|
?
Jan 2013
Fri evening setup
Sat 10-4
Sun 9-3 |
OVAR Modular Model Railroad Rally
Directions
to St. Anthony Soccer Club Hall. Ottawa.
Contact Peter
Jackson.
Two days of operating fun on model railroads from the
region's modular layout clubs
- OV
HOTRAK
- OV
NTrak |
| Ottawa,
ON |
?
Jan 2013
Tuesday 7:30PM |
Bytown Railway Society Regular Meeting
See the meeting schedule on the BRS web site at
www.bytownrailwaysociety.ca
for details. |
| Cornwall,
ON |
2
Jan 2013
Wed 7:30PM |
Moccasin MR Club Monthly Mtg
St.
Matthew's Evangelical
Lutheran Church Hall, 1509
Second St. W. Contact:
Colin Marshall,
613-936-1660 |
| Morrisburg,
ON |
3
Jan 2013
Thurs 7:30PM |
Seaway Valley Model Railroaders
McIntosh Country Inn
Contact: Steve Skerry stvskerry@sympatico.ca |
| Ottawa,
ON
|
8
Jan 2013
Tuesday 5:30 PM |
OVAR Regular Dinner Meeting
Program
-
TBD
Display
-
Shortlines
Contact -
Fred
Mills
613-723-1911
Directions
to St. Anthony Soccer Club Hall. |
|
Year-round
Events outside the
Ottawa area:
(Back
to top)
|
| Aberfoyle,
ON |
Several
weekends
in the Spring
and Fall
|
Aberfoyle
Junction Model
Railway Open House
O scale
layout located at
#128 Brock Rd,
1.5km north of Hwy
401, Exit #299
(old #6 Hwy) just
south of the town
of Aberfoyle, Ont.
I know that this
is a long way from
Ottawa but it
really is a must
see if you are
down in that part
of the
province.
For dates, see
the website
at www.aberfoylejunction.com.
For more info,
contact Craig Webb
at (905)
527-5474. |
Various
cities in
USA |
Yearlong
|
Great
American Train Shows (GATS)
Link to web site with
dates & locations of shows |
Ottawa
Valley Associated Railroaders
