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Round the Curve to Altoona
2023
Convention Pricing
To purchase these items, please visit the registration page,
and select the items you want when completing your registration.
and select the items you want when completing your registration.
Convention Registration Fares
Pre Convention Early Fare (thru
08/31/2023)
$70
Pre Convention Regular Fare
(09/01/2023 thru 10/05/2023)
$80
On-Site Fare (10/19/2023 thru
10/22/2023)
$90
One-Day Fare
$45
Non-NMRA Member Fee (9-month Railpass
Membership)
$20
Spouse/Significant Other Fee
$5
Children (under age 18)
$5 (each)
Rail Tours
Western Maryland Scenic
Railroad
$99
Description: A trip to the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad to ride in reserved
coaches behind the fully-restored ex-Chesapeake and Ohio 2-6-6-2 #1309. The
rail-trip will be from the historic Western Maryland depot in Cumberland to the
depot in Frostburg. A boxed lunch will be distributed in Frostburg. Travel to
and from the WMSR will be provided by Fullington Trailways Motorcoach.
(Convention Tour
Information Flyer)
East Broad Top
$99
Description: A ride behind East Broad Top 2-8-2 #16, returned
to service this year for the first time since 1956. This will be followed by a
guided tour of the historic machine shops After lunch on-site(provided), we’ll
board our motorcoach for a stop at the huge HO/HOn3 layout of the Bricktown Model
Railroad Club. Travel to and from the EBT RR will be provided by Fullington
Trailways Motorcoach.
(EBT Convention Tour
Information Flyer)
Railroader's Museum, K4 Restoration
Tour
$15
Description: A tour provided by the Railroader's Museum of the roundhouse and K4 #1361
restoration.
Meals
Grand Start Breakfast Buffet
$17 per day
Description: The hotel will provide a buffet including: berry and granola parfait,
mixed muffins, scrambled eggs, bacon or sausage, breakfast potatoes, toast with butter and
jelly.
Saturday Evening Banquet
$57
Description:The Saturday evening banquet will include the selection of one of the
following four main course items: Filet Mignon, Roasted Chicken Veloute, Herb Encrusted
Salmon, or Penne Pasta Primavera.
Operating Sessions
Operating Session
$5 per session
Extra-Fare Clinics
Title: Make-N-Take Ipswich
Hobbies' Tool Shed
Clinician: Jack Dziadul
Description: Step-by-step assembly of Ipswich Hobbies' Tool Shed,
a laser cut model kit of a Southern Railway (Cape Fear & Yadkin
Valley) speeder shed that once served the railroad in Goldston,
North Carolina.
Fee:
$15 N-Scale
$25 HO-Scale
$45 O-Scale
$15 N-Scale
$25 HO-Scale
$45 O-Scale
Attendee Limit: 16
Title: TinkerCAD
Introduction
Clinician: Kurt Thompson, MMR
Description: Step-by-step introduction to using TinkerCAD, a free web app for 3D
design.
Attendees are expected to bring their own laptop to run the TinkerCAD software.
Fee: $0
Attendee Limit: 25
Title: Make-N-Take Freight
Car
Clinician: Kevin O'Connor
Description: This make and take clinic focuses on getting that
kit you just picked up at the last train show, swap meet, purchased on
eBay or was gifted ready to run on your layout.
Fee: $12
Attendee Limit: 15
MER Convention Shirts
MER Convention Polo Shirt
Description:Black Polo shirt with MER 2023 Convention logo embroidered. (18,000+
stitches)
Cost:
$36 Small
$36 Medium
$36 Large
$36 X-Large
$40 2X-Large
$40 3X-Large
$36 Small
$36 Medium
$36 Large
$36 X-Large
$40 2X-Large
$40 3X-Large
