Presentation about GR2012

1. Grand Rapids - Calder City - La Grande Vitesse Invites you to join us for...

2. A Grand NMRA Convention in a Grand Convention City

5. Located in heart of Grand Rapids Modern Convention Center

6. Rated best in Midwest and 12 th in North America Amway Grand Plaza skywalk to Convention Center - Conde Nast Traveler

7. Across the river from the Convention Center Days Inn provides economical rates

9. 4 Major Museums and a Planetarium (within 5 minutes) - Ford Presidential - GR Historical - GR Art - GR Children's - Chaffee Planetarium

10. Ample parking Day Rates: Ramp: $9-12 Lot: $2-7

11. Transportation to hotel From Amtrak station: $7 taxi From Gerald R. Ford International Airport: $25 round trip shuttle

12. The program for Grand rails 2012 includes: Layouts, Tours & Clinics, Rail and Non-Rail model and prototype

13. The following are Just a few of the great layouts that will be on tour during Grand Rails 2012

14. Skip Luyk’s award winning Arcadia and Betsey River A Logging & short line operation

15. Published in “ Tall Timber and Short Lines” magazine! NMRA award winning structures

16. Thom Post’s highly detailed C&O branch line

17. … and engine facility

18. Riverbend Club modeling Michigan’s UP iron range 1961

19. Including Lake Freighters and Ore Docks

20. Your Host, the GRMRHS modeling the Pere Marquette Detroit to Chicago

21. Prototypical GRS Machine Open for operating sessions

22. Dirk Start’s C&O Waverly Subdivision authentic GRS CTC machine Circa 1960

24. … infinite detail in every scene

25. Duane Henry’s Sister Lakes Southern accommodates 50+ visitors

26. … fully signaled Operating gates, semaphores & aspects

27. Modeling B&O and Western Maryland 1955 Thom Vanderlip’s B&O Grafton Division

28. Extensive B&O type Color Position Light signaling Controlled by CTC machine interfaced with the C/MRI

29. Lansing Model Railroad Club’s Hogsback and Southern

30. The Incomparable White Creek Railroad 1/8 scale, 7.5-in gauge

31. … 120 acres of layout 5 miles of mainline and 27 industries

32. 30 passing sidings, 30 signal blocks, 27 industry spurs, 2 yards, and 9 junctions

33. Half day operating sessions 40 engines, 400 cars, 50+ crew

34. 20 car passenger trains 45 minute ride

35. Sunset Valley Oregon System

36. Sunset Valley Oregon System In operation

37. More than half of our 70+ convention quality layouts are within 30 minutes of the hotel

40. A Bridge to Engine Room tour of a great lakes car ferry

41. Grand Rapids rail yards, a coal fired power plant, steel and wood furniture plants are just a sample of industries on tour.

45. We await your arrival Join us for Grand Rails 2012