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Round the Curve to Altoona
2023
Schedule
(as of October 05, 2023)
Thursday, October 19th
Activity
07:00a
08:00a
09:00a
10:00a
11:00a
12:00n
01:00p
02:00p
03:00p
04:00p
05:00p
06:00p
07:00p
08:00p
09:00p
10:00p
Rail Tours
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad (Tour bus departs 9:30am, and returns at 5:30pm)
Operating Sessions
East Broad Top - Lee Rainey (ID 801)
B&O-WM-PWV - John Bennett (ID 802)
Laurel Mountain Division of PRR - Frank Coat (ID 807)
Cumberland & Lake Erie - David Baker (ID 805)
Laurel Mountain Division of PRR - Frank Coat (ID 808)
Layout Open Houses
Portage Station Museum
Altoona Association of Model Railroaders
K4 Clinics
Kurt Thompson MMR -- Returning Contest Judges
Ernie Liittle MMR -- Becoming a Master Model Railroader
GG1 Clinics
John Burchnall -- Prototype Timelines for Modelers
T1 Clinics
Jane Clarke -- Natural Scenery, Make-N-Take
Doug Bosley -- The Allegheny Portage Railroad and Main Line Canal System
Registration
Desk Open
Desk Open
Contest Room
Entry Drop-off
Company Store
Store Open / Raffle Viewing
Meals
Dinner Break
Friday, October 20th
Activity
07:00a
08:00a
09:00a
10:00a
11:00a
12:00n
01:00p
02:00p
03:00p
04:00p
05:00p
06:00p
07:00p
08:00p
09:00p
10:00p
Rail Tours
East Broad Top Railroad (Tour bus departs 8:15am, and returns at 4:15pm)
Operating Sessions
B&O-WM-PWV - John Bennett (ID 803)
Laurel Mountain Division of PRR - Frank Coat (ID 809)
Cumberland & Lake Erie - David Baker (ID 806)
Laurel Mountain Division of PRR - Frank Coat (ID 810)
Layout Open Houses
Portage Station Museum
Altoona Association of Model Railroaders
K4 Clinics
Alan Mende -- Obsessive, Compulsive Detailing Revisited
Alan Mende -- Soldering Essentials
Andrew Dodge MMR -- Building Model Structures with Plexiglas
Andrew Dodge MMR-- Modeling to Prototype Structures and Operating Procedures
Ron Smith -- PCC Trolley Restorations
Ernie Little MMR -- Building a Programming Track/Using Decoder Pro to Program a Locomotive
Alan Maples -- The Everett Railroad Story
Jim Fisher -- Introduction to Technical Aspects of DCC
GG1 Clinics
Brian Sheron MMR -- Expanding the Long Island Railroad
Brian Sheron MMR -- Modeling Urban Scenes
Joe Walters MMR -- Scratch-building a Jordan Spreader
Lance Mindheim -- Model Railroading as Art
Lee Rainey -- East Broad Top 101
Bob Bucklew -- JMRI Throtttles and Virtual Signals
Kurt Thompson MMR -- TinkerCAD (This clinic requires pre-registration and a laptop computer.)
T1 Clinics
David Ellis -- Expand Your Horizons with Backdrops
Kevin O'Connor -- Getting a Frieght Car Kit Ready for Your Layout (This is a Make & Take that requires pre-registration and a small fee.)
Jeff Witt -- Remembering John Allen's Gorre & Daphetid Railroad
Jeff Witt -- John Allen in Print: A Survey of his Publications
John Sokash -- Pennsy Passenger Steam Locomotives
Jack Dziadul -- Building a RR Tool Shed (This is a Make & Take that requires pre-registration and a small fee.)
Registration
Desk Open
Desk Open
Desk Open
Contest Room
Entry Drop-off
Entry Drop-off
Entry Drop-off
Judge Orientation
Company Store
Store Open / Raffle Viewing
Store Open / Raffle Viewing
Store Open / Raffle Viewing
Meals
Breakfast (Tropical Courtyard - 6:00am to 10:00am)
Lunch Break
Dinner Break
Region Events
Editor's Breakfast
Saturday, October 21st
Activity
07:00a
08:00a
09:00a
10:00a
11:00a
12:00n
01:00p
02:00p
03:00p
04:00p
05:00p
06:00p
07:00p
08:00p
09:00p
10:00p
Rail Tours
Railroaders Museum & K4 Roundhouse
Railroaders Museum & K4 Roundhouse
Operating Sessions
B&O-WM-PWV - John Bennett (ID 804)
Laurel Mountain Division of PRR - Frank Coat (ID 811)
Layout Open Houses
Alto Model Train Museum Association
Clinton Central Model Railroad Club
Portage Station Museum
K4 Clinics
Dr. John Pursell -- Misers Guide to Model Railroading
Andrew Dodge MMR -- Reconfiguring a Layout:. From the Colorado Rockies to the Rocky Coast of Maine
Lance Mindheim -- Layout Planning: Putting the Horse Before the Cart
John Sokash -- Pullman's Hotels on Wheels
Joe Walters MMR -- Building the PROSES Locomotive House
Rich Wurst -- The Frugal Model Railroader
GG1 Clinics
Brian Sheron MMR -- Building an Automatic Operational RR Crossing
Brian Sheron MMR -- Details Can Make the Difference
Rob Hinkle -- Researching and Designing a Hershey Inspired Reading Layout
Andy Blenko -- Design of the Pittsburgh Mainline Layout
Tom Neukirchen -- Garden Railroading from Beginning to Now
Jim Rose -- Consider Mixed Scales and Gauges in Layout Planning
T1 Clinics
Mike Prokop -- Easy Coal Loads
Mike Prokop -- On the Waterfront
John Burchnall -- Engineering Secrets of Eastern Loggers
Jeff Witt -- The Gorre & Daphetid Reminiscence Project: Past, Present & Future
John Gallagher -- Designing Operations which Reflect Economic Purpose of Railroading
Neal Schorr -- Recreating the PRR's Middle Division
Registration
Desk Open
Contest Room
Entry Drop Off
Judging (judges report at 08:30am)
Judging
Entry Pick Up from 9pm to 10 pm
Company Store
Store Open
Store Open
Raffle Drawing
Raffle Prize Pickup
Raffle Prize Pickup
Meals
Breakfast (6:00am to 10:00am)
Lunch Break
Region Events
Superintendent's Breakfast - 07:00a to 8:30a (Tropical Courtyard)
Reception - 6:00p to 6:45p
Seating 6:45p
Annual Banquet 7:00p to 9:00p (Pre-registration and banquet fee required)
Sunday, October 22nd
Activity
07:00a
08:00a
09:00a
10:00a
11:00a
12:00n
01:00p
02:00p
03:00p
04:00p
05:00p
06:00p
07:00p
08:00p
09:00p
10:00p
Layout Open Houses
B&O, WM, and P&WV Railroad
Cumberland and Lake Erie Railroad
PRR Middle Division & East Broad Top Railroad
Forks Ridge Railway
Foxdale Model Railroad
Galeton & Chestnut Lake
Laurel Mountain Division of the PRR
Norton Division
Contest Room
Entry Pick Up
Company Store
Raffle, Settlement, & Pickup
Meals
Breakfast (7:00am to 9:00am)
Region Events
A Conversation with the NMRA President, Gordy Robinson
Annual Business Meeting