Working on the slide collection of a deceased NRHS member, lots of NRHS convention photos, is there a list of NRHS conventions anywhere?

-Hudson

I can pull up one--the Md. Rail Heritage Library maintains a file on NRHS conventions, with ephemera (order forms, folders, tickets, etc.) from every last one held (I believe).

Got subject matters/locations? We have enough "walking encyclopedias" here that I'm wagering some of us would hear, say "6060" or "3985" and instantly be able to tell you the Convention year.

Got a Denver/Rocky Mountain RR Club, a Charleston 1970?

Mount Beacon, NY, Branchville, SC

SOU 4501.


-Hudson

Pretty sure Charleston was, indeed, 1970. Jim Wrinn's "Steam's Camelot" (which has an almost-perfect list of every last SR/NS steam excursion) confirms it: Branchville/Charleston with 722, Charleston-Branchville with 722/630, and back to Charleston with 630 on Monday, Sept. 7, 1970.

No offense, but I have to chuckle when you mention 4501's appearance at a NRHS convention. You'll need much more information than that to pinpoint a date as the "Oh-One" has been part of numerous conventions. As a matter of fact, the operation of #4501 nearly single-handedly provided the catalyst for NRHS's enormous growth of membership in the 1970's. Many NRHS conventions were held in the south/east to allow Southern's Excursion Program (with 4501) to provide steam powered passenger trips for their participants. A better question might be "what other steam locomotives, if any, appeared with #4501"?

Roanoke hosted in 1977 with 610, 4501, FP7's, and again in 1987 with 611, 1218, FP7's, and "Best Friend of Charleston"

Youtube footage from the NS documentary shot during the convention

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzxTf3IHYL8

From memory:

1957: Roanoke, VA, NW regular service steam, VGN electrics!
1979: Capitol Ltd. '79, Washington, DC - CP/SOU Royal Hudson 2839
1980: Toronto, Ont., CN 6060
1984: Cincinnati, OH, NKP 765 (Life Begins at 40!), NW 611
1988: Tri-State '88 (How could we forget!), Northern NJ, NKP 765
1990: St. Louis, MO, Frisco 1522, NW 1218(?)
1991: Huntington, WV, NW 1218, NKP 765, PM 1225
1993: Chicago, IL, UP 3985, NKP 587 & 765 (NW 611 on inbound special to Ft. Wayne)
1997: Salt Lake City, UT, UP 844, UP E-Units (inbound Royal Gorge steam special from Denver)
2003: Baltimore, MD (put on by WDC Chapter), no mainline steam, Bennett Levin's PRR E-units
2006: New Philadelphia/Dennison, OH, OC 1293

Not sure of the year, but the Intermountain Chapter hosted a convention in either the late 70's or early '80's in Denver, CO. I'm sure some of the other long-time fans/NRHS members can fill-in other gaps back to the late 1950's, early '60's.

Rather than relay on guess work, have you thought about asking the NRHS office ?

Just use the contact us link on the NRHS website.

Bob H

Thanks for the partial list.

I did contact NRHS, and got the response that "somebodies wife is working on a list"

-Hudson

Page 40, July 1990 Trains has a list.

Denver: 1963, 1982.

That's fine and may meet the OP's needs -- but it misses 13 conventions.

Bob h

Here are all the NRHS Conventions since 1980. I know some are listed above but I figured I'd put them in as well.

'80 Toronto, ON
'81 Louisville, KY
'82 Denver, CO
'83 Richmond, VA
'84 Cincinnati, OH
'85 Lancaster, PA
'86 Boston, MA
'87 Roanoke, VA
'88 Northern NJ
'89 Asheville, NC
'90 St. Louis, MO
'91 Huntington, WV
'92 San Jose, CA
'93 Chicago, IL
'94 Atlanta, GA
'95 Lancaster, PA
'96 Charlotte, NC
'97 Salt Lake City, UT
'98 Syracuse, NY
'99 Sacramento, CA
'00 Stamford, CT
'01 St. Louis, MO
'02 Williams, AZ
'03 Baltimore, MD
'04 Minneapolis, MN
'05 Portland, OR
'06 New Philadelphia, OH
'07 Chattanooga, TN
'08 Ft. Worth, TX
'09 Duluth, MN
'10 Scranton, PA
'11 Tacoma, WA
'12 Cedar Rapids, IA
'13 Anchorage, AK
and '14 will be in Springdale, AR

1990 St. Louis, MO. Frisco 1522, UP 844, N&W 1218 and Cotton Belt 819. Good show!

Here is what I found so far:

1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957: Roanoke, VA, NW regular service steam, VGN electrics!
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963: Denver
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970: Charleston
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977: Roanoke hosted in with 610, 4501, FP7's,
1978
1979: Capitol Ltd. '79, Washington, DC - CP/SOU Royal Hudson 283
1980: Toronto, Ont., CN 6060
1981: Louisville, KY
1982: Denver
1983: Richmond, VA
1984: Cincinnati, OH, NKP 765 (Life Begins at 40!), NW 611
1985: Lancaster, PA
1986: Boston, MA 1987 Roanoke, VA
1988: Tri-State '88 (How could we forget!), Northern NJ, NKP 765
1989: Asheville, NC
1990: St. Louis, MO, Frisco 1522, NW 1218(?)
1991: Huntington, WV, NW 1218, NKP 765, PM 1225
1992: San Jose, CA
1993: Chicago, IL, UP 3985, NKP 587 & 765 (NW 611 on inbound special to Ft. Wayne)
1994: Atlanta, GA
1995: Lancaster, PA
1996: Charlotte, NC
1997: Salt Lake City, UT, UP 844, UP E-Units (inbound Royal Gorge steam special from Denver)
1998: Syracuse, NY
1999: Sacramento, CA
2000: Stamford, CT
2001: St. Louis, MO
2002: Williams, AZ
2003: Baltimore, MD (put on by WDC Chapter), no mainline steam, Bennett Levin's PRR E-units
2004: Minneapolis, MN
2005: Portland, OR
2006: New Philadelphia/Dennison, OH, OC 1293
2007: Chattanooga, TN
2008: Ft. Worth, TX
2009: Duluth, MN
2010: Scranton, PA
2011: Tacoma, WA
2012: Cedar Rapids, IA
2013: Anchorage, AK
2014: will be in Springdale, AR

1938 Philadelphia
1939 Brooklyn (NY Chapter)
1940 New Haven (Southern New England, Hub, Conn. Valley)
1941 Pittsburgh
1942 Elizabeth, NJ
[No conventions 1943-45 because of wartime restrictions]
1946 Buffalo, NY
1947 Boston
1948 Baltimore
1949 Rochester
1950 Philadelphia
1951 Montreal
1952 Altoona, Pa
1953 St. Louis
1954 Washington DC
1955 Milwaukee
1956 Cleveland
1957: Roanoke, VA, NW regular service steam, VGN electrics!
1958 Toronto
1959 Pittsburgh
1960 Bristol, Tn/Va
1961 Chicago
1962 Atlanta
1963: Denver
1964 Newark, NJ
1965 Portland, Ore.
1966 Richmond, VA
1967 Albany
1968 Baltimore
1969 Denver
1970: Charleston
1971 Bethlehem, PA
1972 New York City
1973 New Orleans
1974 San Francisco
1975 Knoxville
1976 Philadelphia
1977: Roanoke hosted in with 610, 4501, FP7's,
1978 Portland/Seattle/Vancouver
1979: Capitol Ltd. '79, Washington, DC - CP/SOU Royal Hudson 2839
1980: Toronto, Ont., CN 6060
1981: Louisville, KY
1982: Denver
1983: Richmond, VA
1984: Cincinnati, OH, NKP 765 (Life Begins at 40!), NW 611
1985: Lancaster, PA
1986: Boston, MA 1987 Roanoke, VA
1988: Tri-State '88 (How could we forget!), Northern NJ, NKP 765
1989: Asheville, NC
1990: St. Louis, MO, Frisco 1522, NW 1218(?)
1991: Huntington, WV, NW 1218, NKP 765, PM 1225
1992: San Jose, CA
1993: Chicago, IL, UP 3985, NKP 587 & 765 (NW 611 on inbound special to Ft. Wayne)
1994: Atlanta, GA
1995: Lancaster, PA
1996: Charlotte, NC
1997: Salt Lake City, UT, UP 844, UP E-Units (inbound Royal Gorge steam special from Denver)
1998: Syracuse, NY
1999: Sacramento, CA
2000: Stamford, CT
2001: St. Louis, MO
2002: Williams, AZ
2003: Baltimore, MD (put on by WDC Chapter), no mainline steam, Bennett Levin's PRR E-units
2004: Minneapolis, MN
2005: Portland, OR
2006: New Philadelphia/Dennison, OH, OC 1293
2007: Chattanooga, TN
2008: Ft. Worth, TX
2009: Duluth, MN
2010: Scranton, PA
2011: Tacoma, WA
2012: Cedar Rapids, IA
2013: Anchorage, AK
2014: will be in Springdale, AR

And as soon as I'm bored enough, I'll fill in the sponsoring chapters, though most can be readily guessed from the home base.