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The 2008 TLR convention is over - our thanks to the 92 members that attended. 2008 Contest and Activity links at the bottom of the page. We will leave some of the highlights of our 2008 convention on this page for a few more months. Stay tuned for the details for our upcoming 2009 convention in Hutchinson, MN. Click on the logo for an information video and then read on to the text, below. While it'll be hard to top last year's "Steamin' to Winona" TLR convention, this year's "Twin Ports Express" is
surely going to give it a run for the money. The convention promises a
full range of prototype tours and clinics, as well as our own
train to Two Harbors, MN.
»Cenex Harvest States Grain is a huge grain handling facility that has a collection of engines, including an SW1, SW9, and a GE 45-ton locomotive. »The MERC facility is home of the largest coal unloading dock in the world, and has a four-car rotary dumper which we'll hopefully get to see in operation. MERC routinely handles 120-car unit trains.
SATURDAY will be another jam-packed day. Attendees can use part of their morning for breakfast, railfanning, and exploring. At 10 a.m. we'll gather at the Depot to board the Twin Ports Express - a three-car train (two Great Northern coaches and a baggage car) chartered especially for our convention, which will take us on a picturesque 6-hour lakeside trip to Two Harbors, MN. The motive power will be either the Lake Superior Scenic Railroad's DMIR SD18 or Soo Line GP-30. Box lunches will be provided. During the two-hour
layover in Two Harbors we'll have time to explore the Two Harbors
lighthouse, the Dwan/3M Museum, the Edna G tugboat, the Two
Harbors Depot Museum, or either of the antiques stores in town. If
time permits, there will be a photo run-by on the way back. We'll
return to the Duluth Depot by 4 pm. You can also visit Carr's Hobby Shop in Duluth.
2009 Convention will be in Hutchinson, MN see schedule page 2005 Convention: River City 2005 - May 19-22 in Mason City - Joint Meet with the Chicago & North Western Historical Society 2006 Convention: NorthStar '06 - May 5-7 in the Twin Cities 2007 Convention: Steamin' to Winona - Winona, MN - June 8th - June 10th, 2007 Convention Activities Contest Photo 2008 Twin Ports Express Duluth, MN May 2nd, 3rd & 4th, 2008 Convention Activities Contest Photo's
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