Courtesy of John A. Shaw and Reinhard Müller
Previous NMRA Conventions
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1935 Milwaukee, WI: August 31-September 02
1936 Chicago, IL: September 05-07
1937 Detroit, MI: September 04-06
1938 Buffalo, NY: September 03-05
1939 New York, NY: September 02-04
1940 Milwaukee, WI: August 31-September 02
1941 Peoria, IL: August 30-September 01
1942 Rochester, NY: September 05-07
1943 Cincinnati, OH: September 04-06
1944 Pittsburgh, PA: September 02-04
1945 (postponed to 1946)
1946 Detroit, MI: August 31-September 02
1947 Oakland, CA
1948 Atlanta, GA
1949 Denver, CO
1950 Milwaukee, WI: September 04-07
1951 New York, NY: September 03-06
1952 Portland, OR
1953 Toronto, ON: September 01-03
1954 Chicago, IL
1955 Baltimore, MD
1956 St. Paul, MN
1957 Houston, TX
1958 Pittsburgh, PA
1959 San Diego, CA: 4 days
1960 Chicago, IL
1961 Cleveland, OH
1962 Montreal, QC
1963 Indianapolis, IN
1964 Philadelphia, PA
1965 Vancouver, BC
1966 Cincinnati, OH: 5 days
1967 Miami Beach, FL
1968 San Francisco, CA
1969 Minneapolis, MN
1970 St. Louis, MO: 4 days
1971 London, UK
1972 Seattle, WA: 5 days
1973 Atlanta, GA
1974 San Diego, CA: 6 days
1975 Dayton, OH
1976 Chicago, IL
1977 Denver, CO
1978 Dearborn, MI: 7 days
1979 Calgary, AB: 6 days
1980 Orlando, FL: 8 days
1981 San Mateo, CA: 6 days
1982 Washington, DC
1983 Winnipeg, MB
1984 Kansas City, MO
1985 Milwaukee, WI: 8 days
1986 Boston, MA
1987 Eugene, OR
1988 Birmingham, AL
1989 Houston, TX
1990 Pittsburgh, PA
1991 Denver, CO
1992 Columbus, OH: Discoverail, August 1-8
1993 Valley Forge, PA: Valley Forge Express
1994 Portland, OR: Columbia Gorge Express, August 15-20
1995 Atlanta, GA
1996 Long Beach, CA: Long Beach Limited, July 15-21
1997 Madison, WI: Lake Junction, July 28-August 02
1998 Kansas City, MO: Heartland Express, July 20-26
1999 St. Paul, MN: Northstar, July 17-24
2000 San Jose, CA: 21st Century Limited, July 30-August 06
2001 St. Louis, MO: Gateway 2001, July 08-15
2002 Ft. Lauderdale, FL: Tracks in the Sand, July 14-21
2003 Toronto, ON: Maple Leaf, July 13-20
2004 Seattle, WA: Puget Sound eXpress, July 04-11
2005 Cincinnati, OH: The Cincinnati Limited, July 03-10
2006 Philadelphia, PA: Independence Junction, July 02-09
2007 Detroit, MI: Great Lakes Express, July 22-29
2008 Anaheim, CA: Anaheim Special, July 13-20
2009 Hartford, CT: Hartford National, July 05-12
2010 Milwaukee, WI: 75th Anniversary, July 10-18
2011 Sacramento, CA: EXTRA 2011 WEST, July 03-10
2012 Grand Rapids, MI: Grand Rails 2012, July 29-August 04
2013 Atlanta, GA: Peachtree Express, July 14-20
2014 Cleveland, OH: NMRA Cleveland, July 13-20
2015 Portland, OR: Portland Daylight Express, August 23-30
2016 Indianapolis, IN: Highball to Indy, July 03-10
2017 Orlando, FL: Orange Blossom Special, July 30-August 06
2018 Kansas City, MO: NMRA 2018 Kansas City Conv., August 05-12
2019 Salt Lake City, UT: NMRA 2019 Salt Lake City, July 07-13
2020 St. Louis, MO (canceled): Gateway 2020
2021 Santa Clara, CA (virtual): Rails by the Bay, July 04-11
2022 St. Louis, MO: Gateway 2022, August 07-13
2023 Grapevine, TX: Texas Express, August 21-26
and coming soon:
2024 Long Beach, CA: SurfLiner, August 04-10
2025 Novi, MI: Station No. VI, July 14-19 - Celebrating 90 Years of the NMRA
Read more about the first 75 years here.