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The 16th Annual
Mass Transit & Trolley Modelers’
Convention
Presented by
The New York City Model Transit Association &
The Shore Line Trolley Museum
Saturday, June 4, 2016
9:30 am to 5:00 pm
Set up Friday Noon to 9PM
Set up Saturday 7:30am to 9:30am
The Rutgers Student Center
126 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Admission: $20
Spouse & Children – Free
All proceeds, after expenses, benefit
The Shore Line Trolley Museum.
Vendor information on back.
• Operating layouts – Featuring
Model Trolley, Rapid Transit, and Bus
Equipment.
• Dealers – Models, Equipment, Books,
Videos, Photos, Memorabilia and More!
• Model Clinics – “How to” sessions
on building cars, structures, and more!
• Model Contests
• Historic Bus Exhibit
Photo courtesy Carl Dimino
The Rutgers Gym ANNEX is near the
New Brunswick Train Station – Served by
NJ Transit, Amtrak, & buses from NYC.
Rutgers Campus buses to the door.
Free parking is available, around the block, behind the
Student Center & Gymnasium.
For updated info and directions, visit the NYC Model Transit Association Website:
nycmodeltransit.org/meetdetails.htm
facebook.com/nycmodeltransit
Email: transitmeet@yahoo.com
The 2016 Mass Transit & Trolley Modelers’ Convention
Registration Form
The 2016 Mass Transit & Trolley Modelers’ Convention
Please print clearly, fill out form and return by mail or
present at the door with admission on day of meet.
* Make checks payable to – Shore Line Trolley Museum. *
Mail to – NYC Model Transit Association
P.O. Box 162
Raritan, NJ 08869
Set up times Fri. June 3 noon to 9pm, Sat. June 4, 7:30am to 9:30am
Convention opens at 9:30 am and runs to 5:00 pm
NAME ____________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS _________________________________________________________________
The following activities are planned:
Clinics
Features
Various video presentations, operating layouts, vendor
tables, antique buses, and static displays.
Contest
Judged model contest for best scratch-built or kit built
models. Contest rules will be provided at the meet or on
our website www.nycmodeltransit.org/meetdetails.htm
CITY _____________________________________________________________________
STATE ____________
ZIP CODE __________________________
EMAIL ____________________________________________________________________
PHONE _____________________________________________________________
Names of additional registrants:
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Number of people to register _______ at $20 each – Total $_______
(Spouse and kids under 18 – free)
Make checks payable to: Shore Line Trolley Museum
Will you be displaying anything? Yes ____ No ___ Do you need power? Yes ___ No ___
Approximate display size______________________________________________________
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This section for VENDORS ONLY:
Business Name____________________________________________________________
Description ________________________________________________________________
Items to be sold MUST relate to TRACTION MODELS, URBAN TRANSIT, INTERURBANS,
BUSES. GENERAL RAILROAD (models or toys) for sale will NOT be permitted.
Number of tables required ______ at $45 per 2.5’ x 8’ table - $_________.
Vendors need not pay the registration fee, just the fee per table.
Any assistant to the vendor must pay the registration fee.
Make checks payable to: Shore Line Trolley Museum
Do you need power? _______ Any special requirements? __________________________
(Please bring a heavy-duty extension cord if power is required, thank you)
Important – We request that vendors, displays, and layouts arrive at designated setup times and
be ready for operation no later than opening time (9:30am) on Saturday and leave no earlier
than 5:00pm on Saturday – Thank you.
Various car and structure building “how to” clinics.
Discussions on prototype transit operations.
Food
A food court is located in the Rutgers Student Center
and features many different types of dining choices.
DIRECTIONS:
Driving from the North or South:
Use NJ Turnpike to Exit 9 – East Brunswick, Route 18. Take Route 18
North to Albany St – Route 27 South. Take Albany Street to Easton
Ave, make a right. Make the next right onto Somerset St and take to
College Ave, make a left. Take College Ave about ¾ of a mile – the
Rutgers Student Center and Gymnasium will be on the left. Parking is
available in the rear.
Mass Transit:
Use NJ Transit trains from Penn Station, NYC or Trenton, NJ to New
Brunswick Station. Buses (Coach USA/Suburban) are available from the
Port Authority Bus Terminal, NYC to New Brunswick Train Station.
The Rutgers Campus Buses stop downstairs at east/north end of the
Trenton bound side of the station. Tell the driver you want to go to the
Rutgers Student Center/Gymnasium.
More directions, map & Hotel info available at the NYCMTA website:
http://www.nycmodeltransit.org/meetdetails.htm
Email – transitmeet@yahoo.com
Facebook – www.facebook.com/nycmodeltransit
Anyone wishing to receive info on hotels and additional directions, please
include a SASE with your remittance.