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2023 Texas Express

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Joe Leising
 
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2023 Texas Express
2023 Texas Express
2023 Texas Express NMRA Convention CONVENTION
Sun, August 20, 2023 @ 12:00 PM — Sat, August 26, 2023 @ 10:00 PM (CDT)
THIS EVENT IS 100% FREE!

Welcome to the National Model Railroad Association's 2023 Texas Express convention located in Grapevine, TX close to the DFW International Airport.

Registration: Closed
Event Dates
AUG
20
SUNDAY
to
AUG
26
SATURDAY
12:00 PM to 10:00 PM (CDT)
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Registration Closes
August 23, 2023 @ 6:00 pm
Location
Address
Gaylord Texan
1501 Gaylord Trail Grapevine, TX 76051
Grapevine, TX  USA
Summary Agenda
2023 TEXAS EXPRESS
Sunday, August 20
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Speed Muller - Arduino Setup
Monday, August 21
7:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Modeling with the Masters - Building a Branch Line Coaling Facility
7:30 AM to 12:15 PM
Rail Tour - BNSF NOC & Alliance Yard
7:30 AM to 3:45 PM
Layout Tour - Northeast: Goodrich, Bangma, Hoverson & Cunningham
9:15 AM to 2:00 PM
Rail Tour - BNSF NOC & Alliance Yard Second Section
9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Speed Muller Arduino Setup
12:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Mini Dioramas
1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Speed Muller - Arduino For Beginners, Hands On
1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
MODELING WITH THE MASTERS - Building Structures with Cardstock and Paper
6:30 PM to 10:30 PM
Modeling with the Masters - Making Rock Scenery, from making a Mold to a Finished Rock
Tuesday, August 22
7:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Modeling with the Masters - Scratch building a small Styrene Building
8:15 AM to 1:00 PM
Rail Tour - Museum of the American Railroad & TrainTopia
8:45 AM to 4:45 PM
Layout Tour - Central: Pirchalski, Tarrant County Modular, Packer and Atkins
9:15 AM to 2:15 PM
General Interest - Fort Worth Zoo
9:15 AM to 2:15 PM
General Interest - The Modern & Kimbell Art Museums
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Cricut Maker Demonstration
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Modeling with the Masters - It’s so easy with Cora Foam
6:30 PM to 10:30 PM
Modeling with the Masters - Making a creek scene – Part A and B
Wednesday, August 23
7:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Rail Tour - Saginaw Industries Grain Elevator & TexRail Shop
8:15 AM to 4:30 PM
Layout Tour - West: Palitti, Walter, Ross, and Texas Western
8:30 AM to 4:45 PM
Layout Tour - Live Steam: Haskins and Atchison 7-1/2" Gauge
9:15 AM to 2:00 PM
General Interest - JFK Sixth Floor Museum & Dealey Plaza
9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Leslie Eaton - Strobe Circuit
11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
General Interest Luncheon
12:45 PM to 6:15 PM
Rail Tour - Historic Railroad Stations Tour
1:00 PM
Brian Barnt - Getting Started with LCC
1:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Modeling with the Masters - Building Structures in Hydrocal
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Photo Gallery Plate
Thursday, August 24
7:45 AM to 4:15 PM
Layout Tour - East: Armstrong, DFW O-Scale, Texas Northern and Greco
8:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Craig Brotman - Weathering Techniques using AK In
8:15 AM to 5:30 PM
Rail Tour - Texas State Railroad Train Ride & Shop Tour
9:00 AM to 3:15 PM
General Interest - AT&T (Dallas Cowboys) Stadium & Globe Life (Texas Rangers)
9:15 AM to 2:15 PM
Rail Tour - McKinney Avenue Streetcar Ride and Shop Tour
9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Speed Muller - Arduino for the Proficient, Hands On
11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Phyllis Baker - Painting HO-scale Figures
11:30 AM to 4:30 PM
General Interest - Grapevine Wine Tour
2:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Michael Tylick - Stonewalls Unlimited
4:00 PM to 6:30 PM
General Interest: Painting Landscapes
7:00 PM
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7:00 PM to 9:30 PM
Miles & Fran Hale - Grass, Shrubs & Trees Made th
Friday, August 25
9:15 AM to 2:15 PM
General Interest - George W Bush Presidential Museum & Library
11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Rail Tour - Grapevine Vintage Railroad Train Ride to Fort Worth Stockyards
1:00 PM to 9:30 PM
Frank Baker -Building HO-scale Wooden Structures
1:15 PM to 6:00 PM
General Interest - Perot Museum of Nature & Science
2:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Building Wooden Structures with Frank Baker
Saturday, August 26
8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Chris Sgaraglino
8:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Phil Edholm - Build a SP Car Shed
8:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Phil Edholm - Build a SP Car Shed - O or S
8:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Phil Edholm - Build an SP Car Shed
11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Joseph Giunto - Weathering for Beginners
Selection Options
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Registration Options
NMRA Member Registration
NMRA Member Registration
$ 200.00 

Current NMRA Membership is required. This registration level includes admission to National Train Show on Friday, Saturday and Sunday with special early entrance Friday morning.

 
Companion / Spouse Registration
Companion / Spouse Registration
$ 120.00 

Adult attending with registrant. Must register principle attendee first. This registration level includes admission to National Train Show on Friday, Saturday and Sunday with special early entrance Friday morning.

 
Youth Registration
Youth Registration
$ 40.00 

Must be registered under a Member Registration. This registration level includes admission to National Train Show on Friday, Saturday and Sunday with special early entrance Friday morning.

 
1-Day Pass
1-Day Pass
$ 60.00 

Does not include admission to the National Train Show.

Options
-Monday
-Thursday
-Tuesday
-Wednesday
 
2-Day Pass
2-Day Pass
$ 100.00 

Does not include admission to the National Train Show.

Options
-Monday-Tuesday
-Tuesday-Wednesday
-Wednesday-Thursday
 
1-Day Pass + National Train Show
1-Day Pass + National Train Show
$ 75.00 

Includes admission to convention activities plus a ticket to the National Train Show.

Options
-Friday
-Saturday
 
2-Day Pass + National Train Show
2-Day Pass + National Train Show
$ 115.00 

Includes admission to convention activities plus a ticket to the National Train Show.

Options
-Friday-Saturday
-Thursday-Friday
 
Non-NMRA Member Registration
Non-NMRA Member Registration
$ 235.00 

For member not yet a member of the NMRA. This registration level includes admission to National Train Show on Friday, Saturday and Sunday with special early entrance Friday morning.

 
1-Day Pass - Non-NMRA
1-Day Pass - Non-NMRA
$ 90.00 

Does not include admission to the National Train Show.

Options
-Monday
-Thursday
-Tuesday
-Wednesday
 
2-Day Pass Non-NMRA
2-Day Pass Non-NMRA
$ 130.00 

Does not include admission to the National Train Show.

Options
-Monday-Tuesday
-Tuesday-Wednesday
-Wednesday-Thursday
 
1-Day Pass - Non-NMRA + National Train Show
1-Day Pass - Non-NMRA + National Train Show
$ 105.00 

For those not yet a member of the NMRA. Includes admission to convention activities plus a ticket to the National Train Show.

Options
-Friday
-Saturday
 
2-Day Pass - Non-NMRA + National Train Show
2-Day Pass - Non-NMRA + National Train Show
$ 145.00 

For those not yet a member of the NMRA. Includes admission to convention activities plus a ticket to the National Train Show.

Options
-Friday-Saturday
-Thursday-Friday
 
 
Rail Tours
Rail Tour - McKinney Avenue Streetcar Ride and Shop Tour
Rail Tour - McKinney Avenue Streetcar Ride and Shop Tour
0/20 LEFT $ 70.00 
Gaylord Texan - San Saba 1
Thursday Aug 24, 2023 @  09:15:AM  —  02:15:PM CDT

Meet Rosie, Green Dragon, Matilda, Petunia, Betty, Margaret and Emma, the McKinney Avenue Streetcars.  Visit their home with a behind-the-scenes tour of the Rail Shop, then enjoy a trolley ride through the McKinney Avenue District.  Then a stop at The Rustic for lunch on your own.


Tour includes transportation, shop tour, trolley ride and gratuity.


Close toe shoes required.

 
 
Modeling With The Masters
Modeling with the Masters - Building a Branch Line Coaling Facility
Modeling with the Masters - Building a Branch Line Coaling Facility
0/12 LEFT $ 50.00 
Gaylord Texan - San Saba 4
Monday Aug 21, 2023 @  07:30:AM  —  07:30:AM CDT
 
 
LDSIG
LDSIG Tour
LDSIG Tour
$ 50.00 

We will again provide the traditional self-guided LDSIG Layout Tour on !!!Wednesday!!!. Pick up your map and location data in the SIG room after the LDSIG Annual Meeting. Turn in your ticket for a 2023 Layout Tour Commemorative Shirt at Sunday evening’s Meet ‘n Greet or at the LDSIG Desk in the SIG room before Wednesday. Your shirt will serve as your admission to the Tour layouts. Tour tickets are $50, including a commemorative polo shirt. Monograms will be available to those purchasing a LDSIG Layout Tour ticket by July 23, 2023. There will be a limited number of shirts without a monogram for members buying tickets after July 24th.

 
LDSIG Annual Dinner
LDSIG Annual Dinner
17/42 LEFT $ 50.00 

Open to members of all SIGs. Thursday, August 24th, 6-7 PM Social Hour, 7--9 PM at Babe’s Chicken Dinner House - Carrolton Location: 1006 W Main St, Carrollton, TX 75006

 
Convention Car
Convention Car
999/999 LEFT $ 50.00 

Convention Car - 2023 Texas Express

 
Convention Pin
Convention Pin
$ 1.00 

Texas Express Convention Pin

 
Silent Auction Picture
Silent Auction Picture
$ 550.00 

painting

 
 
Saturday Night Banquet
Saturday Banquet Ticket
Saturday Banquet Ticket
0/100 LEFT $ 56.00 

Our speaker will be Spencer Christian, who hosted the PBS program Tracks Ahead from 1995 to 2015, which covered every aspect of railroading from modeling to collecting to railroad museums to the simple pleasure of riding on trains


Social hour 6PM-7PM

Banquet starts at 7PM in the Tate Ballroom B

BBQ Shrimp and Saffron Risotto
Baby Heirloom Tomato Confit, English Peas, Pecorino Romano, House Grown Tendrils
Char-Grilled Beef Tenderloins
Marble Potatoes Boulangère, Charred Cauliflower, King Trumpet Mushrooms Peppercorn Sauce, Brioche Rolls
Pulled Brisket
BBQ Smoked Brisket, Bourbon Mascarpone Grits, Candied Pepitas, Mini Cornbread Muffins
Spanish Paella
Chicken, Chorizo Sausage, Shrimp Paella, Vegan Sausage and Vegetable Paella
 
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