2009 Annual Meeting - Geneva, New York
Posted April 15, 2009
Our original plan for an Upstate New York convention to be situated in Utica met with multiple obstacles regarding pricing, dates, and excursions. Board members Howard Fine and Hugh Guillaume have gratefully and quickly come up with a superb alternate plan to hold our convention in Geneva, NY, on the weekend of April 16 through 19, 2009. Geneva is located on the former Auburn Road branch, currently operated by Finger Lakes Railway. For complete Annual Meeting details and registration information, please click here.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES 17 APRIL 2009
Time 1:00pm - 4:00pm
1) Lehigh Valley Railroad Historical Society & Depot Museum
8 High Street, Shortsville, New York2) Central New York Chapter NRHS: Martisco Depot Museum
Martisco Road, Marcellus, New York3) Rochester Chapter NRHS: Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum
282 Rush-Scottsville Road, Rush, New York4) Central New York Model Railroad Club & Historical Society
4986 Jordan Road, Elbridge, New York5) Finger Lakes Railway (release required - go directly to yard office)
68 Border City Road, Geneva, New York6) Livonia Avon & Lakeville Railroad (release required -go directly to yard office)
5769 Sweeteners Boulevard, Lakeville, New York7) New York Museum of Transportation
6393 east River Road, Rush NY8) ex-NYC Roundhouse, Batavia
Off Evans Street, Batavia, NY9) Visit local and nearby hobby shops
Lake City Hobbies 10:00am-5:00pm
501 Exchange Street
Geneva NY
315-781-6397 www.lakecityhobbies.comDespatch Junction 10:00am-6:00pm
100 Station Road
East Rochester NY
585-385-5570 www.djunction.comCentral Hobby Supply 11:00am-6:00pm
102 Walter
Syracuse NY
315-437-6630 www.centralhobby.comEmpire Northern Models 10:00am-6:00pm
680 Ridge Road
Webster NY
585-670-0679 www.empirenorthern.comVisit the NYCSHS blog for more details.
FRIDAY EVENING ACTIVITIES - 17 APRIL 2009
Time 7:00pm - 11;00pm (Ramada Inn - Geneva - Seneca Room)
1) Richard Palmer - The Auburn Road
(7:00pm-8:15pm)2) George Vergamini - New York Central Depots in Ohio and Neighboring States
(8:15pm-9:30pm)3) Victor Hand - The New York Central in the Hudson River Valley
(9:30pm-10:45pm)
SATURDAY ACTIVITIES - 18 APRIL 2009
1) Finger Lakes Railway Excursion
(8:00am-5:00pm) Please be prepared for all day trip. This ride will cover the former NYC Auburn Road, or as the railroad men called it, “The Old Road,” since it was the orginal NYC mainline. Trip will depart from Geneva at 8:00am, where we will travel by motorcoach to Canandaigua. We will board the train at Canandaigua and ride through to just outside Syacuse. Finger Lakes Railway will provide a snack car that will be stocked with light refreshments. The train will terminate opposite the New York Stat Fairgrounds, where you’ll have an opportunity to disembark and inspect the railroad equipment on display (maintained by Central New York Chapter NRHS). From the Fairgrounds, we will board buses for the return trip to Geneva, arriving in time for the Banquet.2) Annual Banquet - Ramada Inn, Geneva
(6:00-7:30pm)3) Keynote Speaker
(7:30pm)4) Additional Presentations
(follows Keynote Speaker)5) NYCSHS Annual Membership Meeting
(open to membership or registered Convention attendees) – follows speaker
SUNDAY ACTIVITIES - 19 APRIL 2009
Time 11:00am - 2:45pm (Ramada Inn - Geneva - Geneva Room)
Here is the lineup for Sunday presentations in the Geneva Room:
1) Bob Scheib - Corning Glass Mirror Shipment
(11:00am - 12:15pm)
2) John Dahl - Buffalo Central Terminal
(12:15pm - 1:30pm )
3) Dick Steinbrenner - Alco RS-27 and Flexi-Van Test Trips
(1:30pm - 2:45pm)4) The Finger Lakes Model Railroad Club modular HO layout and the NYCSHS Model Contest will be in the Seneca Room - 10:00am - 3:00pm.
5) The NYCSHS Train Show will be in the Ballroom - 10:00am - 3:00pm
Registration Fee: NYCSHS Members (including family members and spouses) $95.00 for all activities, including Finger Lakes Railway excursion, Evening Banquet, and Train Show Admission. Non-members can register at $95.00 plus $35.00 extra. The extra fee covers membership in the Society for one year, including all rights and benefits, including a year of the Central Headlight. Late registration for NYCSHS members after March 1 is $110.00. Rooms are at the Ramada Lakefront in Geneva, NY. Rooms can be reserved at the special NYCSHS rate of $89.00, you must mention the NYCSHS Convention to get the rate. Early reservations are essential, only 70 rooms are reserved for us on a first come, first served basis. You are responsible for making your own reservations.
Alternate Lodging: Individuals interested in alternate lodging will have to make their own arrangements. Other hotels are available in Geneva, Canandaigua, Penn Yan, Waterloo, as well as Rochester and Syracuse.
Finger Lakes Railway Excursion: Ride will cover the former NYC Auburn Road, or as the railroad men called it, “The Old Road,” since it was the orginal NYC mainline. Trip will depart from Geneva at 8:00am, where we will travel by motorcoach to Canandaigua. We will board the train at Canandaigua and ride through to just outside Syacuse. Finger Lakes Railway will provide a snack car that will be stocked with light refreshments. The train will terminate opposite the New York Stat Fairgrounds, where you’ll have an opportunity to disembark and inspect the railroad equipment on display (maintained by Central New York Chapter NRHS). From the Fairgrounds, we will board buses for the return trip to Geneva, arriving in time for the Banquet. Visit the NYCSHS blog for more details.
—Hugh Guillaume
2009 NYCSHS Annual Meeting Committee
