Model Room
Commonwealth Ballroom Salon C
Modelers
Bring your models to display in the Model Room. They may be of anything Pennsy – locomotives, cars, structures, maintenance-of-way, or a diorama – be imaginative.
All models in the Model Room are automatically entered to win two awards:
- Best In Show – The winner is determined by popular vote of all attending. Be sure to vote for the model you like best.
- Bob Yagodich Award – Chosen by the PRRT&HS Modeling Committee, this prize is awarded to the model or models that best represent the spirit of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The award honors the memory of one of the Society’s most accomplished modelers.
Both awards are presented following the banquet on Saturday afternoon/evening.
All you need to display or enter your model is to bring your model and fill out the display/entry form (which you can download below) and sign a log book – the last is for insurance purposes.
Typically on Saturday after the Business Meeting, the models are photographed by the staff of
The Keystone Modeler (TKM) for future issues. They also photograph the display/entry forms so they can accurately credit the name of the modeler and describe what they’ve done. Please make sure you fill out your form(s) completely.
There is no cost to either display or enter the contest. There will be staff in the room at all times when open. The room is locked when it is closed, so your precious models (we know a lot of work went into them!) will be protected.
Model Room Hours
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Thursday, May 15
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7pm to 9:30pm |
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Friday, May 16 |
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8am to 5pm |
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5pm to 7pm |
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Closed for Dinner |
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7pm to 9:30pm |
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Saturday, May 17 |
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10am to 3pm |
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Open |
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2pm to 3pm |
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“Meet the Modeler” |
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3pm to 3:30pm |
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All models must be removed |
As a modeler, you should try to be in Model Room on Saturday from 2 to 3 pm for the “Meet the Modeler” session. It gives admiring members a chance to meet you and ask you questions about your work.
All models need to be removed by 3:30 pm on Saturday. Immediately after, the hotel staff will begin breaking down the room for banquet Saturday evening.
Be adventurous. Show off your work and learn from others who really know how to research and build these miniature representatives of the real working railroad.
Attendees
One of the highest compliments that enthusiasts of the Pennsylvania Railroad can give is to try to recreate it in miniature. It's not just the exquisite work that produces these models, but also the thought and research that goes into picking a suitable subject that really represents the spirit of the railroad and then learning all one can about it so that they can apply the detail to look like the real thing, so that you know exactly what is being represented.
The models are on display not just for the fellow modelers, but also for the enjoyment and appreciation of the other attendees of the event who can really appreciate what they see. So, come on down to the Modeling Room... and stay awhile to take it all in.
And don't forget “Meet the Modeler” on Saturday from 2 pm to 3 pm, where you can talk modelers and learn how they did something or how and where they found the information they used to build it.
Prior Years' Models
Here are some examples of models from prior years:
[UNDER CONSTRUCTION - Stay tuned]