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25-4 2:02:38	ejshelton	Mee too
25-4 2:02:03	soccrdad30	as a visitor
25-4 2:01:56	soccrdad30	I was to the Grand Rapids, Detroit, and Cleveland NTS's
25-4 1:59:49	GNFan	That's two "locals" already.
25-4 1:58:29	ejshelton	4 plus hours for me
25-4 1:58:04	GNFan	Per Rob K., the facility will be back to being national convention/national show- worthy.
25-4 1:56:42	GNFan	So you're a "definite maybe"?
25-4 1:55:51	soccrdad30	Novi is hour and 30 minute drive
25-4 1:55:24	soccrdad30	yes you did Mike
25-4 1:55:20	rvn2001	Especially closer to John.
25-4 1:54:58	GNFan	Got your attention, did I, John? Yep, so says Rob K. I expect that can be confirmed on the NMRA or NTS websites....and there's also Thom, the true authority.
25-4 1:54:53	ejshelton	A lot closer that its been for a while
25-4 1:53:44	rvn2001	Yup
25-4 1:53:38	soccrdad30	that will be cool
25-4 1:53:28	soccrdad30	NTS 2025 in Novi MI?
25-4 1:49:53	ejshelton	Quite likely
25-4 1:48:42	GNFan	I would expect similar from other vendors.
25-4 1:47:29	ejshelton	Not surprising
25-4 1:46:39	GNFan	Oh, and Rob K. says ZTrack (AZL, Rokuhan, et al.) won't be there. Back to normal in 2025 in (attention: John) Novi, MI.
25-4 1:45:17	ejshelton	It is a bummer....but nice to know
25-4 1:44:01	GNFan	The NTS news is definitely a bummer, but I figured it was best to get it out there.
25-4 1:41:45	GNFan	Yup. Makes it an "all business" affair.
25-4 1:40:48	ejshelton	That doesn't leave much time for chatting
25-4 1:39:43	GNFan	Museums do that to limit how many people are at the exhibit at once. But from the sounds of things, there may not be nearly so much "exhibit" to see. (Stony's suggestion of 1 hour may be plenty of time!)
25-4 1:39:36	ejshelton	Hi Doug
25-4 1:39:23	soccrdad30	hello Doug
25-4 1:36:17	GNFan	Hi, Doug. (Hockey, eh? Some of us are listening to the Mariners-Rangers ball game. )
25-4 1:36:14	stonysmith	at the end of the hour, you'd (not) find me.. hiding under a table
25-4 1:36:03	rvn2001	Howdy Doug.
25-4 1:35:30	DAZed	HowdyZ from Dallas vs Vegas Game 2. Puck drops in 12mins
25-4 1:35:02	stonysmith	example: keep the entrance price the same, but allow only 1 hour at a time
25-4 1:34:43	stonysmith	that's a cheesy way to drive up the profits
25-4 1:34:19	soccrdad30	how long of a time slot?
25-4 1:34:12	GNFan	I've never heard of that one before, Stony. "Attendee #3145: you're next. Your time is from 10:48 to 11:25 a.m...."
25-4 1:34:08	soccrdad30	that got me too Stony
25-4 1:32:08	stonysmith	Time slots assigned??
25-4 1:31:40	ejshelton	Mee Too. Sounds like it will be too small for them
25-4 1:31:21	rvn2001	I'm glad I wasn't planning to go the the NTS in California.....
25-4 1:30:01	GNFan	It's better to imagine more possibilities, Jim. Thanks for the info.
25-4 1:29:09	GNFan	"There will be no vendor displays, just tables. The number of public attendees have been limited with time slots assigned. The Z scale clubs that would be at this show running trains are not hearing back from the NTS about space."
25-4 1:28:53	rvn2001	Just the fact that they're planning more locos is a good thing.
25-4 1:28:50	GNFan	Disappointing news from ZTrack (and as the AZL, and Rokuhan distributor): NTS in Long Beach, CA is going to be small - hotel ballroom rather than convention center space, for starters....
25-4 1:28:46	soccrdad30	no problem Jim, good news to hear
25-4 1:27:03	jim29t	I'm sorry I mentioned it with no more information to share
25-4 1:24:58	GNFan	Defining the margins of "modern" will be interesting, if true. Modeling a road that ended through a merger in 1970, anything newer than that is beyond my "era".
25-4 1:22:09	soccrdad30	probably modern locos
25-4 1:21:46	jim29t	Big road engines
25-4 1:21:17	jim29t	It was not switchers for sure
25-4 1:20:20	soccrdad30	I wonder if there is a new body style for the switchers
25-4 1:18:50	jim29t	Rob mentioned them, but I don't hear too well as well as forgetting.

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