All,
Here is some important information regarding the
upcoming St. Louis RPM meet. A list of hotels is
provided below for those of you coming from out of
town. So far, most out-of-town guests have indicated
they will be staying at the Super 8 or Fairfield Inn,
which are both literally a hundred yards from the
Gateway Center.
Unfortunately, we have not been able to secure an area
layout for the "Pre-RPM Meet Social/Ops Session" as
indicated on the flyer. Our usual layout is not
available and we have not been able to find another
suitable layout. Instead, we are planning an informal
dinner on Thursday evening in the Fairview Heights
area, about 15 minutes from the Gateway Center, for a
pre-meet social. Please feel free to bring along any
items of interest to the dinner for discussion. More
details on time/location to follow.
You may find a copy of the latest flyer on the Rail
Yard Models site at
http://www.railyardmodels.com/images/STL_RPM_2006.doc
or at the Illinois Traction Society site at
http://www.illinoistractionsociety.org/ .
FYI, Ted Culotta's clinic will be a fascinating
all-new subject, titled "Eccentricities of Freight
Cars".
A note on door prizes. We're fortunate to have a
terrific stash of door prizes which we'll give out on
Saturday afternoon between clinics. Great stuff from
Intermountain, Athearn, Accurail, Alumilite, Bachmann,
Bowser, Walthers, Moloco, Details West, California
Roadbed Co., the MP Historical Society, Woodland
Scenics, Rib Side Cars, ICG Custom Decals, Sylvan
Scale Models, and much, much more. Please thank our
vendors, historical societies and those who donate
door prizes by spending freely!
We'll issue a final RPM announcement soon. Contact me
at Golden1014@yahoo.com or Dan Kohlberg at
paducah@mindspring.com with your questions or
comments.
Signed,
John
John Golden
Dan Kohlberg
Dave Davis
Loren Casey
Gateway Center Directions and Hotel Information
The Gateway Center is located at
Gateway Center - One Gateway Drive - Collinsville, IL
62234
The Gateway Center is conveniently located 12 miles
east of downtown St. Louis, MO near the intersection
of I-55/70 and Illinois 157. Traveling North on
Interstate 55/70, take Collinsville Exit 11. At
traffic light, turn left onto Highway 157/Bluff Road
to Eastport Plaza Drive, turn Left. Continue to
Gateway Drive, turn right. Gateway Center is located
on your left.
Traveling East on Interstate 40 or Interstate 44, Take
Interstate 55/70 North, to Collinsville Exit 11. At
traffic light, turn left onto Highway
157/Bluff Road to Eastport Plaza Drive, turn Left.
Continue to Gateway Drive, turn right. Gateway Center
is located on your left.
Traveling East or West on Interstate 64, Take Exit 9
and drive North on Hwy 157, approximately 7 miles, to
Eastport Plaza Drive which is located off Hwy. 157.
Turn left on Eastport Plaza Drive, then right on
Gateway Drive. Gateway Center is located on left.
Traveling North or South on Interstate 255, take Exit
26, Horseshoe Lake Road, Turn Left. Immediately turn
right onto Eastport Plaza Drive and then left onto
Gateway Drive. Gateway Center is located on right.
Gateway Center website: http://www.gatewaycenter.com/
Super 8 (618) 345-8008
www.super8.com
<http://www.super8.com/Super8/control/home>
Fairfield Inn (618) 346-0607
www.Marriott.com <http://marriott.com/default.mi>
Best Western Pear Tree Inn (618) 345-9500
www.bestwestern.com <http://www.bestwestern.com/>
Budget Inn & Suites (618) 344-7171
Comfort Inn (618) 346-4900
www.comfortinn.com <http://www.comfortinn.com/>
Drury Inn (618) 345-7700
www.druryinn.com
<http://www.druryhotels.com/index.cfm>
Extended Stay Suites (618) 345-0800
Hampton Inn (618) 346-4400
www.Hampton.com
<http://hamptoninn.hilton.com/en/hp/index.jhtml>
Holiday Inn (618) 345-2800
www.hicollinsvile.com <http://www.hicollinsville.com/>
Howard Johnson's Express Inn (618) 345-1530
www.hojo.com
<http://www.hojo.com/HowardJohnson/control/home>
The Orleans Americas Best Value (618) 345-5171 or
800-315-BEST
www.bestvalueinn.com
Ramada Limited (618) 345-2000
www.ramada.com
<http://www.ramada.com/Ramada/control/home>
John Golden
O'Fallon, IL
Hosting the St. Louis RPM Meet
25-26 Aug 06, 9AM to 9PM
Gateway Convention Center
One Gateway Center Dr.
Collinsville, IL 62234
Updated as of 01 Jun 06: http://www.pbase.com/golden1014
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