tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723635728039107400.post6970525188669077456..comments2024-02-19T16:50:09.920-08:00Comments on CP Rail Manitoba & Minnesota Subdivision: 35th Anniversary of Winnipeg's NMRA Railway Jamboree '83JDL56http://www.blogger.com/profile/02372225959736999719noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723635728039107400.post-19254176690116453362018-09-08T14:13:40.632-07:002018-09-08T14:13:40.632-07:00Even though I was only five years old at the time,...Even though I was only five years old at the time, I distinctly remember attending this event and still have one of the special model power cylindrical covered hoppers purchased at the public show!<br />One thing I object to is the statement: "Winnipeg has never hosted another national NMRA convention; the city is simply too small, too out of the way." The 2012 show was in Grand Rapids MI, much smaller than Winnipeg and the 2015 show in Portland OR was out of the way for a lot of people. I attended the 2016 show in Indianapolis and it was not a huge event; I am confident that Winnipeg is hosting much larger trade shows and conventions on various subjects all the time. One thing I will never miss about Winnipeg is the "we're too small" mindset.Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277724015328862338noreply@blogger.com