Friday. 7/25/08    Providence & Worcester Shop  Tour is now full and we are no longer accepting  registrations for this tour.

Tour the locomotive facility and shops of the Providence & Worcester Railroad. The tour will depart the DCU Center at 9 AM for the short ride to the Worcester shops. Along with the engine shops there is also a large intermodel yard next to the shops. This is all part of what used to be the New York New Haven & Hartford railroads Worcester yard and interchange with the Boston & Maine railroad. 

Sunday  7/27/08 Breakfast Buffet & Layout Tour 

A breakfast buffet will be served at the Steaming Tender Restaurant located in the historic Palmer Station. The Steaming Tender is not normally open for breakfast but will be for this event. Palmer station is located at the diamond where the New England Central railroad crosses the CSX Railroad. The location is easily accessible from Interstate 90 the Massachusetts Turnpike using exit 8. If you sign up for this event we will provide maps and driving instructions in your registration package. This spot has been designated as one of  New England ’s hot spots for train watching. After breakfast at the Steaming Tender, tour attendees will have the opportunity to visit Phil Opielowski’s O Scale Ware River Railroad and see an  accurate scratch built Richardson style O scale model of the Palmer station on the Ware River Railroad circa 1950's with a full interior, built from the original plan. Phil models the old B&A Ware River Branch from Palmer to Barre Massachusetts. You have probably read construction articles by Phil in many model railroad magazines over the years, and you will see many examples of Phil's structures on the Ware River Railroad.  $19.95 PP

Non Rail Tours

 Thursday  7/24/08   Historic Boston Tour

You will travel by air conditioned motor coach to Lexington Green where you will pick up your guide to begin your morning tour of the Birthplace of the American Revolution.  The tour will include the Minuteman Statue, Battle Road and the North Bridge , as well as sites that inspired literary greats, Hawthorne, Thoreau, Longfellow and the Alcott’s.  The tour will also include a visit to the Minuteman Visitor Center to view the Film The Road to the Revolution (pending availability). 
Following your tour, guide will take you into Boston for lunch on your own at Quincy Market, followed by a tour of Boston’s Freedom Trail.  The group will visit the USS Constitution, oldest commissioned ship in the Continental Navy.  This tour is a good prelude to going to Boston on your own. $39.95 PP

CANCELLED Yankee Candle & Magic Wings Tour has been CANCELLED   

 Also Available at the Convention:

There will be discount tickets available at the registration desk for family day trips. These will include Six Flags, Canobie Lake Park , Water Country, and the Worcester Ecotarium. All are 60 minutes or less drive from Worcester .