Our Schedule

Here's a first look at what we are planning for the Annual Meeting so you can start your own planning. There are a lot of things planned for each day, and they are worth participating in! 

Please check back frequently to see what's new on our meeting schedule.

Thursday, April 29

Arrival Day

3:30 - 7:00 p.m.            Registration Desk

4:00 p.m.                       Board of Directors' Meeting

Friday, April 30

8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.   Registration Desk

9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.   Tour of the Norfolk Southern (ex-Conrail, exx-PC, exx-NYC)
                                        Dearborn Dispatching Center and of several significant
                                        railroad sites in Detroit, including the former Michigan Central
                                        Station -- Click here for  tour details.

6:30 p.m.                       Our evening at The Henry Ford Museum -- dinner and free
                                        rein to visit the many fascinating exhibits at this world-class 
                                        museum, well worth our time -- Click here for party details. 

10:45 p.m.                     Board of Directors' Meeting continues (if necessary)

Saturday, May 1

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.     Registration Desk

9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.     Presentations and Speakers

                                            Nicholas A. Marsh on Perspectives on the Early MC

                                            Dr. Frank R. Scherr on The New York Central System
                                            Railway Post Offices

                                            Kevin P. Keefe on NYC's Twilight Limited Passenger Train

                                            Garnet R. Cousins on Detroit's Michigan Central Station --                                             Its Past, Present, and Future(?).

                                            Jeremy Taylor speaking on Status of the 8 Major Freight

                                            Yards; Pre-merger and at Present.

                                            Michael Kelly speaking on Rails Around Michigan, the title of
                                            his  just-published book.

                                            Donald C. Wetzel on The M-497's Run Into Railroad History.

                                            and one or two more speakers who are still being confirmed.

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.   Several NYC DVD videos running

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.   Swap Meet

11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.    Lunch, on your own, in The Bistro adjacent to our show.

6:30 p.m.                          Annual Banquet

8:00 p.m.                          Banquet Speaker - James McClellan on The NYC:
                                           Was It Relevant?

9:30 p.m.                          Annual Meeting of NYCSHS Members

Sunday, May 2

9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.      "Railroads From The River"  optional add-on  Detroit River
                                          railfanning cruise -- Click here for more on the cruise..

Since Sunday is Departure Day, we suggest that if you are flying out of Detroit, you select a flight after 3:30 p.m., so that you can participate in the Sunday cruise and still make your plane. We are planning to have a bus going from the event directly to Detroit Metro Airport; the other bus will return to the Hyatt.