FRRS members and non-member fans of the WP, please join us for the WPRRHS 2010 Convention Stockton, California - April 16th and 17th, 2010 The Western Pacific Railroad Historical Society (WPRRHS) and the Feather River Rail Society (FRRS) invite you to attend our FOURTEENTH ANNUAL historical and modeling convention in Stockton, California, Friday April 16h and Saturday April 17th, 2010. Location Clarion Hotel & Suites 4219 East Waterloo Road Stockton, CA 95215 Click for Map Additional Information Registration, clinics/slide shows, vendor sales room, WP model and memorabilia display. All the above events with a noon and dinner break. Registration/check-in starts Friday April 16th at 12:00 noon. Note that you do NOT need to be a FRRS member to attend the convention and/or banquet. Tentative Clinics/Presentations (no particular order, subject to change): Tidewater Southern Motive Power Eugene Vicknair WP's Last Decade - Portola to Salt Lake Dick Dorn Sacramento Northern before and after the merger Dave Stanley WP "Final 4" F-Units Wayne Monger An Early Look at the FRC Through the Eyes of a Postcard Photographer Loren Dunlap Sacramento's R Street Line Tom Campbell The Willing People of the WPRM Tom Carter & David Epling WP in Nevada Wayne Monger WP GP40's 3501-3516 in Detail from Delivery to Merger Dale Sanders Silver and Orange FT Modeling in HO Scale Tommy Holt Western Pacific in HO Scale (video presentation of his layout, 75 minutes long) Tommy Holt Fares Deluxe Fare Ticket (includes banquet): $60.00 per person* Convention only: $35.00* ($40 for walk-ins) Banquet only: $30.00* Convention only (on-site registration) $40.00 (banquet not available day-of) Deluxe Fare Ticket and/or banquet are not available if your registration is received after April 5, 2010 (we need an advance count for the catering for that). Registration on the day of the convention is $40.00. *Note that tickets purchased online will include a small convenience fee in addition to the above fares. There is no charge for non-rail spouses to attend except for the banquet. Saturday Banquet and Presentation Banquet will be a "Western Style" buffet. Our keynote presentation at the Saturday night banquet will be announced shortly. A final count of all meals ordered must be given to the hotel on April 5th, the registration deadline. All profits from convention registrations go directly to the Arthur Walter Keddie Railroad Library at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum. REMEMBER, pre-registrations MUST BE RECEIVED BY APRIL 5, 2009 Registration Pre-registration for both the convention and tour are available two ways, on-line or mail-in. Click here to register on-line using your Visa, Mastercard, American Express or Discover card through PayPal (note that you do NOT need a PayPal account to pay with a credit card)   Or Click here for mail-in form (PDF file, Acrobat Reader required - free download from Adobe). PRE-REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS APRIL 5, 2009 Lodging We have a small block of rooms secured at a special convention rate at the Clarion Hotel & Suites of $69 single or $79 double bed room per night (plus tax). Convention attendees must CALL the local hotel number and mention the "Western Pacific" to get this group rate. Online registration using the group code is not available this year. To book by phone, please call the Clarion reservation number at 209-931-3131. This special room rate is available on a first-come, first-served basis and subject to room availability and does not include applicable taxes. Please make plans now to join us on this milestone 14th annual convention on April 16th and 17th for a fun filled weekend in WP country! For more information please contact 2010 WPRRHS Convention Chairman Tom Carter: