Annual NHRHTA Train Show and Convention
Dates: Friday, September 11, through Sunday, September 13, 2026
Venue: Holiday Inn, 35 Governor Winthrop Blvd., New London, Connecticut
Admission: Suggested Donation $10.00
We return to the location of last year’s successful Convention - the Holiday Inn in New London, Conn. Just a 10-minute walk from Union Station (which offers regular train service) or the Long Island Ferry. Our venue is convenient for our vendors and offers on-site dining as well as lodging. Most importantly, we have plenty of room to offer more New Haven Railroad memorabilia, presentations, and other NHRR content for you to enjoy!
New Details Just Added!!!
You won’t want to miss our dinner Saturday Night!
Dinner Special Guest Andrew Kromer of Metro-North will be giving a presentation on the railroad’s heritage unit program - including the Green & Gold New Haven Heritage Unit! He’ll be sharing LOTS of info and photos you won’t want to miss!
After dinner we’ll be showing 45 minutes of rare, newly discovered COLOR video footage of action in Boston’s South Station, Back Bay, and North Stations.
Get your dinner tickets/reservations at the link below.
We have a FULL day of presentations on Saturday covering a variety of topics, including an in-depth focus on the Roger Williams - our latest model collaboration with Rapido Trains.
A variety of vendors will be on-hand during the train show on Saturday as well - see a full listing below.
The Friday Night Bijou will provide you with an opportunity to share your New Haven Railroad images.
On Sunday, a number of our members will be hosting open houses featuring New Haven Railroad-based model railroads and there are also a number of railroad museums in the area you can visit.
For details on all the goings-on for a FULL WEEKEND of New Haven Railroad Films, Photos, and other Fun, be sure to scroll down this page for the full schedule!!
DINNER RESERVATIONS
We hope you’ll join us for a delicious Buffet with a guest speaker afterwards. Order tickets here:
BUFFET
DISCOUNTED LODGING!
We hope you’ll want to make the Annual Convention into a Full Weekend Event! To help you do that, and based on the success of last year’s Convention, we are pleased to be able to offer a discounted hotel rate of $124/night (King or 2 Queens) for 2026 - significantly lower than last year.
Just click on this link -> NHRHTA <- and be sure to select the proper dates in order for the code to access properly. Cutoff date: 08/09/2026
