The Palmetto Division of the Southeast Region

of the National Model Railroad Association invites

you to beautiful Greenville, South Carolina in 2021.

In 1889 a small group of local businessmen launch a railroad with the vision of

connecting Greenville County to the Atlantic ports and Tennessee. The official

name is the Carolina, Knoxville and Western Railway, but passengers fondly

nickname it the Swamp Rabbit. It is believed the name came from the wetlands

along the Reedy River that the line traversed and the bouncy nature of the ride.

There are over 30 clinics scheduled, covering:

model, prototype, and historical railroad subjects.

See the convention website for a complete listing.

FDR Rail Travels

What is T-TRAK?

Adding a Helix to a Layout

Sign Making with GIMP

Better Model RR Photography

Model Trains Station

SC Transportation Museum

Drones & Drone Photography

Estate Planning for Collectors

Saga of Southern Caboose X-3115

Chicago Terminal Railroad

Model Train Software

Mortuary Trains

Upstate SC RR History

Story of a UP Engineer’s Life

Paper & Cardstock Structures

Poughkeepsie Bridge

Scenery using Foam & Plaster Cloth

Piedmont & Northern Railway

Carolina Piedmont Railroad

SOU Covered Hoppers

Modelling the Beer Line

Operation Lifesaver

Running a Short Line RR

Greenville & Northern RR

NMRA AP Program

Norfolk Southern Archives

NARCOA & Motorcars

Coal Fired Live Steam

G Scale on Steroids

Craftsman Kits

Circus Trains

Saluda Grade

Why a Wye?

Operations

The Consignment Shop is for SER members to sell railroad

items for which they would like to receive cash. Store hours match

the clinic hours. Ten percent, rounded to the nearest

whole dollar, with a minimum of $1.00, will go to the

Palmetto Division for division operating expenses.

You enjoy the convention and we will man the store.

A special category for the model

contest will be a 12”x 12” diorama

with track, a swamp and a rabbit.

Also, all the normal NMRA categories –

model, photo, and handcraft categories.

See the convention website for complete

information.

There will be a dedicated room for small

operating model railroad layouts; such as, N scale,

HO scale and others, maybe even a 7/8ths scale.

There will be a dedicated room for dealers

to demonstrate their products and answer

questions about their products.

The Raffle will operate on the same schedule as the Company

Store. Come in and browse the items you could win. The drawing will

be done by division personnel starting at 3:00pm on Saturday.

Winners will be posted by 4:00pm in the registration room. Pickup

your winning items between 4:00pm and 5:00pm on Saturday

afternoon. Good luck!

The Company Store is where

attendees may purchase

convention memorabilia and

other SER items. If you didn’t

order a shirt you may be able to

find one for sale here. Other

premium items will also be

available for sale.

There are over 20 layouts to visit during the

convention. They range from N scale to G scale. See

the convention website for complete information.

Operating sessions will be conducted from

Thursday to Sunday. A limited number of slots are

available for each session. Register for them early

on the convention website. First come first served.

Thursday afternoon have a BBQ dinner and take a motor

car ride at the Greenville & Western Railroad. Register early

on the convention website.

Prototype tours are limited so register early.

All tours are proposed and will be run TBD.

Prototype tours are limited so register early.

All tours are proposed and will be run TBD.

Friday morning see BMW X-series automobiles being made and

loaded into rail cars.

Saturday afternoon visit

numerous local railfan sites.

Friday morning tour

the restored historic

Piedmont & Northern

Greer depot.

Prototype tours are limited so register early.

All tours are proposed and will be run TBD.

Saturday morning hear a

clinic and do a bus/walking

tour of the historic River

Junction area of Greenville.

• Greenville County Museum of Art

• Children’s Museum of the Upstate

• Upcountry History Museum

• Falls Park on the Reedy River

• Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum

• Swamp Rabbit Hiking and Bike Path

• “Mice on Main” Clue Hunt and Greenville Zoo

• Carriage Rides - Free Downtown Trolley Rides

• Main Street and West End Shopping and Dining

And Much More!

There will be a pre-banquet

social hour with live music.

The banquet is sit-down

with the usual presentations.

The guest speaker is author

Wilson Casey and his re-

enactment of the best-selling

book, Bedlam on the West

Virginia Rails. The last train

bandit tells his story.

NMRA Member:Regular Registration – 5/1/2021 to 7/31/2021 $90.00Late Registration – after 7/31/2021 $100.00

Spouse or Child under 15 years of age:Regular Registration – 5/1/2021 to 7/31/2021 $60.00Late Registration – after 7/31/2021 $70.00

Non-NMRA Member:Please add $20.00 to the above to obtain nine-monthNMRA Railpass membership.

Banquet is included in the registration cost. Registration includes all activities except extra fare tours.

Please visit the convention website

SwampRabbitExpress.orgto register and pay online, or print out a mail-in registration

form, and check back frequently for

complete information and convention updates.

Check out Palmetto Division’s Facebook page.