FOBNR 2026 Convention
Gillete, WY to Alliance, NE
June 25-27, 2026
Planning has started for the 2026 event. It will be a “mini-meet” instead of a full convention, similar to what we held in Galesburg in 2021 and Minneapolis in 2023.
The mini-meet will start in Gillette, Wyoming with railfanning and a possible coal mine tour in the Powder River Basin. The following two days will be railfanning in the Alliance, Nebraska area which includes visiting areas such as Crawford Hill, the Sand Hills, and possibly an industry or BNSF yard tour.
Everyone is encouraged to attend—just one day, or all three days! There will be no registration, no charge, no presentations, and no firm agenda. Just meet up each day at a predetermined location, decide where to go, and head out. There will be annual membership and board of directors meetings one evening as required in our bylaws.
Details such as hotel venues and specific calendar schedules will be published at a later date.
We hope everyone can attend!
Descriptions and photos from previous conventions:
2025 Fort Worth (TX) Convention Report
2024 Minot (ND) Convention Report
2023 Minneapolis (MN) Convention Report
2022 Vancouver (WA) Convention Report
2021 Vancouver (WA) – no convention (COVID-19), replaced by a mini-meet (railfanning only) in Galesburg (IL) – Report
2020 Vancouver (WA) – no convention (COVID-19)
2019 Kansas City (KS) Convention Report
2018 Aurora (IL) Convention Report
2016 Glendive Convention Report
2015 Minneapolis Convention Report
2013 Missoula Convention Report
2012 Amarillo Convention Report
2011 Gillette Convention Report
2010 Galesburg Convention Report
2009 Seattle Convention Report
2008 Lincoln Convention Report
2007 Bismarck/Mandan Convention Report
2006 Denver Convention (no report)
2005 Superior Convention (no report)
2004 Spokane Convention (no report)
2003 Alliance Convention (no report)
2002 Fort Worth Convention (no report)
2001 Fargo Convention (no report)
2000 Minneapolis Convention (no report)
1999 Kansas City Convention (no report)
1998 Essex Convention (no report)
1997 Galesburg Convention (no report)
1996 Seattle Convention (no report)
1995 Chicago Convention (no report)
1994 St. Paul Convention (cancelled)
1993 Galesburg Convention (no report)