The Convention was held at the 4-star Doubletree by Hilton, 910 Sheraton Drive, Mars, Pa. The hotel is conveniently located within easy access to the Pennsylvania Turnpike and Interstate-79 just north of Pittsburgh. You can visit Downtown Pittsburgh just 25 minutes away, see Station Square, Ride the Duquesne or Monongahela Inclines, Visit Carnegie Science Museum, railfan the area with Norfolk Southern mainline just 15 minutes away and the CSX mainline is just 20 minutes away.

All Convention activities were held on the first floor of the hotel and the parking was free. The hotel has a restaurant inside the main lobby, and other eating establishments are nearby. When you arrived at the hotel you were given a restaurant guide for the area.