Author: Magnus Christerson

If you haven’t registered yet for the 4D NMRA Spring Meet, this is your last chance. Register by downloading and filling out the PDF file below and send to bkenworthy4@comcast.net.

Cost:  $40 per person, payable at the Snoqualmie Depot on May 31^st.  Includes train rides to/from the Snoqualmie Depot to the museum, lunch and museum admission.

Attendees must be NMRA members.  You may attend the 4D PNR Annual Meeting in person during the Spring Meet.

Parking at the Northwest Railway Museum is extremely limited and will not be available to Spring Meet attendees.  Please plan to park near the Snoqualmie Depot.  There is a significant amount of parking available near the depot and interesting train exhibits to view.  If you need accessibility assistance, please contact Bob Kenworthy at bkenworthy4@comcast.net.

TIMETABLE

7:30 to 8:15 am       Check-in at the Snoqualmie Depot.
8:30 to 9:00 am       Train ride from Snoqualmie Depot to Northwest Railway Museum (NRM).

9:10 to 9:55 am       Clinic Session 1
1A – Shop Tour – Meet at the Yellow Bollards at the Railroad Crossing – Presented by NRM staff and volunteers.
1B – Clinic in Conference Room in Railway History Center – “Layout Design with CAD:  How?  Why?” – Presented by Robin Peel.
1C – Clinic in Train Shed Foyer in Train Shed Exhibit Hall – “Building Bench Work with Extruded Aluminum” – Presented by Magnus Christerson.

10:05 to 10:50 am    Clinic Session 2
2A – Shop Tour – Meet at the Yellow Bollards at the Railroad Crossing – Presented by NRM staff and volunteers.
2B – Clinic in Conference Room in Railway History Center – “Operating Sessions for Beginners” – Presented by Bob Stafford.  Attendees are invited to sign up for a First Timers Operating Session at the Boeing Engineers MRC layout on Sat., June 14^th.
2C – Clinic in Train Shed Foyer in Train Shed Exhibit Hall – “Using AI in Model Railroading – An Example” – Presented by Kurt Laidlaw.
2D – Clinic in Trains Shed Exhibit Hall – “O Scale Layout Progress Report” – Presented by NRM staff and volunteers.

11:00 to 11:45 pm   Clinic Session 3
3A – Shop Tour – Meet at the Yellow Bollards at the Railroad Crossing – Presented by NRM staff and volunteers.
3B – Clinic in Conference Room in Railway History Center – “Using JMRI for Operations on an On30 Modular Club Layout” – Presented by Rich Blake.
3C – Clinic in Train Shed Foyer in Train Shed Exhibit Hall – “I’d Build an Open Pit Mine If I Only Had More Room – a Mirror and Woodland Scenics to the Rescue” – Presented by Greg Wright.

11:45 to 12:40 pm   Lunch and Annual Meeting.
12:40 to 1:00 pm     Roundhouse Exhibit Gallery Presentation – NRM staff.
1:00 to 1:20 pm       2027 NMRA National Convention in Tacoma Presentation.
1:30 to 2:00 pm       Train ride from NRM to Snoqualmie Depot.
2:00 to 3:00 pm       Travel Time to Layout Open Houses.

3:00 to 5:00 pm       Layout Open Houses.
Greg Amer’s BNSF The Industrial Lead (modern era, HO)
Russ Segner’s Coal Creek Lumber Company (1930, Sn3)
3:30 to 5:00 pm       Larry Sloan’s South Olympic Branch (1970’s, HO)