Welcome to the 4th Division

G.O.P.H.E.R.S
2024-06-01 10:30 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | DuPont Historical Museum, 207 Barksdale Avenue, DuPont, WA, 98327, United States
GOPHERS is the traditional end of the Olympia clinics season every June. This year we will be at the Dupont Museum in Dupont, WA. Space is limited, RSVP is mandatory. RSVP to jimsabol@msn.com
GOPHERS stands for Greater Olympia Prototype History & Engineering Research Society.
* See the historic narrow gauge cars rescued and restored by 4d members Robert Grove, Gary Lucas, Bob Miller, Roger Nulton, Mary Sabol, Jim Sabol, Russ Segner, and Fred Foreman project leader.
* Take a cab photo in the 12 ton three foot gauge Plymouth locomotive.
* Check out the 22′ box car used to carry explosives to the wharf.
* Gobble hot dogs and BYO soft drinks.
* Hike to the wharf

Spring Meet 2024
2024-06-08 07:30 - 17:00 | Northwest Railway Museum, 38625 SE King Street, Snoqualmie, WA, 98065, United States
The schedule will be:
7:30 to 8:30 am – Registration at the North Bend Depot
8:30 to 9:00 am – Train Ride from North Bend to Museum
9:00 to 9:10 am – Gathering Time
9:10 to 10:00 am – Clinics 1 and 2
10:10 to 11:00 am – Clinics 3 and 4
11:10 to 12:00 noon – Clinics 5 and 6
12:00 to 1:00 pm – Lunch and Annual Meeting
1:00 to 1:30 pm – Free Time at the Museum
1:30 to 2:00 pm – Return Train Ride to North Bend
2:00 to 3:00 pm – Travel Time
3:00 to 5:00 pm – Layout Open Houses

National Convention 2025 - STATION No. VI
2025-07-14 - 2025-07-19 | WA
The annual National Model Train Convention is July 14 – 19, 2025 at the Sheraton Hotel in Novi, MI. There will be clinics, workshops, operating sessions, 60 model train layouts to visit, prototype tours and much more.

Ainsworth Connector, PNR Convention 2025
2025-05-09 - 2025-05-11 | WA
This annual Regional Convention will be May 9 – 11, 2025 in Pasco, Washington.
The Convention will offer self-guided layout tours, free-mo layouts, operating sessions, clinics, achievement program evaluations, and more!

4D NMRA Spring Meet and Annual Meeting 2025
2025-05-31 07:30 - 17:00 | Northwest Railway Museum, 38625 SE King Street, Snoqualmie, WA, 98065, United States
Please register by downloading and filling out the form below and send to bkenworthy4@comcast.net.

Spring Meet 2025 Announcement

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 14th.
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)

4D Eastside Get Together clinic
2025-06-19 19:00 - 20:30 | WA
Our program will feature my photos of several fan trips on the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railway. Included will be several trips to Morton when the entire line was operating over the large trestle that burned recently. Included will be photos of many of the entire engine roster including the Willamette #2 and the three truck Heisler and Climaxes.
-Russ
