4D NMRA Spring Meet and Annual Meeting 2025
2025-05-31 07:30 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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
