4DPNR Zoom Layout Tour
2021-02-13 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
February’s 4DPNR Zoom Layout tours will be presented by Di Voss and Steven Shores. The meeting will be from 10:00 to 11:30 am. To join, the Zoom info is:
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To watch recordings of our previous 4DPNR Zoom layout tours, visit www.youtube.com/c/4dpnrmovies

4DPNR Zoom Layout Tours
2021-03-13 10:00 - 11:30
The March 4DPNR Layout tours will be presented by Clint Brown and John Wilcox. Details to follow.
To watch recordings of our previous 4DPNR Zoom layout tours, visit www.youtube.com/c/4dpnrmovies

4DPNR Zoom Layout Tours
2021-04-10 10:00 - 11:30
The April Zoom layout tours will be presented by Bill Sornsin and Bob Stafford. Bill will show us the progress he’s been making on his huge HO scale layout depicting the 1950’s Great Northern from South Seattle to Stevens Pass, including a detailed replica of the King St. Station and a large model of Interbay Yard. Bob’s HO layout is a detailed version of some Pennsylvania railroading in a single car garage, which he’ll present in a pre-recorded video with live narration. This is necessary because he’s already disassembling it in order to move it to a larger space, once he finishes a remodel project on his home to make more space.
To watch recordings of our previous 4DPNR Zoom layout tours, visit www.youtube.com/c/4dpnrmovies

4DPNR Zoom Layout Tours
2021-05-08 10:00 - 11:30
May’s Layout tours on May 8, at 10:00 am PST will be an HO NP home layout presented by Robert Richard, and the HO club layout of the PSMRE in downtown Tacoma.
Bob Richard has focused his layout on the town of Easton, WA in the 1940’s, when heavy articulated steam and the new FT diesels ruled the cascade mountains. He is copying the prototype Northern Pacific track, buildings and operations as closely as possible, and will show us a combination of prototype photos, layout photos, and a video demo of trains in action. Expansion plans are also on his mind.
The PSMRE layout tour will give us a chance to get behind the scenes of this large layout in a working museum in downtown Tacoma, how it has transformed over the years, and how the group organizes themselves and their operations. The Puget Sound Model Railroad Engineers (PSMRE) layout is at the Washington State History Museum. Built as a museum exhibit that also provides a challenging Operations environment, as it represents the Tacoma area in the 1950’s. Largely focused on the Northern Pacific’s operations, they operate trains from the Great Northern, Milwaukee Road and Union Pacific.
The zoom info for this meeting is listed below, and is also posted in the Grab Iron..
To watch recordings of our previous 4DPNR Zoom layout tours, visit www.youtube.com/c/4dpnrmovies
Topic: 4DPNR Layout Tours for May 2021
Time: May 8, 2021 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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4DPNR Zoom Layout Tours
2021-06-12 10:00 - 11:30
June’s 4DPNR Zoom layout tour will be presented by Scott Calvert (from 7DPNR near Vancouver BC). Scott has been building a large operations-oriented HO layout modeling a mountain section of the Canadian Pacific mainline, and his layout tour will be presented in two segments – the first is a tour of the layout and its scenery based on prototype scenes, and the second is how he sets it up for operations. You can get an idea for the scope of his layout on his web page, which is https://www.cprboundarysub.ca .
The link for joining the Zoom meeting on Saturday morning is:
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As usual, we will open the meeting around 9:30am and start the formal presentation at 10:00.
To watch recordings of our previous 4DPNR Zoom layout tours, visit www.youtube.com/c/4dpnrmovies

4DPNR Zoom Layout Tours
2021-08-14 10:00 - 11:30
August’s layout tours will be presented by Keith Jordan, followed by Jeff Johnson.
To watch recordings of our previous 4DPNR Zoom layout tours, visit www.youtube.com/c/4dpnrmovies

4DPNR September Layout Tours - 9/11 at 10am
2021-09-11 10:00 - 12:00
We resume our popular series of model railroad layout tours on Zoom with presentations by David Yaddock MMR (HO) and Gary Jordan MMR (O/On3/On30), on Saturday, September 11, at 10:00am PST. David’s layout has some great Northwest mountain scenery, and Gary’s layout features the narrow gauge Gilpin Tram in the mountains of Colorado, now configured for virtual remote operations. Zoom info will be posted in the Grab-Iron a few days before the event.

4dPNR April Zoom Layout Tour
2022-04-09 10:00 - 11:30
Join us at 10am PST on Saturday April 9 for a briefing by Larry Sloan on the design and construction of his new HO scale BN layout.
Topic: 4dPNR April Layout Tour
Time: Apr 9, 2022 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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4dPNR May Layout Tour Zoom - Keith Jordan's "the Patch"
2022-05-14 10:00 - 12:00
For May’s virtual layout tour Zoom, Keith Jordan will take us on a tour of his HO scale shelf layout, the “Patch,” which incorporates the industrial switching of downtown Los Angeles by the Santa Fe. The layout has been featured in Model Railroad Planning and Great Model Railroads. As usual, we’ll open the meeting at 9:30am and start the program at 10am. Here is the Zoom info for joining the meeting:
Topic: May’s 4dPNR Layout Tour Zoom Meeting
Time: May 14, 2022 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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4dPNR Zoom Layout Tour - Tom O'Hara
2022-12-10 10:00 - 11:30
This month’s “Second Saturday” Zoom Layout Tour will feature a slide show by Tom O’Hara, of Bellingham, describing the process of building his previous layout(s) and all the lessons learned. Here is the Zoom info to join the meeting:
Topic: 4dPNR Layout Tour Second Saturdays
Time: 10:00am PST, December 10, 2022
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Zoom layout tour featuring Olympia Model Railroad Club videos
2023-01-14 10:00 - 11:30 | Virtual Zoom Meeting (link in GrabIron)
Join us at 10am PST on Saturday, January 14 for a video presentation on the Olympia Model Railroad Society (OMRS) HO scale model railroad layout, presented by its club president Scott Nelson. This HO layout features great scenery, working signals, JMRI operations and many other features you may be interested in. As usual, the meeting will open at 9:30 for chit-chat (and possibly some preview videos) and at 10:00 Scott will start his presentation, followed by Q&A. The zoom info is as follows:
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Second Saturday Layout Tour Zoom featuring Jon Bentz and his narrow gauge empire
2023-02-11 10:00 - 11:30
Join us on Saturday morning, February 11, for a presentation by Jon Bentz on his narrow gauge empire. As usual, the meeting will open at 9:30am and the presentation will start at 10am PST. Here is the zoom info to join the meeting:
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Second Saturday Layout Tour Zoom (April 8, 10am)
2023-04-08 09:30 - 11:00 | Virtual Zoom Meeting (link in GrabIron)
April’s “Second Saturday” Zoom meeting will feature Bill Adkins, from Bend OR, giving a talk and slide show about the layouts of the late, great, Brian Ellerby. As usual, the meeting will open at 9:30am and the program will start at 10:00 am PDT. Hope to see you there!
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"Second Saturday" 4dPNR Zoom Layout Tour - Mike Davis' Santa Fe
2023-09-09 10:00 - 11:30 | Virtual Zoom Meeting (link in GrabIron)
Our first 4D PNR layout tour of the fall will be by Mike Davis, a Santa Fe modeler who is building a layout featuring Cajon Pass in California. Mike’s layout tour will be on September 9th at 10am via Zoom. This should be a great session as we feature a fabulous layout by someone who brings excellent modeling to the table. His layout features San Bernadino to Summit in 1950 and includes many prototypical structures, such as a 28-stall roundhouse, icing dock built from ATSF plans, the San Bernadino station, and many of the structures at Summit. This layout is under construction, so you will also see how Mike is building the pike in his 56’x12’ and 50’x13’ adjoining attic spaces. Don’t miss this one!
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4dPNR Layout Tour Zoom - Burr Stewart
2023-10-14 10:00 - 11:30 | Virtual Zoom Meeting (link in GrabIron)
Join us on Saturday, Oct 14, at 10:00am for the next 4dPNR Zoom Layout Tour. Burr Stewart will give an overview of how and why he designed and built his 800 sq.ft. basement HO/HOn3 layout, based on the 1973 BN, MILW and UP in the Seattle region, including prototype research and how it translated to model form. Progress photos as well as finished scenes and operations scenarios, will be included in his slide show. Lee Marsh will host the event, and here is the Zoom link to join the event:
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The November Second Saturday Zoom is cancelled, so that many of us may have a chance to attend the Boeing Swap meet that weekend (Nov. 11-12).

"Second Saturday" 4dPNR Layout Tour Zoom
2024-01-13 10:00 - 11:30 | Virtual Zoom Meeting (link in GrabIron)
Greg Wright, from Olympia, WA, will give us an update on Saturday, January 13, 2024, on his new outdoor F scale garden railway, which has been hosting regular operating sessions. You can expect to be inspired as well as to get an itch to do something similar in your own backyard (if you have one)! This Zoom-only presentation will start at 10:00 am PST, and we will open the meeting at 9:30 for meet and greet. Here is the information on how to join the meeting:

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"Second Saturday" 4dPNR Layout Tour Zoom
2024-02-10 10:00 - 11:30 | Virtual Zoom Meeting (link in GrabIron)
Join us on February 10 at 10am for a layout tour by Chuck Lee, covering his HO scale Colorado Front Range RR. The pike is based on Denver, CO and features local industries such as the massive Coors operation, features 3D-printed and LED-lit models, such as Denver’s Union Station, and even includes a full-size CTC control panel for the dispatcher.
This Zoom-only presentation will start at 10:00 am PST, and we will open the meeting at 9:30 for meet and greet. Here is the Zoom link to join the event:
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"Second Saturday" 4dPNR Layout Tour Zoom on Jerry Boudreaux's Santa Fe HO layout
2024-03-09 10:00 - 11:30
March’s 4dPNR Zoom layout tour is going to inspire you for sure! Long freights often exceeding 50 cars and 6 units, 14 car passenger trains with sparkling warbonnets in the lead, and southwest mountain scenery punctuate the Pasquinel Division of the Santa Fe Railroad. This 1200 square foot HO scale model railroad running thru the wilds of 1967 Arizona features a 650 foot mainline, large yard, and a number of smaller towns. The Pasquinel is fully operational and 14 person crews keep it humming once per month. Come join us next Saturday (March 9) for a trip thru the red cliffs and distant mountain vistas of northern Arizona. Jerry Boudreaux will show us his framing, track plans, electrical, scenery techniques, trains, and even operations forms. This Zoom-only presentation will start at 10:00 am PST, and we will open the meeting at 9:30 for meet and greet. Here is the Zoom info to join the meeting:
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"Second Saturday" 4dPNR Layout Tour Zoom
2024-04-13 10:00 - 11:30 | Virtual Zoom Meeting (link in GrabIron)
For the April “second Saturday Zoom”, Todd VonStup will update us on his progress on his N scale MRL-themed layout. This Zoom-only presentation will start at 10:00 am PST, and we will open the meeting at 9:30 for meet and greet. Here is the Zoom link:
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"Second Saturday" 4dPNR Layout Tour Zoom with Jerry Boudreaux
2024-05-11 10:00 - 11:30 | Virtual Zoom Meeting (link in GrabIron)
Join us on Saturday, May 11, for a continuation of Jerry Boudreau’s informative and humorous briefing on his HO Santa Fe layout in central Oregon. He will start with a brief overview of the layout, followed by details on how he organizes and runs regular operating sessions. He shows some interesting forms and methods that could you help take your own operations to a new level.

The meeting will open at 9:30am PST and Jerry’s presentation begins at 10am and runs for about an hour. We will also record it and post it to the 4dPNRMovies YouTube channel. If you missed his first presentation in March, here is a link to that presentation, well worth watching if you haven’t seen it (it is so good, it has already been watched over 3400 times!): https://youtu.be/sGjaFgxJeUA

The link to join his second presentation on May 11 is here
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Surrey Excursion, PNR Convention 2024
2024-05-22 - 2024-05-26 | Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel, 15269 104th Avenue, Surrey, British Columbia, V3R 1N5, Canada

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
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.

Kevin Wills presents "Second Saturday" Zoom layout tour
2024-10-12 09:30 - 11:00 | Virtual Zoom Meeting (link in GrabIron)
The October “Second Saturday” Zoom layout tour will be held at 10am on October 12, featuring local modeler Kevin Wills. Kevin’s layout is a freelanced mainline extension of the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific lines through the western Sierra Nevada mountain area roughly set in the 1980s. His 33’x13′ basement layout transits three levels, with staging, main yard with turntable and engine maintenance facilities, switching in various towns and long mainline stretches of track. A train can take up to an hour to transit the entire layout at scale speed. The mainline is fully signaled with a full-hardware CTC panel. A branch line is included in dark territory just to make it more interesting. Scenery is about 75-80% complete.
We will open the Zoom meeting at 9:30 for fellowship and tech rehearsal, and Kevin’s presentation will start at 10:00am and last about an hour.
As always, we plan to post a recording of the event afterwards on the 4dPNRMovies YouTube channel. To join the live meeting on Saturday morning, here is the Zoom info:
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4dPNR "Second Saturday" Layout Tour Zoom is Jerry Boudreaux on layout design for operations
2025-03-08 10:00 - 11:30 | Virtual Zoom Meeting (link in GrabIron)
Jerry Boudreaux will be our presenter at the March 2025 4dPNR Layout Tour. His presentation will focus on layout planning and operations design and paperwork, with time for discussion afterwards. As usual, we open the meeting at 9:30am and his presentation will begin at 10:00. Here is the Zoom info to join the meeting:
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Ainsworth Connector, PNR Convention 2025
2025-05-09 - 2025-05-11
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)

"Second Saturday" Zoom layout tour featuring Kurt Laidlaw's construction progress report
2025-06-14 10:00 | Virtual Zoom Meeting (link in GrabIron)
The June 2025 “Second Saturday” will feature an update by Kurt Laidlaw on how he started his N scale layout and its progress to date. Join us at 10:00am on Saturday, June 14. Here is the Zoom info needed to join the meeting on Zoom:
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