by Lisa Murray

On June 7, the North End Clinic will once again host a layout tour. Each year the group organizes a tour of model train layouts in local homes so that members can see real life applications of the modeling ideas presented at 4D NRMA clinics.

This year we will be visiting two professionally designed HO layouts, as well as a professionally designed N scale layout. Also we will visit a vintage train collection that focuses on pre-war tinplate standard and O gauge trains which can run simultaneously on custom 5-rail track.

The tour is open to active NMRA members and their guests and will run from 7 to 10pm on Thursday, June 7, 2018.

The tour will start at the Edmonds Historical Museum (www.historicedmonds.org) which is located at 118 5th Avenue North in Edmonds, WA. All of the homes on the tour are in the Edmonds area.

Members will check in at the museum to receive a map and directions to the different homes on the tour. They will also be able to visit the permanent train display at the museum and meet the museum volunteers who keep the layout operational and open to the public.

Because the layouts on the tour are in private residences, we ask, out of respect for the people opening their homes to fellow modelers, that members limit the number of guests that they bring. We also encourage you to carpool if you can, as parking may be limited at some of the locations.

Also, for those members with limited mobility, please be aware that walking up and down stairs is required to access one of the layouts.

A big thank you to Bobj Berger for organizing this year’s model layout tour.

Please contact Lisa Murray at 206.310.6778 or mattinata@outlook.com if you have questions or need additional information.