By Bob Kenworthy
There are still spots available for the 4th Division’s 2024 Spring Meet on June 8th, 2024. Event Address: North Bend Depot, 205 E McClellan St, North Bend, WA 98045. Register today!
There is NO parking available at the Northwest Railway Museum. Registration begins 7:30 AM. Our special train to the museum leaves at 8:30 AM.
The following link will connect you to the registration form:
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:
- 1A – Shop Tour (maximum 12 people)
- 1B – Clinic in Conference Room, topic TBA
- 1C – Clinic in Foyer, topic TBA
10:10 to 11:00 am – Clinics:
- 2A – Shop Tour (maximum 12 people)
- 2B – Clinic in Conference Room, topic TBA
- 2C – Introduction to Museum Archives (maximum 10 people)
- 2D – New O27 Layout at Museum
11:10 to 12:00 noon – Clinics:
- 3A – Shop Tour (maximum 12 people)
- 3B – Clinic in Conference Room, topic TBA
- 3C – Introduction to Museum Archives (maximum 10 people)
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 to Layout Open Houses
3:00 to 5:00 pm – Layout Open Houses
Attendance is limited to the first 80 people who register. Attendees must be NMRA members. You may attend the 4D PNR Annual Meeting in person during the Spring Meet or by Zoom. A Zoom link will be sent prior to the annual meeting.
Please Note: Parking at the Northwest Railway Museum is extremely limited and will not be available to Spring Meet attendees. Please plan to park near the North Bend Depot. There is a significant amount of parking available on the south side of the depot and some parking available on the north side of the depot. The train ride and museum are ADA accessible. If you need accessibility assistance, please mark the appropriate box when you register.
To get to the “parking on the south side of the North Bend depot” :
From Main Ave S, turn east on E Park St. Then look on the dead-end side streets to the north of Park St. You are not within sight of the North Bend depot, because the William Henry Taylor Park is in the way. But it’s a short walk through the park to the back-side of the depot.
This neighborhood is mixed residential and commercial. Many of the commercial businesses are not open on Saturday, such as schools, clinics, and day-cares, so you might be able to get away with using their parking lots. The Taylor Park does not have a parking lot.
Street parking on the north side of the depot is extremely limited. This is on E McClellan St, south of the Shell gas station. Hot coffee there, and to-go breakfast sandwiches.