2025 Spring Meet set for May 31st
The 4th Division’s Spring Meet will held on Saturday, May 31st, 2025.
Cost: $40 per person, payable at the Snoqualmie Depot on May 31st. Includes train rides to/from the Snoqualmie Depot to the museum, lunch and museum admission.
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 Snoqualmie Depot. There is a significant amount of parking available near the depot and interesting train exhibits to view. If you need accessibility assistance, please contact Bob Kenworthy at bkenworthy4@comcast.net.
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 are 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 are 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 – Shop Tour and Clinics 3A – Shop Tour – Meet at the Yellow Bollards are 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 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 |
For registration information click here. Mark your calendar now and plan to attend.
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