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Eastside Clinic Thursday – September 18

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By Russ Segner

The next Eastside Clinic is this week on Thursday September 18th. Our program will be a presentation by Bob Kenworthy on the Great Western Steam Up, held at the Nevada State Railroad Museum in July 2022. The steam up featured 8 cosmetically restored steam locomotives and 9 standard and narrow gauge locomotives under steam. The presentation includes video of all nine of the locomotives under steam.

Russ Segner will also share information and photos from the recent National Narrow Gauge Convention held in St. Louis.

Join us and share your experiences. I will open the room around 6:30 for informal chat.

Zoom meeting information:

Topic: Eastside Clinic September 18
Time: Sep 18, 2025 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85887099422?pwd=zizZeSUUCqwkuU0Pj2w3uGKA1OeSk8.1
Meeting ID: 858 8709 9422
Passcode: 285188

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Eastside Get-Together (Redmond) Clinic

Eastside Clinic Thursday – June 19

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By Russ Segner

The next Eastside Clinic is next week on Thursday June 19. 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.

Zoom meeting information:

Topic: Eastside Clinic June 19
Time: Jun 19, 2025 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84762302180?pwd=RFra0xOVB7y2skYvVRGVkveyQ8vwhF.1
Meeting ID: 847 6230 2180
Passcode: 551784

Russ

Eastside Get-Together (Redmond) Clinic

2025 Spring Meet Details

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By Bob Kenworthy

Cost:  $40 per person, payable at the North Bend Depot on May 31st.  Includes train rides to/from the North Bend 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 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.  If you need accessibility assistance, please contact Bob Kenworthy at bkenworthy4@comcast.net.

Mark your calendar now and plan to attend. Get the registration form here.

TIMETABLE

7:30 to 8:15 amCheck-in at the Snoqualmie Depot
8:30 to 9:00 amTrain ride from Depot to Northwest Railway Museum (NRM)
9:10 to 9:55 amClinic Session 1 – Shop Tour and 2 Clinics
10:05 to 10:50 amClinic Session 2 – Shop Tour, NRM Layout Presentation, and 2 Clinics
11:00 to 11:45 pmClinic Session 3 – Shop Tour and 2 Clinics
11:45 to 12:40 pmLunch and Annual Meeting
12:40 to 1:00 pmRoundhouse Exhibit Gallery Presentation
1:00 to 1:20 pm2027 NMRA National Convention Presentation
1:30 to 2:00 pmTrain ride from NRM to North Bend Depot
2:00 to 3:00 pmTravel Time to Layout Open Houses
3:00 to 5:00 pmLayout Open Houses
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Eastside Clinic 11/21/24

Written by Doug Oldenburg
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By Doug Oldenburg

Please join us this Thursday for the virtual Eastside Clinic.

Now that most of the leaves have fallen, you may have a little more time to work on your model railroad projects! 🙂
We have no presentation planned for this month and instead are encouraging all of you to share what you are working on. What are you modeling and/or what do you want to model? Old time, the steam/diesel transition years, modern times or something else? Country, city or somewhere in between?
Do you have something in mind for Thanksgiving? Do you do something with model trains around Christmas?

If you have any photos, sketches, plans, etc. that you would like to share with the rest of us, you may share during the meeting or pre-submit to Russ and/or myself and we will build the agenda around what we get.

Topic: Eastside Clinic for November 2024
Time: 7:00 PM PST, Thursday 11/21/24

Join the Zoom Meeting at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84298224999?pwd=eS1m2i9vxnHbmWRpb4AVhmzgJHAe5P.1

Meeting ID: 842 9822 4999
Passcode: 648816

Thanks,
Doug (425-577-2928) & Russ (206-200-2211)

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2024 Spring Meet Report

Written by Anton Faulk
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By Bill Messecar, Photos By John Thompson

Weeks of planning between two 4D Board members, Kurt Laidlaw and Bob Kenworthy and the staff at the NW Railroad Museum near Snoqualmie culminated in a day 4D attendees won’t forget. It started with a train ride from the old NP depot at North Bend to the museum in beautiful spring weather. We divided into groups to attend a clinic given by Greg Wright MMR, a tour of the museum Lionel and HO layouts and a behind the scenes visit to the museum restoration shop where we saw several engines/carts being restored. The museum staff also discussed their archives of equipment blueprints and drawings. There were two more opportunities for a layout or shop visit or attend Burr Stewart’s enjoyable clinics on videography of his layout and sage advice on achieving your goals in layout building. Burr has his own YouTube channel so you can check out those great videos.

At noon we then took a 30-minute lunch break to enjoy drinks and a delicious box lunch. Bill Messecar 4D Superintendent led the 4D Annual Meeting where he introduced the 4D Superintendent elect Mike Stepner as well as the current 4D BOD members. After the meeting we had a chance to explore the many museum exhibits and then boarded our train for the return journey to North Bend. To complete a great day of Model Railroading we had the opportunity to see four excellent layouts in the area.

Members wait at the museum for the return trip to the North bend depot after a fun day.
NP Parlor Car undergoing complete restoration in the museum shops.
Weyerhaeuser FM H-12-44 on display at the museum.
NWRailway 4024 Baldwin 4S-RTC ready to pull our train to the museum.

If you were not able to make the spring meet this year—be sure to attend in 2025. It’s a great opportunity to meet local modelers and have a train filled day. This sort of event is one of the many benefits offered for your NMRA membership. Hope to see you next year.

Bill
4D Superintendent

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Spring Meet Registrations Status Update

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By Kurt Laidlaw

Confirmed registrations for the Spring Meet on Jun 8th:

Kurt Laidlaw
David Falconer
Michael Donnelly
GregPrice
Dennis Terpstra
EDwin Ives
David Yadock
William Messecar
Dave Enger
Thomas Keyes
Bob Rorabaugh
Russ Segner
Scott Buckley
Greg Wright
Nolan Deardorf
James Younkins
Gregg Arndt
Cole Van Gerpen
Dan Kellogg
Joel Scott
Kimberly Ford
Bob
Robin Peel
Byron Osborn
Bob Kenworthy
Dave Thompson
Lee Marsh
ROBERT BRUCE LOVE
Burr Stewart
George Chambers
scott wiesemann
syd Schofield
John Thompson
Mike stepner
Mark Malmkar
Paul Rising
Bob Staffolrd
Bud Thompson

If you think you have registered for the Spring Meet and don’t see your name, please re-register. There is still plenty of time to register, but most of the shop tour slots have been filled There are only 10 slots left. Now is the time to pull the trigger and register.

For the full schedule and registration details visit the Spring Meet page.

Kurt

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Register Today For The June 8 Spring Meet

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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:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfu2EpuEj0Te-YxzWX5KiT02uvC8uey41cSfjT7skO4rfPPTQ/viewform?embedded=true

For the full schedule and details visit the Spring Meet page.

Bob

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Register Now For 2024 Spring Meet

Written by Anton Faulk
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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:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfu2EpuEj0Te-YxzWX5KiT02uvC8uey41cSfjT7skO4rfPPTQ/viewform?embedded=true

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.

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April Olympia Clinic

Written by Brian Ferris
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In the final instalment of our operations series, Scott Nelson, of the OMRS will discuss his switching layout and how he uses JMRI (a computer based operations generator) to operate his railroad operations.

Scott will describe and show his layout and talk about how he envisioned it to operate, then put that vision into JMRI to create the scenarios.  

This clinic will give you both practical small railroad ideas and technical computer generated operational ideas.  You won’t want to miss it!

Time: Apr 19, 2024 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85050094529?pwd=deeCgW3D64zObUwrFCjcoTaYjSuYex.1

Meeting ID: 850 5009 4529

Passcode: 357612

In Person: Panorama City

Address: 1751 Circle Ln SE, Lacey, WA 98503

Our clinic will be in the basement auditorium of the Panorama Quinault Apartment building known as the Seattle Room (across the hall from our old meeting room).

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