Join us for the NMRA National Convention 2027! Expand Your Horizon with model railroad insights, world class layouts, op sessions, keynotes, panel discussions, tutorials, clinics, prototype tours, contests, modular layouts and camaraderie with fellow enthusiasts from around the world. Whether you’re a seasoned modeler or just starting out, there’s something for you!
In addition to the convention, the National Train Show will be held August 14th & 15th at the Tacoma Convention Center. There will be several hundred booths featuring vendors and manufacturers announcing new products, hands on demonstrations and dozens of train layouts
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. As usual, we will open the Zoom meeting at 9:30am, and Kurt’s presentation will start at 10:00am, on Saturday, June 14. Here is the Zoom info needed to join the meeting:
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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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Join us on Saturday morning, May 10, 2025, at 10:00am PST, for a layout tour of Jame Boyd’s HO scale Burlington Northern, set in the post-merger era of the 1970s. The layout is currently under construction and will depict Auburn and the west side of Stampede Pass. Jame will walk us through some of the design challenges he encountered and how he addressed them. Here is the Zoom info to join the meeting online:
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Join us on Saturday morning, May 10, 2025, at 10:00am PST, for a layout tour of Jame Boyd’s HO scale Burlington Northern, set in the post-merger era of the 1970s. The layout is currently under construction and will depict Auburn and the west side of Stampede Pass. Jame will walk us through some of the design challenges he encountered and how he addressed them. Here is the Zoom info to join the meeting online:
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 864 4822 7895
Passcode: 958304
Join us on Saturday morning, April 12, 2025, for a layout tour of Mike Stepner’s HO scale mining layout. Mike is an experienced layout builder in Puyallup, and his present layout hauls ore to a copper smelter, as well as interchanging traffic with the SP, somewhere in the desert. The meeting opens at 9:30am and the presentation will start at 10:00am. To join the meeting, here is the Zoom info:
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By Burr Stewart
The March 2025 4dPNR Zoom Layout Tour on Saturday, March 8, will feature Jerry Boudreaux giving a presentation on layout planning and paperwork for operations. His agenda will be: 1) Recap of his (HO Santa Fe) layout with map, 2) track planning for ops, 3) track planning for auto-staging, 4) supporting paperwork, and 5) time for discussion.
As usual, we will 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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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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There is no Zoom layout tour this month, but we are planning to hold one on February 8. If you are interested in presenting your layout at future meetings, please get in touch with Lee Marsh, at marshhousewest@msn.com
Join us for Bill Messecar’s last presentation on his fine Santa Fe HO layout, before he demolishes it next year! Bill will show us how he built both the building and the layout, and how he plans to take it apart. The Zoom meeting will start at 9:30am for chit-chat, and his presentation will start at 10:00am, on Saturday, December 14. Here is the Zoom info to join the meeting:
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