News Updates


Train Day

Train Day was at the Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum on September 10, 2016 and co-hosted by Northern Utah Division, NMRA. Our layout under construction was there – lots of progress has been made, if you haven’t seen it lately. There were several other layouts of different sizes and scales as […]


RMR 2016 Convention

The NMRA’s Rocky Mountain Region 2016 Convention is being held in Colorado Springs, CO. Below is what they have to say. Hopefully you can attend the convention. At the bottom is a copy of the registration form. We are pleased to host you during an exciting week of model railroading, enjoying […]


Hands-on Building

For those that would like to get some real hands on experience or chance to sharpen your layout building skills, please consider helping out with the layouts we are building for the Discovery Gateway. The layouts are being built as an instructional tool that staff can use for educational programs for children and […]


AP by Jack Hamilton

Bruce Petrarca shared some of his thoughts on the Achievement Program. Some of them are that we have so many great modelers out there that sometimes the only thing holding them back from receiving their MMR is the paperwork. He shared an idea the Jack Hamilton does in his area where […]


Special Guest at July’s Event

Bruce Petrarca, Mr. DCC himself, MMR #574 is “in town” and willing to take a few minutes at our July Event to answer some questions regarding DCC and becoming one of the newest MMRs. You can read some of his thoughts about becoming a Master Model Railroader in his column: http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/magazine/mrh2016-06-jun/bruce-petrarca-my-journey […]


Volunteering

Are you an ambassador for your hobby? We can all help promote Model Railroading in our own way. I was a Boy Scout merit badge counselor for years without anyone asking for my help. Eventually I found an opportunity to help and have now helped pass off over 100 boys. […]