For our monthly layout tour we were invited to attend the layout tours organized by the Hostlers this month. There were four fabulous layouts. All different from the rest and each with unique ideas and solutions how to build a model railroad empire.

UPDATE: The website is live at: http://www.nmra2019slc.org/ The NMRA Board of Directors, at their annual meeting in Cleveland, unanimously selected Salt Lake City as the location for the 2019 NMRA Convention and Train Show.  The convention dates are 07-07-19 to 07-13-19 and the train show dates are 07-12-19 to 07-14-19.

We had a really high attendance at the last meeting! The topic of conversation was DCC. There’s a lot to learn and new things coming out all the time. Next month is about signaling and how it relates to model railroading. Another great one for sure.

It is one thing reading about Turbines and quite another having Fred explain, in person, about these great beasts!They were amazing machines and Fred had slides and models of many of the different types. He even had one with sound hooked up to a DCC track. It has the diesel […]

It was a GREAT convention with lots to do! Here is one of the clinics with standing room only (there are a few chairs open but filled after taking this picture 🙂   Layout tours, Ops sessions, Driving of the Golden Spike reenactment, Clinics, Contest, and more! Look for a […]

The June Newsletter is here! The goal going forward is to try to get it out the first week of the month so we can report on last month and let you know what you have to look forward to in the coming month. It and prior months can be […]

May Meeting Update The May Division Meeting ‘s clinic was a slideshow about a lot of local railroad history. Not growing up in this area there is quite a bit I don’t know about local railroad history but have been learning a lot over the years. There were a lot […]

National Train Day Report We had a good showing up in Ogden for National Train Day and to celebrate the station’s 90th birthday. Look for a more in depth report in an upcoming newsletter. Until then, here are a couple of pictures.

Come and celebrate Union Station’s  90th birthday, along with exciting Train Day activities.   http://theunionstation.org/90th/ Saturday, May 10 10 am – 5 pm $5 Adults, Children 12 & under free

Big Boy 4014 in Salt Lake City The Big Boy #4014 on it’s historic journey to it’s new home stopped for a visit in Salt Lake City. It was running late on Friday night making some fans wait for hours, but once they saw it, it was worth the wait! […]