Bob and Karin Gerald’s Utah Division of the Milwaukee RR is open to a Golden Spike Tour on October 8, 2016. It is a 13 x 24 foot N scale layout, a point to point design with operation in mind. It is set in the transition era of the 50’s […]

The Hostlers have invited us to visit the five layouts that will be open for their layout tour on October 1, 2016. You can go to our Layout Tours page and see the info or download the PDF. Even if you have seen them in the past, the layout owners […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The video of the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony is now online! It was a fun event with music, games, food trucks and kids playing! You can see a write-up about it in this month’s newsletter. View the video here:

You are invited to the Shay Park grand opening on May 12, 2016 5:00 pm at 450 W Aspen Hills Blvd, Saratoga Springs, UT. Mike Hansen will plan on displaying his locomotives and rolling stock as well as a display table. There is no track laid at this time, we […]

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. […]