Alabama

First Coast Model RR Society Open Running

  • Formal sessions with switch lists and assigned trains will be held to work on specific layout areas.
  • Time: start 09:00 am to about 11:00 a.m.
  • Place: FCMRS club layout. 1414 Millcoe Road, Jacksonville, FL
  • Bring your favorite loco and a matching caboose to run with your train. We use club cars only for these sessions.

First Coast Model RR Society Open Running

  • Formal sessions with switch lists and assigned trains will be held to work on specific layout areas.
  • Time: start 09:00 am to about 11:00 a.m.
  • Place: FCMRS club layout. 1414 Millcoe Road, Jacksonville, FL
  • Bring your favorite loco and a matching caboose to run with your train. We use club cars only for these sessions.

SWARM Model TrainFest

Model train show with operating model train layouts in several scales, demonstrations of model railroad techniques, and train dealers!

Admission $8.00 (Family admission $15.00, children under 10 - Free).
Sponsored by the South West Alabama Railroad Modelers (SWARM).

For more information Email Glenn Samuel @ gasamuel(at)aol.com.

Mobile Via Health,
Fitness and Enrichment Center,
Arlene F. Mitchell Campus,
1717 Dauphin Street,
Mobile, AL 36604

2026 Scenic City Express Chattanooga - NMRA National Convention and T-TRak Record Breaker

The NMRA National Convention is coming to Chattanooga, TN, for the first time in 2026! The Southeastern Region is excited to host NMRA members from around the world in the Scenic City. We have a week full of fun activities planned, including:

Neuse River Valley Model RR Club 40th annual FALL TRAIN Show

North Carolina, Raleigh - Nov 9-10, Sat 9-5; Sun 9-4. Neuse River Valley Model RR Club 40th annual FALL TRAIN Show; NC State Fairgrounds, Exposition Center, 4825 Trinity Road; enter Gate 9 on Trinity Road or Gate 3 on Hillsborough St.; admission: $10 covers both days, children 12 and under admitted free with adult.  400 tables of model railroading, 6 operating layouts. Contact Bob Witwer bobwitwer [at] gmail.com, 919-632-0785;  Visit www.nrvclub.net. Follow us on Facebook.

Fourteenth Annual Trains for Christmas OCALA FloridaTrain Show

Join us for a free train show on Saturday, November 9 - 10, 2024, from 10 am to 4 pm and Sunday from 11 am to 4 pm. Experience multiple layouts and participate in great raffles.  We are a collection site for Toys for Tots "No vendors." Our new location: Marion Oaks Community Center, 294 Marion Oaks Lane, Ocala, FL 34473. For more information, contact Bill Quast at 352-209-5422 or email wmquast [at] gmail.com.

 

The Boomer Auction Sale of model railroad equipment and supplies

Canada, Chatham, Ontario.  The Boomer Auction Sale of model railroad equipment and supplies. Saturday, October 26th, 2024  at Salvation Army Auditorium, 46 Orangewood Blvd., Chatham. Ample free parking. The sign-up list for lots is posted on the door at 8:00 am; the sale starts at 10:00 am. Admission $5.00 which includes door prizes.

-CANCELED- Sunshine Region 2024 Convention

  • The Sunshine Region of the NMRA invites you to our new convention home at the Ocala Hilton in beautiful Ocala, Florida, known as The Horse Capital of the World(r), for Iron Horse 2024!
  • Enjoy numerous hands-on activities, clinics, op sessions, contests, meet and greet, fellowship, and more. The convention will run from 4 pm Thursday, October 10, 2024, to  Saturday, October 12, 2024, at 11 pm (or when the banquet breaks up).  

 

NRHS Spring 2024 Conference

The 2024 NRHS Spring Conference will take place in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The agenda includes Advisory Council and Board of Directors meetings on Sunday, May 5, and a rare-mileage inspection trip on Iowa Interstate, plus an exclusive visit to Railroading Heritage of Midwest America's shop in Silvis, Illinois, on Monday, May 6. 

The host hotel is the Best Western Plus Longbranch Hotel, 90 Twixt Road NE, Cedar Rapids. They are offering a very attractive rate of $109 per night, plus tax. Booking information will follow in a subsequent mailing.

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