Sunday, January 12, 2025

A Winnipeg model railroader has been named a member of the Order of Canada

John Longhurst has been named a member of the Order of Canada in December. He is one of 88 Canadians who've received the honour in 2024. He joins more than 8,000 Canadians who have received the country's highest civilian honour.


John, who has been the faith page columnist for the Winnipeg Free Press since 2023 and is also a religion reporter for Canadian Affairs,  won the award for his contributions to the country's religious and spiritual media, his efforts to promote positive interdenominational relations, to reduce hate and to help readers see the humanity in every person. 


But John has always been very well known for his outstanding contributions to the hobby and to Winnipeg's model railroading community. John was the associate editor of Canadian Railway Modeller magazine for many years. He was an active member of the WMRC member, where he served as the club's publicity director. He has a model railroad blog, titled the CP Rail Manitoba and Minnesota Subdivision, which has had over one million viewers. 


In 1998, John and his brother-in-law, the late Ken Epp, founded the Great Canadian Train Show, which became Manitoba's largest train show, and ran until 2012. He was the convention director for the 2005 Canadian Association of Railway Modellers annual national convention, titled Golden Rails, which was the only the second time the city had hosted a national model railroad convention. 



 

Saturday, January 04, 2025

Discover the men who designed the classic trains of the 20th century at the Winnipeg Model Railroad Club's January meeting

A our next meeting WMRC social Media Director Paul Ullrich will present "The men who designed trains", where he will introduce you to the extraordinary designers who created North America's most famous trains and paint schemes of the 20th century.

The fun starts at 7:30 PM on Friday, January 10 in the Tank Room at the Charleswood Legion, 6003 Roblin Boulevard. The canteen will be open, and we will have our usual mode land photo displays and a 50/50 draw. Guests are always warmly welcomed. Hope to see you there!

Monday, December 23, 2024

Merry Christmas from the Winnipeg Model Railroad Club!


 The Winnipeg Model Railroad Club wishes all of its members, followers, model railroaders and rail fans a very merry Christmas and the happiest of New Years! Keep 'em on the rails for 2025!