T-Trak's Neil Berrington will make a presentation about model railroad module design at WMRC's April meeting

In a very short time Manitoba T-Trak has become one of our most popular attractions at the WMRC’s open houses, and we are pleased to announce that they will be displaying again this year at our next show on April 18 and 19 at the Charleswood Legion. 

As a special preview to this event, T-Trak’s Neil Berrington will make a presentation about the principles of model railroad module design at our next meeting on April 10.  Neil will discuss types of layouts such as fixed, transportable, portable, communal modular and highly portable, and types of modular layouts including Free-mo and T-Trak. He will also show how he designs and produces modules with CorelDRAW and modern technology.  Neil will also display some T-Trak modules. 

The fun starts at 7:30 PM on Friday, April 10 in the Tank Room at the Charleswood Legion, 6003 Roblin Boulevard. The canteen will be open and we’ll have our usual model and photo displays.

Come see our new Thomas the Tank Engine layout at our spring train show and open house

The newest attraction at our spring train show and open house is our Thomas the Tank Engine layout. Every year at our show we hold a draw for an HO Thomas set. Now you can see what can be done with it! A instruction sheet will be available for free for those who want to build one. And kids can operate it at the show!

The 40" X 60" layout was constructed on braced 1/2" plywood with banquet table legs. All structures are lighted with 12 volt bulbs mounted on styrene tube pedestals and power by a 12 volt one amp power supply. Two inch styrofoam was used to construct the land contours. Sculptamold was used for the final contours. The roads were made with 1/4" foam core. They were painted yellow, then masked down the centre line and painted grey. Scenery was made with various shades of ground foam and ballast. 

The layout was designed so kids can operate it at the open house. 

The project was spearheaded by WMRC secretary Brent Karr with help from past president Larry Leavens and Gino Kost. Special thanks go to Joanne Stempnick, who donated the banquet table legs, and to Sandra Mulholland, the wife of our part president, the late Ed Mulholland, who donated some of the structures from his layout. 

The WMRC's annual spring train show and open house will be held in the Tank Room at the Charleswood Legion, 6003 Roblin Boulevard on Saturday, April 18 from 10AM to 5PM and on Sunday, April 19 from 10 PM to 4PM.

The WMRC's 2026 spring open house to be held on April 18 and 19

The WMRC's annual spring train show and open house is happening next month! We'll have some new features and surprises that will make this one of our best shows ever! Some of these features will be posted on this site and on Facebook as we get closer to the event. We'll be at the Charleswood Legion Saturday, April 18 from 10 to 5 and on Sunday, April 19 from 10 to 4. Admission by donation, proceeds to support St. Amant. Mark your calendars!