Come hear MMR Fred Headon tell all about his "bucket list" trip on the Rocy Mauntaineer

At our next meting on September 11 MMR Fred Headon will make presentation of his "bucket list" round trip excursion on the Rocky Mountaineer. Fred went from Vancouver to Jasper on the Rocky Mountaineer, then took the bus to Banff, and returned to Vancouver on the Rocky Mountaineer. Fred presented this clinic at the NMRA Thousand Lakes Region convention in May, and it was so enjoyable that we asked him for an encore! 

This meeting is also is the perfect opportunity to join the WMRC or renew your membership, as memberships run from September to September. Membership in the WMRC also includes membership in the NMRA, the world's largest model railroad association, and membership costs only fifty bucks! 

The canteen will be open and we'll have our usual model and photo displays. The fun starts at 7:30PM on Friday, September 11 at the Charleswood Legion, 6003 Roblin Boulevard.

NMRA membership is included with membership to the WMRC

Our next meeting is on Friday, September 11, and we'd like to encourage all our viewers to join the WMRC. When you join, membership in the National Model Railroad Association, the world's largest model railroad club, is also included. 

Membership costs $50. The WMRC subsidizes membership in the NMRA. If you joined the NMRA separately, it would cost you $55, so when you join the WMRC you're getting memberships in both clubs and a five dollar discount! You can join the club any time of the year, but our membership registration is from September to September, so it's advantageous to join in September. 

Joining two clubs gives you the benefit of the fellowship and camaraderie of a local group of model railroaders, plus all of the perks of the NMRA, including the NMRA magazine, available insurance for your trains, an opportunity to achieve Master Model Railroader status, and access to their many regional and national conventions. Come on down to the Charleswood Legion, 6003 Roblin Boulevard, on Friday, September 11 at 7:30 PM to join in on all of the fun. We'd love to have you as a member! 

It's worth the trip to the Dunnottar Station Museum

Our good friends at the Dunnottar Station Museum are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year, so why not drive over there and help them celebrate? If you're heading to Winnipeg Beach, Gimli or Hecla it's close by and on the way. It's located at Central Avenue and Railway Street in Ponemah, within the village of Dunnottar. 

 

They're open on weekends from 10AM to 4PM. Admission is free, but donations are accepted. You can even help them out by buying a T-shirt! Come see all of their railway artifacts, historic tools, vintage photographs, their velocipede and "Big Stan", their motorized track speeder.