Season's greetings from the Winnipeg Model Railroad Club

The Winnipeg Model Railroad Club wishes all of our members, friends and followers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Keep 'em on the rails for 2023!
 

Come one, come all to the Winnipeg Model Railroad Club’s clinic carnival and Christmas hot dog banquet!

It’s clinic carnival time! We’re going to have four great presentations plus our annual Christmas hot dog banquet. See Winnipeg’s greatest model railroaders share their skills while you feast on hot dogs, chips, drinks and coffee.

John Bate will demonstrate how to build a turnout using the Fast Tracks Templates and using servos to control turnouts. Richard Mikolayenko will show how to super detail model figures. Neil Carlton will conduct a clinic on installing a Keep Alive decoder in passenger cars. There will also be a demonstration on using using car cards for switching using a John Allen time saver layout.

As a special treat, we’re going to air fry the hot dogs! Dig through your drawers and find your favourite ugly Christmas sweater to wear to the meeting! Don’t forget to bring a tin for the bin!

So come on down to the Charleswood Legion, 6003 Roblin Boulevard on Friday, December 16th at 7:00 PM. Guests are always warmly welcomed. There are no more COVID - related restrictions at the Legion. The room will be open by 6:00pm, so feel free to arrive early to chat and help set up the room.
 

Portage La Prairie Model Railroad Club to hold open house on December 17

Our good friends at the Portage La Prairie Model Railroad Club are holding an open house on Saturday, December 17. They hold their open houses just twice a year, so don’t miss this one!

They’re the only model railroad club in the province that operates out of a genuine CP rail station, lovingly restored by the club. They have a great HO modular layout and an O gauge layout.

There will be door prizes, music, hot drinks and snacks. They’ll also have gift items for sale, right in time for Christmas! Come and join in on the fun at the CP rail station at 251 3rd street NE in Portage La Prairie. They’ll be open from 10AM to 3PM on Saturday, December 17. Admission is only five bucks. Kids under 12 get in for free. It’s worth the trip to Portage!