Murray Brown awarded the WMRC's President's Shield

Murray Brown (L) is seen being awarded the  President's Shield by WMRC President John Bate at the club's AGM and annual banquet, held on May 9, 2025 at the Canad Inns Polo Park.

Murray Brown swept the awards at the WMRC's AGM this month, but the most significant one that he was awarded was the President's Shield for his contributions to the club. Murray has been a member for less than two years, but he has made his presence known with his enthusiastic and tireless efforts working with the club and promoting its activities. 

Murray had won so many awards at the AGM that they are literally too numerous to list in a single post, so we will mention them in other posts in the near future. In an earlier post it was stated that we need more members like Murray Brown, and that still holds true.

 

Everyone had great fun at the WMRC's 2024 AGM and banquet

We'd like to thank all of our members who attended our annual AGM and banquet, held at the Canad Inns Polo Park last Friday. Everyone had a great time, and there were awards galore to hand out! 

We had an abundance of prizes to be won by purchasing an "arm's length" row of tickets, plus two elimination draws for an HO scale and and N scale locomotive and two beautiful railway themed mounted prints which were auctioned off. 

The club is taking the summer off, but please come to our next meeting on September 12 at the Charleswood Legion, 6003 Roblin Boulevard, at 7:30 PM. Have a great summer, and keep 'em on the rails!

Fred Headon (L) chats with Moe Smith and WMRC President John Bate just before the meeting.

We had a plethora of prizes to hand out at our raffle! Just about everyone who bought an "arm's legnth" row of tickets went home with a prize!

 

Don't miss Rapido Trains Jason Shron's presentation on February 15!

Just a friendly reminder that Rapido Trains Jason Shron's presentation is happening on Wednesday, February 15 at Canad Inns Polo Park, 1405 St. Matthews Avenue at 7:00 PM. Jason doesn't come to town very often, so don't miss this rare opportunity to meet him! The event is free and open to all. No reservations are required!
 

Jason Shron is coming to town on February 15

You better watch out, you better not cry! You better not pout, I'm telling you why: Jason Shron is coming to town! The WMRC is hosting a special presentation by Jason Shron on Wednesday, February 15 at Canad Inns Polo Park, 1405 St. Matthews Avenue, at 7:00 PM. 

Jason is the founder and president of Rapido Trains. Rapido  has produced some of the most accurate models based upon Canadian prototypes. He is also the person with a rail car in his basement. In addition to that he is building a multi level railroad in his garage based on a portion of the  Kingston Subdivision in the 1980's.

 Jason's presentation will be about his home layout. He has used some novel techniques in the construction of the layout, from bench work to wiring. Hear about his dream layout and why he chose to model the fall and mainly passenger operations. Jason will also give some insight into the model manufacturing industry and where he sees the hobby is going.

It's free, it's open to the public, and no reservations are required. So be good for goodness sake, or you mom won't let you go!

Winnipeg Model Railroad Club to hold its first AGM and banquet in three years

We're holding our first AGM and banquet in three years! It will be on Friday, May 13 at CanAd Inns Destination Centre Polo Park at 1430 St. Matthews Avenue. We have assembled a lot of great prizes.

1) Elimination draw. A maximum of 35 tickets will be sold at $5 each. One at a time will be eliminated until the winners are found. Each ticket may be designated for one of two prizes:

      New HO scale Rapido locomotive with DCC and Sound. CN GMD SW1200RS $278.00 value

      New N scale Atlas  BNSF Dash 8-40 $115.00 value

2) Special Draw. We have one of Tyler Fedoroshyn's HO scale Jordan Spreaders. These are very nice, and valued at $100. A limited number of tickets will be sold at $5 each.

3) Door prizes. Everyone (member and/or guest) is automatically entered for these. We will have two $20 gift certificates for Vector Garden Trains. They have many items in all scales, and anything from the Walther's Catalog may be ordered.

4) Arm's-length tickets for the prize table. Buy a string of tickets as long as your arm for $5. There will be a table of at least 30 prizes of many types. Each winner drawn will choose any prize they like from the table, and drawing will continue until all prizes are given away.

Come and relax and have a good time with your fellow club members and their guests.Meet and greet starts at 5:00. The meeting starts at 7:30 after we've all had supper. The buffet at the CanAd Inn is fantastic! You've got to be there!

 

Jason Shron returns to the Winnipeg Model Railroad Club in August

Rapido's Jason Shron will be returning to the Winnipeg Model Railroad Club in August! Jason, who gave us a terrific presentation last year, will be making another exclusive presentation for the club at the Canad Inns Destination Centre Polo Park at 1405 St. Matthews Avenue at 7:00PM on Wednesday, August 14. Admission is free, and everyone is invited! Not a member? Not a problem! Guests are always warmly welcomed.

Winnipeg Model Railroad Club to hold their annual banquet

The WMRC is winding up another great season with our annual banquet! We'll also be holding our annual general meeting and presenting awards to the winners of our photo and model contests. It's being held on Friday, May 11, at the Canad Inns Polo Park in Alto's Restaurant, which is located at 1405 St. Matthews Avenue. 

Cocktails and dinner (buffet style or order from their menu) will start at 6:00PM, and the AGM will begin at 7:30PM. We’ll have lots of door prizes and “arm's length” raffle ticket prizes (that’s where you buy your arm’s length of tickets) to give out, as well as our traditional elimination draw! Hope to see you all there!

Winnipeg Model Railroad Club to hold annual banquet on May 12

The WMRC is winding up another great season with our Annual General Meeting and Awards Night. This year, it is being held on Friday, May 12, at a new location, at the Canad Inns Polo Park in Alto's Restaurant, which is located at 1405 St. Matthews Avenue. 

Cocktails and dinner (buffet style or order from their menu) will start at 6:00PM, and the AGM will begin at 7:30PM. After the AGM, we’ll have our annual awards presentation.

After the awards presentation, we’ll have plenty of door prizes and “arm's length” raffle ticket prizes (that’s where you buy your arm’s length of tickets) to give out, as well as our now-famous elimination draw! This time the elimination draw will be for an DCC Atlas Classic CPR C424 locomotive with sound and a matching Athearn CPR caboose.