The WMRC's 2025 spring open house and train show is happening on April 26 and 27

All aboard for the WMRC’s annual open house and train show! It’s happening on April 26 and 27 at the Charleswood Legion at 6003 Roblin Boulevard, and it’s chock full of railroading fun! We’ll have several operating layouts in HO, O, N gauge and T Track, our annual model and photo contest and how-to demonstrations by our finest model railroaders. 

Test your model railroad switching skills with the John Allen time saver! Our canteen will be serving gourmet air fried hot dogs, donuts, chips, coffee and pop. Hours are from 10AM to 5PM on Saturday and from 10AM to 4PM on Sunday. Admission by donation. Proceeds go to support St. Amant.

 

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.
 

Learn how to operate a model railroad with a cell phone at the National Model Railroad Association's train show in Winnipeg on November 1

Want to learn how to run a model railroad with a cell phone?  That's one of the the exciting clinics and demonstrations that the No. 1 Northern Division of the National Model Railroad Association is holding at their annual train show this November 1st at Whyte Ridge Baptist Church, located at 201 Scurfield Boulevard.

There will be several operating layouts, including the No. 1 Northern's Free-Mo HO layout, a portable N scale layout, the Lionel 027 Giraffe car layout, and a G scale layout! You can also test your skill at switching with the John Allen time saver module. There will also be continuous video presentations during the show.

Admission is by donation, and the church is handicap accessible. Hours are from 10AM to 4PM. Hope to see you all there!