Suzanne Lemon's photos of the Winnipeg Model Railroad Club's 2016 spring open house

Who says the younger set aren't interested in model railroading? Tommy, Frances and James South take over the Kildonan Short Lines modular railway while WMRC Program Director Morgan Turney takes a well deserved break.

WMRC spring open house coordinator Suzanne Lemon sent in these great candid photos of our last open house, Held on April 2 and 3 at the Charleswood Legion. Suzanne is a professionally trained, award winning photographer who was also the editor of Railfan Canada magazine. Enjoy!

Jane and Godfrey South on duty at the canteen, serving hot dogs, donuts, coffee, pop and chips to our many hungry guests. 

What are John Sinclair discussing? The meaning life? Einstein's theory of relativity? What to order at Santa Lucia's next Friday? The club was very pleased to have John display some of his marvellous collection of G gauge trains for the first time in 23 years.

Tardis spotted on the Kildonan Short Lines! This was one of two Tardises displayed on layouts by the Doctor Who fans of the club.

John Sinclair displays his G scale models at Winnipeg Model Railroad Club's March meeting

Long time WMRC member John Sinclair brought down some of the G gauge models he's been working on for the club's monthly model display this month. This Plymouth style switcher is John's smallest engine, but it towers above the HO gauge models of most of our other members!

John painted this model after he found a prototype photo for this switcher's primer red paint scheme. He also brought a collection of logging flat cars and a wooden gondola that he assembled from a kit.

John has been a model railroader in HO, N, and O gauge, but he's been devoted solely to G gauge for over 30 years. The WMRC welcomes and warmly accepts model railroaders in every gauge of our wonderful hobby!

John's G gauge logging train was so massive that it barely fit into the frame of the photo! It took up the length of an entire banquet table!