Gateway Western Railway reopens with restrictions

 Please follow Larry's example and practice social distancing when at the Gateway Western.

The Winnipeg Model Railroad Club’s Gateway Western Railway has reopened, coinciding with the reopening of the Winnipeg Railway Museum. The Gateway will be open to people who are both members of the Winnipeg Model Railroad Club and the Winnipeg Railway Museum during museum hours only.

As the Via Rail Station now closes at 6:00PM, it is no longer possible to hold the Tuesday night sessions. The museum is open from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm every day.

If you do plan on going to the Gateway you MUST follow the same rules that are in place to visit Union Station and the Railway Museum. When inside the Gateway you MUST follow safe distance rules. If you are using any equipment you need to wipe it down with an appropriate sanitizing solution after use. This also applies everything you touch when inside the Gateway, such as filing cabinets, desk tops, table tops, chairs and tools.

NMRA to hold another virtual convention on Saturday, May 30

The National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) is holding another virtual convention this Saturday, May 30. The complete schedule of events is listed below.

A total of twelve hours of live content begins at 6:00PM EST. Please adjust the times according to your time zone. More virtual conventions have been scheduled for June 13 and June 27.

You may use the NMRA Facebook page or the NMRA Facebook group to view the convention. You do not need a Facebook account in order to view the event. Simply click on the first link below to the Facebook page and you're all set! While you cannot comment, you can still watch and learn. Ignore all prompts to create an account or sign in.

The NMRA Facebook page is: https://www.facebook.com/NMRA.org/
The NMRA group Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nmragroup/

If you missed any of the previous events, all of the videos have been saved on the NMRA You Tube channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/NMRAORGModelRailroading

 

Operations Special Interest Group holds weekly virtual train meets

Due to the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on model railroading, the Operations Special Interest Group (OPSIG) have been hosting virtual train meets on Sunday afternoons. Their next meet is on Sunday, May 31 from 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM EDT. Replays will be posted on YouTube.

The meet starts with five minutes of announcements, followed by a 20 minute presentation and a five minute question period. A second presentation with a five minute question period follows. After the two presentations, the virtual meeting is open for discussion.

The meetings are hosted on Zoom and they can accommodate up to 500 participants. In June, the board will determine if the interest is high enough to continue the meetings for another month. Without the “large meeting” add-on, they are limited to 100 participants.

For more information about these meetings, go to: https://www.opsig.org/Virtual