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Welcome to the DuPage Division of the
National Model Railroad Association

 

Schedule of Events for 2021/2022

Click on an item of interest below for additional details.

Regular meetings are held at:
St. Paul's United Church of Christ
5729 Dunham Road
Downers Grove, IL 60516
(All Meetings start at 1:30)


Program/Activity:
Building the Mainline Bridge by Patrick Golden

Contest:
Refrigerator Cars

Program/Activity:
Alternatives to Duck Unders by Perry Sugerman

Contest:
Maintenance of Way Equipment

Program/Activity:
Tales of an Old Railroader by Fred Henize

Contest:
Head End Passenger Equipment

Program/Activity:
Annual Holiday Luncheon

Contest:
Annual All Categories Photographs

Program/Activity:
A Method of Adding a Prototypically Representative Industry/Structure Plus Wood Scratch-Building Tips by Jim Huebler

Contest:
Open Loads

Program/Activity:
Build a small-scale model of your model railroad track plan by Dave Lull

Contest:
Open Loads

Program/Activity:
Train Communications in the 1940’s by Robert S. Hanmer

Contest:
Annual All NMRA Categories Contest

March 25, 2023 - 40th Annual All American Railroad Show – at Lyons Township High School in LaGrange, IL
Additional details coming soon.

Program/Activity:
Converting to O-Scale by Bill Pistello

Contest:
No Contest

Program/Activity:
TBA

Contest:
Power with End of Train Devices

May 18-22, 2022

The 2022 Midwest Region Tri-Region convention, Indy Junction.

Indianapolis, Indiana
http://www.mwr-nmra.org/mwr2016/mwr.conventions.html

Contest:
Regional Contests

Program/Activity:
Division Outing

Contest:
None

Program/Activity:
August 20-26, 2023 - The Texas Express in Dallas/Ft.Worth Area (Grapevine, TX).

Contest:
National Contests

Click Here to link to the convention website