Registration is for the full 7 days and includes free admittance to the National Train Show and one self-drive tour.

Registration is for the full 7 days and includes free admittance to the National Train Show and one free self-drive tour

All youths must be accompanied by fully registered adult

Clinic Description: Review the lighting, motion, and sound animation you can easily add to your layout or modules and still stay within your budget. See simple and affordable circuits that are easily constructed including a strobe with slow decay, crossing flasher with synchronized bell, flicker-n-flame, and slow ramp-up streetlights.

Fee: $10 paid to the clinician at the beginning of the clinic.

See the Special Clinics tab for additional details and requirements.

Description: Review the lighting, motion, and sound animation you can easily add to your layout or modules and still stay within your budget. See simple and affordable circuits that are easily constructed including a strobe with slow decay, crossing flasher with synchronized bell, flicker-n-flame, and slow ramp-up streetlights.

Fee: $22 paid to the clinician at the beginning of the clinic.

See the Special Clinics tab for additional details and requirements.

This clinic is designed for those who have very little or no experience preparing and applying waterslide decals and just need a nudge to boost their confidence and see how easy it really is. The clinic will consist of a brief instructional presentation followed by a hands section.

Fee: None

See the Special Clinics tab for additional details and requirements.

In this clinic, Peter Youngblood will guide you through scratch building a common branch line coaling facility. With a provided plan, wood materials from Mt. Albert lumber, and pieces cut from Styrene, you’ll have learned how to build a generic, eye-catching, railroad lineside facility. Construction methods are applicable to all scales. You are required to bring your own tools.

Jim Gore, MMR, will take you on an amazing journey into Cardstock and Paper buildings. This hands-on clinic is all about building structures from paper which has been printed to look like a building. This clinic will cover the construction of a basic cardstock kit. He will cover printing, cardstock selection, and tools and techniques and some detailing and weathering ideas for cardstock in general. You will be amazed at how real these card stock buildings look.  And yes, we will build a structure – Silver City Storage Shed from Clever Models. 

Jim Gore and Peter Youngblood, will lead the construction of a small diorama that will contain a paved road and a dirt farm road along with the appropriate roadside details like telephone poles, fences, billboards, etc.  You will learn how to make a properly bermed road along with scenic details to make dirt roads more realistic. The materials used and techniques taught are applicable to all scales.

Jim Gore and Peter Youngblood, will lead the construction of a small diorama that will contain a paved road and a dirt farm road along with the appropriate roadside details like telephone poles, fences, billboards, etc.  You will learn how to make a properly bermed road along with scenic details to make dirt roads more realistic. The materials used and techniques taught are applicable to all scales.

In this clinic you will be given a chance to learn all about building White Metal Kits. You will be led thru some do’s and don’ts regarding White Metal kits. Some of the tips and tricks will be how to prep these great kits, types of glues you should use and some basic assembly instructions when putting together a White metal kits. We will then give each student a small roadwork white metal kits to building during this clinic. We will have MMRs who will assist you thru the building process, in an effort for you to gain experience with these fun kits of the hobby.

CANCELLED: Al Churella will teach you how to build a square foot of scenery that can be used a display base for a prized piece of rolling stock, or as the inspiration for a larger layout. We will develop some basic and widely applicable scenery techniques, including designing a visually effective scene, working with a wide range of texture materials, and building a road, a stream, a culvert or small bridge, and a cliff. From ground goop to ground foam, we’ll do it all!

Clark Kooning, MMR will take you on an amazing journey into building a kit made from Hydrocal plaster.  Clark will walk you thru the steps to build a great starter kit called First Timer Bar. We will explore sealing plaster, basic assembly, learn to paint brick and other masonry items. There is no time like the first time for anything & that includes building your first hydrocal kit! Designed with beginners in mind, this kit features simple construction, but amazing detail.

In this clinic Clark will take you thru the steps of scratchbuilding a small bunk house ( or office) out of styrene. This material is easy to work with and you will be shown the basics of working with this material. Clark and the other instructors will also share some tips and tricks in working with versatile material. At the end of the clinic we hope you will have a small building completed or at least well on its way

In this clinic, Peter Youngblood will help you assemble a provided 40 ft. decorated HO scale Intermountain Railways plastic boxcar kit, from start to finish, including grain door inserts then weathering the completed box car using PanPastels. Construction methods are applicable to all scales. You are required to bring your own tools

CANCELLED

Curt Regensberger, Streator Connection

Steve Goaring, Illinois Terminal Railroad Co O'Fallon Branch

Paul Fries, CNW East Iowa Subdivision

Steve Medler, Wabash three divisions from Missouri to Nebraska 

Randy Meyer, Canyon & Rocky Mountain Railroad

Venita Lake, El Dorado & El Reno RR and Rock Island RR

Iron Spike Railroad Museum

Front Street, Dining

Fred Wilke, St. Louis Terminal Railroad

St. Charles Model Railroad Club, St. Louis to Poplar Bluff & Arkansas

Bob Brady, Frisco River Sub

Gary Gross, Frisco and Missouri Pacific in mid-Missouri

(Added) Gary Hoover, Norfolk & Western

Jeff Kuebler, L&N’s EK and C-C Divisions

Brad Joseph, Union Pacific Wyoming Division

Mark Liszewski, St. Louis Troy and Eastern

John Garavaglia, Missouri Pacific Eastern Division

Big Bend Railroad Club, Springfield and Ozark Railway

John Russell, Rock Island Eldon Division

Eric Brooman, Utah Belt

Joe Visintine, East Bluff Terminal

Richard Rands, The Mineral & Southfork Railway

Bob Lenz, Colorado Western Railroad and Aspen Junction Railroad

Hank Kraichely, Burlington Route Hannibal Division

Ken Patterson, What's Neat This Week

John Schindler, St. Louis Junction

Brian Post, Sierra Nevada and Indian River Railway

Eric Brooman, Utah Belt

Joe Visitine, East Bluff Terminal

John Peluso, Frisco Eastern Division Cuba Sub

Hank Kraichely, Burlington Route Hannibal Division

Rene LaVoise, Sedalia & Warsaw

Brian Post, Sierra Nevada and Indian River Railway

Steve Medler, Wabash three divisions from Missouri to Nebraska 

Jim Knight, My Dream Layout Continues

Fred Wilke, St. Louis Terminal Railroad

Dennis Norris, Calument Western Railway

Ron Schlueter, San Jose Southern

Bob Johnson, Psuedo-Soo Line Jay Janzen, Santa Fe Kansas Division

Paul Fries, CNW East Iowa Subdivision

Brad Joseph MMR, Union Pacific Wyoming Division

Rob Kurtz, UP Glidden Sub

Pete Smith MMR, Loon Lake Railway and Navigation Company

Richard Rands, The Mineral & Southfork Railway

Bob Lenz, Colorado Western Railroad and Aspen Junction Railroad

Pete Smith MMR, Loon Lake Railway and Navigation Company

Jerry McCormac

Herb Koeing, Cordite and Flat River

Randy Meyer, Canyon & Rocky Mountain Railroad

Jerry Junger, Western Arkansas

Fred Wilke, St. Louis Terminal Railroad

Jim Knight, My Dream Layout Continues

St. Charles Model Railroad Club

Greg Gramlich, Bear Creek Model Railroad (Removed)

Mike Wise, Sugar Creek Valley Railroad

Steve Medler, Wabash three divisions from Missouri to Nebraska

Dave Roeder MMR, Webster Groves and Fenton

Rene LaVoise, Sedalia & Warsaw

Richard Rands, The Mineral & Southfork Railway

Jerry Junger, Western Arkansas

Dennis Norris, Calument Western Railway

Terry Gilmore, The Inland Pacific

Bill Wehmeir, The Katy

Bob Johnson, Psuedo-Soo Line

Gary Gross, Franklin Pacific

Mike Wise, Sugar Creek Vally Railroad

Jeff Kuebler, L&N’s EK and C-C Divisions

Bob Brady, Frisco River Sub

Chris Zygmont, Rush Island and Western

Bob Brady, Frisco River Sub

Jeff Kuebler, L&N’s EK and C-C Divisions

John Schindler, St. Louis Junction

Gary Gross, Franklin Pacific

Brian Post, Sierra Nevada and Indian River Railway

(NEW) Garry Hoover, Norfolk & Western

Steve Goaring, Illinois Terminal Railroad Co O'Fallon branch

Mark Liszewski, St. Louis Troy and Eastern

Curt Regensberger, Streator Connection

Lonnie Bathurst, Litchfield Train Group

Big Bend Railroad Club

John Garavaglia, Missouri Pacific Eastern Division

Paul Fries, CNW East Iowa Subdivision

Jeff Kubler, L&N’s EK and C-C Divisions

Randy Meyer, Canyon & Rocky Mountain Railroad

Bob Lenz, Colorado Western Railroad and Aspen Junction Railroad

Hank Kraichely, Burlington Route Hannibal Division

John Peluso, Frisco Eastern Division Cuba Sub

Ron Schlueter, San Jose Southern

Jay Janzen, Santa Fe Kansas Division

Bill Wehmider, The Katy

Terry Gilmore, The Inland Pacific

Greg Gramlich, Bear Creek Model Railroad

Tour the St Louis National Transportation Museum

Tour the Port Harbor Railroad Yard

Tour Amsted Rail. Amsted Rail® builds everything for railcars from wheels, axles and bearings to brake systems, bogies, bolsters and more.

Tour the Terminal Railroad Association, Madison yard, Port Harbor yard

Tour Micro Engineering's St Louis Facility

Tour local railfan locations

Tour Metro Ease Industries

A true rare mileage excursion trip. The TRRA will be the power pulling former Amtrak coaches. The tour will cross the Mississippi River twice and go through the Madison yard. The actual route will depend on railroad traffic patterns.

Tour the historic St Louis Station and Hotel

Tour the historic St Louis Station and Hotel

A true rare mileage excursion trip. The TRRA will be the power pulling former Amtrak coaches. The tour will cross the Mississippi River twice and go through the Madison yard. The actual route will depend on railroad traffic patterns.

Tour local railfan locations

Tour Gateway Rail Services. Gateway Rail Services performs heavy overall repairs for passenger rail cars for private owners as well as excursion railroads and sometimes specialty jobs for major railroads.

This itinerary includes a tram tour of Grant’s Farm and a meal ticket for the Brat Haus.

This itinerary includes time to shop at the St. Louis Galleria, The Boulevard, and The Vault by WCE. The shuttle will run between all three shopping attractions.

This itinerary begins with a driving overview of Forest Park given by your Destination St. Louis tour guide highlighting the history as the site of the 1904 World’s Fair. Your coach will shuttle between the Saint Louis Science Center and Planetarium, the Missouri History Museum, the Saint Louis Zoo and the Saint Louis Art Museum.

This itinerary includes a private tour at the Anheuser-Busch Brewery visiting the Clydesdale Paddock and Stables, Beechwood Aging Cellar and historic Brewhouse. Dinner on own at a local favorite restaurant (TBD) following the tour.

This itinerary includes a driving overview of Laclede’s Landing, the Old Cathedral, the Old Courthouse, Busch Stadium, Citygarden, Union Station, a tram ride at the Gateway Arch, and a stop for lunch on own at City Foundry STL Food Hall and Market.

Cost includes Destination St. Louis escort, seated dinner at Favazza’s on the Hill, sample menu is below, mini-sized concrete at Ted Drewes, mini-coach transportation, driver and guide gratuities.

Cost includes a boxed lunch, Destination St. Louis certified tour guide, mini-coach transportation, and driver, and guide gratuities.

This itinerary includes a visit to the Quilted Fox in Maryland Heights, Batiks Plus in Olivette, and a visit to Jackman’s Fabrics.

Cost includes Destination St. Louis escort, mini-coach transportation, and driver gratuity.

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This itinerary includes time to dine and shop at the St. Louis Premium Outlet Mall. 

Port Authority Polo cotton/poly blend with pocket

Port Authority Polo cotton/poly blend with out pocket

Port Authority Polo cotton/poly

The Layout Design Special Interest Group will conduct its traditional LDSIG Layout Tour on Wednesday of convention week. Layouts are selected based on their Local interest and innovative design elements. They typically feature both the cream of the local layouts and others that have unique design interests. 

To select the LDSIG tour click on the box at the top right.  Along with the LDSIG tour, we are including a commemorative polo shirt which is your ticket for the LDSIG Layout Tour. A popup box will appear and you'll be asked to enter the name you'd like to appear on the shirt (do not exceed 12 characters).  If you don't want your name press enter then "Done", otherwise enter your name and click "Done".  Next, select your shirt size in the dropdown box at the bottom right. 

When you are ready to checkout scroll to the bottom of the screen and click "Confirm Selections" and follow the prompts to checkout pay for your selections..

Bethlehem Missouri Public Service hopper car

Pickup at the convention

Bethlehem Missouri Public Service hopper car

Shipped within the U.S. Only.

Sorry, no overseas shipments.

3 Pack (Different Car Numbers) Bethlehem Missouri Public Service Hopper Car

Pickup at the Convention

3 Pack (Different Car Numbers) Bethlehem Missouri Public Service Hopper Car

Shipped within the U.S. Only.

Sorry, no overseas shipments.

Ready-to-Run HO Scale GATC 1917-Design 8,000 Gallon Tank Car models, fully assembled and decorated in one “GATX 1936+ Lease” paint scheme

Pickup at the convention

The banquet will be held on Saturday, August 13th with a reception starting at 6 PM and dinner at 7 PM. The banquet will take place in the hotel's, 20th floor Crystal Ballroom. Dinner will be buffet style and feature Bistro Tender Steak and Artichoke and Boursin Stuffed Chicken Breast.

The Key Note speaker is Michael Gross of movie and television fame.