After much searching (and begging) we have a speaker for the Saturday evening Banquet! Title: What You May Not Know About the World’s First Transcontinental Railroad Brad Westwood Senior Public Historian Utah Dept. of Heritage & Arts Brad served as Consulting Historian for Spike150, Utah’s official organizers for the Transcontinental Railroad’s […]
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UTA is our rail system in Utah. You can take it from the airport to the convention hotel and around town. You can also take it from the convention hotel to the expo center where the National Train Show is going to be! If you haven’t requested your pass, you […]
The N and Z scale cars look awesome and look as great as the HO scale cars! If you’ve pre-paid for your car you will have a ticket in your registration packet to redeem the car from the Company Store. If you haven’t bought yours yet, you can buy one […]
It’s getting real now! Thanks to the committee members and others for preparing 1,200 registration packets! We can’t wait for everyone to join us in Salt Lake City!
With less than a month to go things are really getting busy! The committee is working hard finalizing all the details. For the newest updates follow our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/NMRA2019SLC/ You can also message us there for the quickest responses. We look forward to seeing you really soon!!!
We are excited to announce that you can now view most of the schedule with a full searchable schedule will be online soon. Go to the Schedule page to view the most current PDF.
We are using an online system for registrations. You can register and you are fine, but if you want to alter or add to your registration at a later time, you need to “claim your account” and there have been a number of questions regarding that. Hopefully, this PDF will […]
NEW 150th Anniversary/Convention Car for 2019 As you may have heard, a model railroad manufacturing plant in China that produced rolling stock for many of the US based model railroad companies unexpectedly shut down several months ago. The company that the 2019 SLC Convention Committee had contracted with to supply […]
While the National Train Show is held in conjunction with the yearly NMRA National Convention, it is put on by a National Team, not us local folks. We have uploaded the Exhibitor Registration Packet for your convenience. We will be providing TRAX passes to convention attendees to ride the train from […]
Information about the OpSig Operating Sessions has been added here: OpSig Operating Sessions Regular Operating Sessions will be posted soon. Stay Tuned!
Utah has a rich history with railroads. This year, 2019, marks 150 years since the “Driving of the Golden Spike” that united our country and revolutionized traveling across our great country! The NMRA members hosting this year’s NMRA National Convention belong to the Northern Utah Division, which is in the […]
The end of today is bringing us to over 300 people now registered for the NMRA National Convention in Salt Lake City 2019! Remember, you have until tomorrow to register to receive a free, Limited Edition Golden Spike pin, valued at $20! We want to congratulate George Fletcher for being number […]
If you are in Kansas City this week for the NMRA National Convention, drop by our booth and talk to one of our friendly folks! Here is a shot of “The Gang” and the merchandise you can order. Besides registering for the convention, you can order 2019 merchandise that will […]
We are excited to host the Convention in 2019 in Salt Lake City! Remember that through the end of the week you can get a free Golden Spike pin by registering. Even if you are not in Kansas City this week, just go to the Registration Page online. Congrats to […]
Congratulations to Milford Havens for being our 150th registrant for the 2019 NMRA National Convention in Salt Lake City! Stop by our booth in Kansas City to find out more about the convention and to register! If you have already registered, stop by and say “Hi” and you can pick […]