Winnipeg Model Railroad Club

09/02/2026

At our next meeting on September 11 MMR Fred Headon will make a presentation of his "bucket list" round trip excursion on the Rocky Mountaineer. Fred went from Vancouver to Jasper on the Rocky Mountaineer, then took the bus to Banff, and returned to Vancouver on the Rocky Mountaineer. Fred presented this clinic at the NMRA Thousand Lakes Region convention in May, and it was so enjoyable that we asked him for an encore! This meeting is also is the perfect opportunity to join the WMRC or renew your membership, as memberships run from September to September. Membership in the WMRC also includes membership in the NMRA, the world's largest model railroad association, and membership costs only fifty bucks! The canteen will be open and we'll have our usual model and photo displays. The fun starts at 7:30PM on Friday, September 11 at the Charleswood Legion, 6003 Roblin Boulevard.

08/30/2026

With NMRA - National Model Railroad Association –
We’ve been recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

08/29/2026

Our next meeting is on Friday, September 11, and we'd like to encourage all our viewers to join the WMRC. When you join, membership in the NMRA - National Model Railroad Association, the world's largest model railroad club, is also included. Membership costs $50. The WMRC subsidizes membership in the NMRA. If you joined the NMRA separately, it would cost you $55, so when you join the WMRC you're joining two clubs and you're getting a five dollar discount! You can join the club any time of the year, but our membership registration is from September to September, so it's advantageous to join in September. Joining two clubs gives you the benefit of the fellowship and camaraderie of a local group of model railroaders, plus all of the perks of the NMRA, including the NMRA magazine, available insurance for your trains, an opportunity to achieve Master Model Railroader status, and access to their many regional and national conventions. Come on down to the Charleswood Legion, 6003 Roblin Boulevard, on Friday, September 11 at 7:30 PM to join in on all of the fun. We'd love to have you as a member!

08/13/2026

Our good friends at the Dunnottar Station Museum are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year, so why not drive over there and help them celebrate? If you're heading to Winnipeg Beach, Gimli or Hecla it's close by and on the way. It's located at Central Avenue and Railway Street in Ponemah, within the village of Dunnottar. They're open on weekends from 10AM to 4PM. Admission is free, but donations are accepted. You can even help them out by buying a T-shirt! Come see all of their railway artifacts, historic tools, vintage photographs, their velocipede and "Big Stan", their motorized track speeder.

07/27/2026

The Manitoba Hobby Expo is coming soon! Please note that the date has been changed to the first weekend of October. The WMRC will be there in full force! We've rented a record number of tables to sell donated model railroad equipment, with proceeds going to St.Amant. It'll also be a great time to join or renew your membership while you're there.
Come join all the fun on Saturday, October 3rd and Sunday, October 4 between 9 and 5 at the Red River Exhibition Place, 3977 Portage Avenue. Admission is just twelve bucks, youths between the ages of four and twelve get in for six bucks, and kids under three get in for free!

07/18/2026

Congratulations to Rod Foell, one of our newest members, who won the club's Tyro award for his model of a steam engine with a carriage at a station. Rod is seen being presented the award by WMRC model contest chair Murray Brown. The Tyro award is a special presentation given to a member not only for their extraordinary modelling skills, but also because the modeller is a first time recipient of any WMRC modelling award. Given his skills as a modeller we're sure so see many more awards given to him in the future!

07/09/2026

We made the papers! Lifestyles 55 has an article about the 70th anniversary of the WMRC, written by Myron Love, with an interview with WMRC president John Bate! You can get Lifestyles 55 at your local library and at other outlets, or you can check it out at

Last fall the members of the Winnipeg Model Railroad Club (WMRC) celebrated the club’s 70th anniversary with t-shirts and a new logo.

07/07/2026

Canadian comic strip artist and writer Lynn Johnston, creator of the "For Better or for Worse" comic strip, drew this cartoon when she was still married to a G gauger. And no, model railroading was not the cause of their divorce.

06/30/2026

Our good friend Tony Prud'homme over at the Frog and Diamond Hobbyworks is having his birthday blowout and the shop's first annual swap meet this Saturday, July 4! Tony's reached the big 6-0, and the handsome devil sure doesn't look it! Come on down to the Frog and Diamond Hobbyworks this Saturday from 10AM to 2PM and join in on the celebration! There will be FREE hot dogs, drinks and popcorn and huge discounts in the store! The Manitoba Transit Heritage Association will be bringing one of their vintage buses for you to explore. Come on down to 301 Bowman Avenue this Saturday and join in on all the fun!

06/28/2026

Long time WMRC member walked off with a slew of photography awards at our annual banquet held last month. Cliff won the prestigious Peter Abel Award model special event for his photo of a model of a CP 5804, third prize for his photo of a model of a KCS F-unit, third prize in the special event for his photo of the Willow Creek Trestle and third prize in the prototype category for his photo of the CN Cescon Siding Orange bridge. Cliff is one of the club's top photographers and has been a constant award winner for many years. Congratulations, Cliff!