NMRA ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM CLINICS

Eric Carlson

NMRA ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM CLINICS Gordy Robinson, MMR® Anybody here interested in NNRA Achievement Program activities? Here’s a list of upcoming events that you may be interested in. Reposted from the Wednesday March 5th edition of the NMRA eBulletin. The Potomac Division of the Mid-Eastern Region is running a series of online and in-person clinics, beginning April 12, on the NMRA’s Achievement Program (AP), which can lead to the title of Master Model Railroader. If you have ever dreamed of placing the MMR® after your name, these clinics will be well worth attending.   Sunday, April 12, 3:00 PM (EDT) –… Read More

Dakota Southeastern Division’s Traveling Model Railroads

Eric Carlson

There are two sections of the division, HO and N scale. Each sections has it’s own traveling trailer. The T-Trak modular traveling section of the DSED is made up of many ‘N’ gauge sections that can be set up in many different configurations depending on the space available. Our trailer travels to many midwestern cities in several states each year for various events and train shows. These events are always well attended and especially enjoyed by the kids, while many times bringing back many memories for the older generation too. Submitted by Randy G Deutsch

Com-Ed / Model Railroad 101 Program Pics

Eric Carlson

Visit our Com-Ed Page here for for details and how to register! One of the projects the division does twice per year is to sponsor community education classes at the city’s Com-Ed program. Registered students receive a 12″ X 24″ T-Trak module for ‘N’ gauge size trains. All of the supplies needed to build their own module are supplied by the DSED division. They build their own module during the 4-week, one night per week course restricted only by their own imagination. This class is held twice per year. Over the years we have seen every age imaginable take part.… Read More

Spring Train Show GSFMTS Update

Eric Carlson

We’re looking forward to seeing you at the train show! As of this time on January 15th, 2026, the GSFMTS spring train show in Sioux Falls is full and can no longer accept additional vendor tables or layouts. We are very pleased with the positive response from vendors and layouts! To those of you thinking about attending or planning to attend the show, we welcome you to join us in our new, more modern and convenient location this spring at 1201 N West Ave, Sioux Falls, SD. Saturday, March 21, 2026, hours: 10am to 5pm Sunday, March 22, 2026, hours:… Read More

DSED at Trains at Christmas Nov 2023 – Sioux Falls, SD

Jim Krekelberg

The Dakota Southeastern Division, DSED, model railroad club participated in the Sioux Valley Model Engineers Society, SVMES, model railroad club, annual Trains at Christmas train show in November 2023. Eric Carlson, a DSED member, hosts a YouTube channel, Black Hills and Eastern, recorded some of the layouts, displays and interviewed a number of guests at Trains at Christmas. Check out this link, https://youtu.be/6om950V68oE, to see and hear a variety of trains and train enthusiasts at the train show.

Model Railroading 101 Workshop

Jim Krekelberg

The DSED is holding a workshop on building model railroad modules through the Sioux Falls, SD, school districts community education, ComEd, series of classes. The 2′ modules are for an N-scale model train layout, however, the lessons learned can be used in any scale or for other dioramas. The class is a 4-week session on Tuesday evenings beginning April 11, 2023. Three of the classes are hands on, where the participants will add track, wiring and scenery to a prebuilt module. The participants keep the completed module after completion of the classes. One of the sessions is a tour of… Read More