To prepare the HO scale and N scale modules, the division staged a work session over the weekend of February 28th – March 1st. From memory, here is a non-exhaustive list of items worked on: Some pics:
Com-Ed / Model Railroad 101 Program Pics
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
Coming Soon! ComEd Class!
DSED will again be leading Community Education classes that feature the construction of N scale T-trak modules. In the spring of 2026, the class will run on Tuesday evenings in April. See the ComEd page for details and pics of previous classes.
Model Railroading 101 Workshop
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