Dakota Southeastern Division of the NMRA
Serving model railroaders in the greater Sioux Falls, South Dakota area.
Dakota Southeastern Division
The DSED will be at the Watertown, SD mall on October 18-19, 2025. We will have all or our layouts on display for this fun event. Come and see some great HO and N-scale trains running. Earn an engineers certificate on one of our switching layouts. A free event and a great family experience.
The DSED will be at the Watertown, SD mall on October 18-19, 2025. We will have all or our layouts on display for this fun event. Come and see some great HO and N-scale trains running. Earn an engineers certificate on one of our switching layouts. A free event and a great family experience.
The DSED is holding a community education class on model railroading starting October 30, 2025. The session is a 4-week class held on Thursday evenings from 6-8pm. During the sessions, registrants will learn the basics of model railroading by adding scenery to a 1'x2' module. This is a hands-on class where your imagination can run free to design a look that is unique to each individual. You will learn how to add track and scenery to the module which is yours to keep at the end of the class. Instructors are members of the Dakota Southeastern Division, DSED, model railroad… Read More
The DSED model railroad club will be at Trains at Christmas train show at the Expo Building at the W H Lyon Fairgrounds on Saturday and Sunday, November 22-23, 2025. Come and check out all of our layouts, including our award-winning HO layout, N scale T-Trak layout and two switching layouts for kids to earn an engineer's certificate by running a train. We will also have some used model trains and accessories for sale during the train show. Cost is $7 per adult, children 12 and under are free with a paid adult.
The DSED model railroad club will be at Trains at Christmas train show at the Expo Building at the W H Lyon Fairgrounds on Saturday and Sunday, November 22-23, 2025. Come and check out all of our layouts, including our award-winning HO layout, N scale T-Trak layout and two switching layouts for kids to earn an engineer's certificate by running a train. We will also have some used model trains and accessories for sale during the train show. Cost is $7 per adult, children 12 and under are free with a paid adult.
The DSED will have a winter themed HO and a Lego layout on display at the First Bank & Trust in Garretson, SD, on Friday, December 5th. The Garretson Museum will also be open where a model train layout will be on display depicting Garretson in the 1970's. Stop by and see these great displays.
The DSED annual December Social, a time for members, family members and guests to gather, and share in the many DSED events that occurred over the past year.
The DSED will have our model train layouts on display during the Minnehaha Country Club's annual Polar Express Christmas event.
Another great annual event as we bring our layouts to the downtown library in Sioux Falls, SD. The many guests of the library see our HO and N scale model train layouts in action. The switching layouts will also be on display where kids are able to earn their engineer's certificate. A great fun family event. Free to attend.
Another great annual event as we bring our layouts to the downtown library in Sioux Falls, SD. The many guests of the library see our HO and N scale model train layouts in action. The switching layouts will also be on display where kids are able to earn their engineer's certificate. A great fun family event. Free to attend.