O Scale Central

St. Louis Railroad Prototype Modeler
2025-07-24 - 2025-07-26 | Gateway Convention Center, Collinsville, IL, One Gateway Drive,, IL 62234, Collinsville, IL, 62234, United States
July 24th – 26th.

Thursday 7/24: 5 PM Bandanas Barbeque, 6 PM – 10 PM Layout Tours
Friday 7/25: 9 AM – 9 PM Open to the public (see our website for show details)
Saturday 7/26: 9 AM – 6 PM Open to the public (see our website for show details)

Largest event of its kind, we feature upwards of 5000 models on display, 21 clinics, approximately 200 tables representing leading manufactures, historical societies, visit with exciting new start-up companies and see their cutting-edge products. Enjoy operating layouts, home layout tours, and social activities to engage some of the hobby’s best modelers nationally and internationally.
This year’s 2025 theme is:
Introducing “Technology: Advancing the ‘How-to’ for Prototypical Railroad Modeling” in 2025. This year’s theme addresses the impact of technology on our ever-changing hobby and how you can use the latest products, services, capabilities and devices to give you more believable and prototypical results. No matter what the need, from building models, or creating more realistic layouts, to running the trains with incredible realism, our hobby has made and IS making giant leaps forward. We hope to include topics such as: 3D printing, DDC & Sound, Train Control, as well as LED lighting. We will help you learn more about the magic of what is available now and coming your way soon. Join us in July to witness all this firsthand. Clinicians will be announced on our schedule page as we get closer to the event.
Friday & Saturday admission $35; Saturday only $25. Info on current and past events, housing, and other important details, and learn about our ongoing updates, regularly visit our informative and entertaining website at < www.stlrpm.com >. Or call Lonnie Bathurst at (217)556-0314 or email bathurst@litchfieldil.com. O Scale Central will have tables and The Jim Canter P-48 layout will be displayed.

2025 NMRA National Convention - Novi, MI
2025-07-14 08:00 - 2025-07-19 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Sheraton Hotel – Novi, MI, 21111 Haggerty Road, Novi, MI, 48375, United States
The convention is being hosted by the NORTH CENTRAL REGION of the NMRA. Our goal is for A Convention Like No Other. We are planning a great week of model and prototype railroading, just for YOU!
This convention is open to ALL model railroaders! You do not have to be an NMRA member to attend!

O Scale West
2025-05-23 - 2025-05-26 | Hyatt Regency Hotel Santa Clara, California, 5101 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara, CA, 95054, United States
This is to update you on the planning for the 2025 meet.
The name of the meet will be changed to the event’s original name: O Scale West. The phrases Narrow Gauge West and S West will be dropped from the name; narrow gauge and S Scale attendance will continue to be recognized and encouraged in OSW’s communications.
It is time to recognize that the old days of OSW with 200 tables sold and more than 500 attendees are gone; until the demand changes, OSW will be planned to be a 100 table 200 attendee event.
Lastly, a long term goal that will take some time to implement, is that the meet will be moved from Memorial Day weekend to OSW’s historical early February dates. The earliest this can happen is in 2026, so stay tuned – when we have a contract in place an announcement will be made on our website.
With regards to the 2025 meet. Don’t miss the biggest O Scale, S Scale, and Narrow Gauge Meet west of the Mississippi. Save big on your O Scale and S Scale and Narrow Gauge needs at the amazing swap meet. Shop 150 vendor tables with everything from brass to ground foam. Learn at clinics focused on the meet’s namesake scales, and visit amazing layouts in the San Francisco Bay Area. If you model in or are considering O Scale, S Scale, or Narrow Gauge, this is the meet for you.

See the world of larger scales and narrow gauge modeling.
More info and on-line registration is at our website for latest updates.

Thank you for your support of O Scale West! See you at the 2025 meet!

East Penn Traction Club Model Trolley Meet
2025-05-15 - 2025-05-17 | Allentown Fairgrounds, 17th & Chew Streets, Allentown, PA, 18104, United States
In the spring of odd numbered years, the East Penn Traction Club sponsors the largest trolley-only model meet in the country. The next meet will be in May 2025 and will be held at Allentown Fairgrounds.
The meet draws the premier modelers and manufacturers from all over the country for a weekend of viewing models, layouts, films, photos, slides, model contests, and how-to clinics on subjects ranging from hanging trolley wire to modeling subway cars. The theme for the meet will be Cars of the St. Louis Car Company. There will be a judged model contest and Popular Model contests. In addition, the latest in trolley kits, parts, bodies, etc. are offered for sale as is prototype data such as photos and books.

O Scale South
2025-02-22 08:00 - 13:00 | Cross of Life Lutheran Church, 1000 Henbree Rd., Roswell, GA, 30076, United States
Join us for the largest 2-Rail O Scale Show in the southeast. Show highlights include; swap meet and modular layout display.

O Scale Online February
2025-02-16 15:00 - 17:00 | MN
Keep track on what is happening in OS2R. Get layout tours and short clinics. Hear News You Can Use.
Tune into cutting edge interviews with people who are making news in OS2R.
Zoom in on OScaleCentral Online. Monthly programs which take place at 4:00 pm eastern time on the third Sunday every month
The next program will be THIS COMING SUNDAY: February 16, 2025 at 4pm EST (the next meeting is on March 16, 2025. Mark your calendars)
The Zoom invitation includes a one-click link for the program:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2745160415?pwd=[REDACTED] Or click here.
Meeting ID: 274 516 0415
Passcode: [REDACTED]
This month’s program will include:

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The program will include “news you can use” and input and announcements from program participants. This program is open to all O Scale 2 Rail modelers; you do not have to be an O Scale Central Member (although we hope you will see what we are doing and support us)
Your questions, announcements and mutual help requests are always welcome!SUPPORT O SCALE/JOIN THE OS2R COMMUNITY
OSC supports OS2R. We need help to push forward. This is a great time to support your scale and become a part of OSC leadership. We welcome Greg Viggiano as Coordinator for O Scale Central Online programs and Ryan Schawyer as Social Media Coordinator to raise OS2R visibility, generate content and interact, an Outreach Coordinator to build OS2R presence at train shows, NMRA meetings and RPM meets and a Video Editor to work on online programming. Be part of the action. Support OS2R. We can provide training and support. Interested? Email VP Eric Peterson, ericpet@gmail.com.
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Railroad Hobby Show (Amherst Train Show)
2025-01-25 08:00 - 2025-01-26 17:00 | MN

Railroad Hobby Show (Amherst Train Show)
2025-01-25 08:00 - 2025-01-26 16:00 | Eastern States Exhibition, 1305 Memorial Avenue, West Springfield, MA, 01089, United States
O Scale Central will have a table at America’s largest railroad-themed train show in West Springfield, MA.
Show Times:
9:00 am – 5:00 pm on Saturday | 10:00 am – 4:00 pm on Sunday

Detroit Model Railroad Club Open House
2024-11-29 07:00 - 2025-03-16 16:00 | Detroit Model Railroad Clubhouse, 104 N. Saginaw, Holly, MI, 48442, United States
Michigan’s largest ‘O’ Scale Model Railroad Club has many open house dates throughout the winter months. See multiple sound-equipped radio-controlled trains operating on a permanent layout with 6500 feet of track on our 4000+ sq. ft. layout. Please check our website for dates, times and contact information.

2024

2025

Nov. 29, Nov. 30 & Dec. 1
Jan. 11 & 12

Dec. 7 & 8
Jan. 25 & 26

Dec. 14 & 15
Mar. 1 & 2

Mar. 15 & 16
