Events

Come see what model railroading is all about at one of the largest O scale model railroads in the country. During open houses, we operate the railroad with a dispatcher controlling railroad traffic on the mainline, and engineers driving multiple freight and passenger trains. We model the transition period in the Read more…

O Scale Central is hosting frequent Zoom meetings for members and this event is also open to non-members.  The meetings are scheduled for Saturday afternoons for about an hour.  They include an O Scale Central activity update and a featured program or discussion. Zoom access information: Meeting Number: 820 6630 Read more…

Dates: January 28-29 Open House Hours: 12pm to 5pm These are the correct times for both days. Admission: $5.00/Family or $2.00/Individual - Kids under 6 are Free Location: The club is located at Town Boys and Girls Club at 54 Riverdale near Vulcan and Tonawanda streets in Tonawanda, NY.  Use the entrance with Read more…

O Scale Central ® O Scale 2 Rail Online Program Saturday, February 18, 2023 3 pm eastern On Zoom. Open to the entire O Scale 2 Rail Community: Free. Headline Topic: Rebirth of the All Nation Line How it came to be? What’s happening now? What is coming up for Read more…

O Scale, Proto48, 3 Rail Scalers welcome, On3, On30, On2 Swap Meet and Modular Layout Display Layout Tours information at the meet. Hours are 9 am to 2 pm. EST  

O Scale Central ® O Scale 2 Rail Online Program Saturday, March 25, 2023, 3 pm eastern On Zoom.  Open to the entire O Scale 2 Rail Community: Free.  Just get on Zoom and use the invitation options, below. Program:  Protocraft Founder/Owner Norm Buckhart will be OSC’s primary guest. We will hear Read more…

The Detroit Model Railroad Club invites you to join us for our spring O Scale Gathering operating session at 104 North Saginaw in Holly, MI. Saturday, April 22, 2023 The session will begin at 9:00 AM with coffee and doughnuts while you tour the layout and get oriented with our Read more…

The O Scale National Convention will be held June 8-11, 2023, in Denver, Colorado, with a focus on making quarter inch scale more accessible, affordable, and available to modelers. The event will feature great layout tours, leading-edge clinics, and more than 100 vendor tables loaded with the newest products as Read more…

The National Model Railroad Association has an annunal all scale convention each year in a different part of the country.  The convention will be from 8/20 to 8/26. Plenty of Hotel Rooms Remain - Early Registration Discount Ends June 30.  Convention attendees get free early access to the 2023 National Train Show August 25-27!

September 23, 2023 9:30 am – 4 pm. Admission is free, Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.  Impressive 65’ x 40’ scenic layout with 850’ of double-track main line and functioning signal system.  Dealers, ample free parking, food and beverages. Contact Adam Ferraro, Phone 508-713-1814; email: sneshowchairman@snemrr.org;

This is a one-day meet on Saturday open between 9 am and 2 pm.  There is a long history of this event for the Midwest. To reserve tables and for Questions contact Sam Shumaker using 440-248-3055 or j3a5436@gmail.com

Times are Pacific Time not CST. Prior to the pandemic, a round-robin group of Bay Area O scale 2-rail modelers met at private homes to discuss O scale modeling, display their projects and collections, and enjoy each other's company.  They would run trains if the host had a layout.  This Read more…