O Scale Central

O Scale Central Online - March
2026-03-15 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | GA
“O Scale 2 Rail is a scale that is especially geared toward the rail scale modeling community. Keeping the O Scale 2 Rail community informed and up to date is a mission of O Scale Central. We work toward that goal in a number of ways, including through our informative website (OScaleCentral.com), the OSC Coupler (our quarterly Journal), and the Drawbar (our monthly Newsletter).”
We also reach out through O Scale Central Online, our monthly, Sunday afternoon Zoom program of layout tours, clinics, news and interviews with OS2R newsmakers. OSC Online keeps OS2R Modelers informed, entertained and educated. OSC Members receive advance special invitations to the Online program; and courtesy of Dan Dawdy of The O Scale Resource Magazine , we send invitations to the entire OS2R community as a service to the Scale. You do not have to be an OSC Member to tune into OSC Online, so tell your non-Member friends about the Program (and encourage them to join!). Zoom links are included; the programs are free. In a world where online content is constantly flying at you, competing for your attention, we think the OSC Online programs are worth your time.
Zoom in on O Scale Central Online. Monthly programs which take place at 4:00 pm eastern time on the third or fourth Sunday every month.
March’s O Scale Central Online program will be presented on Sunday, March 15th at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time.
The Zoom invitation includes a one-click link for the program:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2745160415

Or click here.
Meeting ID: 274 516 0415
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Presentation is TBD

Strasburg O Scale Spring Train Show
2026-04-11 08:00 - 12:00 | Strasburg PA Fire Company, 203 W Franklin Street, Strasburg, PA, 17579, United States
Please join us for our annual Spring 2-Rail O Scale model train show. See our website for details on times, location and table registration information.

O Scale Central Online - April
2026-04-19 15:00 - 17:00 | GA
“O Scale 2 Rail is a scale that is especially geared toward the rail scale modeling community. Keeping the O Scale 2 Rail community informed and up to date is a mission of O Scale Central. We work toward that goal in a number of ways, including through our informative website (OScaleCentral.com), the OSC Coupler (our quarterly Journal), and the Drawbar (our monthly Newsletter).”
We also reach out through O Scale Central Online, our monthly, Sunday afternoon Zoom program of layout tours, clinics, news and interviews with OS2R newsmakers. OSC Online keeps OS2R Modelers informed, entertained and educated. OSC Members receive advance special invitations to the Online program; and courtesy of Dan Dawdy of The O Scale Resource Magazine , we send invitations to the entire OS2R community as a service to the Scale. You do not have to be an OSC Member to tune into OSC Online, so tell your non-Member friends about the Program (and encourage them to join!). Zoom links are included; the programs are free. In a world where online content is constantly flying at you, competing for your attention, we think the OSC Online programs are worth your time.
Zoom in on O Scale Central Online. Monthly programs which take place at 4:00 pm eastern time on the third or fourth Sunday every month.
April’s O Scale Central Online program will be presented on Sunday, April 19th at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time.
The Zoom invitation includes a one-click link for the program:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2745160415

Or click here.
Meeting ID: 274 516 0415
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Presentation is TBD

O Scale Central Online - May
2026-05-17 16:00 - 18:00 | GA
“O Scale 2 Rail is a scale that is especially geared toward the rail scale modeling community. Keeping the O Scale 2 Rail community informed and up to date is a mission of O Scale Central. We work toward that goal in a number of ways, including through our informative website (OScaleCentral.com), the OSC Coupler (our quarterly Journal), and the Drawbar (our monthly Newsletter).”
We also reach out through O Scale Central Online, our monthly, Sunday afternoon Zoom program of layout tours, clinics, news and interviews with OS2R newsmakers. OSC Online keeps OS2R Modelers informed, entertained and educated. OSC Members receive advance special invitations to the Online program; and courtesy of Dan Dawdy of The O Scale Resource Magazine , we send invitations to the entire OS2R community as a service to the Scale. You do not have to be an OSC Member to tune into OSC Online, so tell your non-Member friends about the Program (and encourage them to join!). Zoom links are included; the programs are free. In a world where online content is constantly flying at you, competing for your attention, we think the OSC Online programs are worth your time.
Zoom in on O Scale Central Online. Monthly programs which take place at 4:00 pm eastern time on the third or fourth Sunday every month.
May’s O Scale Central Online program will be presented on Sunday, May 17th at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time.
The Zoom invitation includes a one-click link for the program:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2745160415

Or click here.
Meeting ID: 274 516 0415
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Presentation is TBD

Harrisburg O Scale Narrow Gauge Show
2026-06-11 - 2026-06-13 | New Hope Church, 584 Colonial Club Drive, Harrisburg, PA, 17112, United States
The largest all-O scale Narrow Gauge event in North America.
Friday June 12th 11 (AM – 6 PM)
Saturday June 12th (9 AM – 3 PM)
New Hope Church
584 Colonial Club Dr.
Harrisburg, PA 17112
Email: harrisburgOn30@gmail.com

O Scale Central Online - June
2026-06-14 15:00 - 17:00 | GA
“O Scale 2 Rail is a scale that is especially geared toward the rail scale modeling community. Keeping the O Scale 2 Rail community informed and up to date is a mission of O Scale Central. We work toward that goal in a number of ways, including through our informative website (OScaleCentral.com), the OSC Coupler (our quarterly Journal), and the Drawbar (our monthly Newsletter).”
We also reach out through O Scale Central Online, our monthly, Sunday afternoon Zoom program of layout tours, clinics, news and interviews with OS2R newsmakers. OSC Online keeps OS2R Modelers informed, entertained and educated. OSC Members receive advance special invitations to the Online program; and courtesy of Dan Dawdy of The O Scale Resource Magazine , we send invitations to the entire OS2R community as a service to the Scale. You do not have to be an OSC Member to tune into OSC Online, so tell your non-Member friends about the Program (and encourage them to join!). Zoom links are included; the programs are free. In a world where online content is constantly flying at you, competing for your attention, we think the OSC Online programs are worth your time.
Zoom in on O Scale Central Online. Monthly programs which take place at 4:00 pm eastern time on the third or fourth Sunday every month.
June’s O Scale Central Online program will be presented on Sunday, June 14th at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time.
The Zoom invitation includes a one-click link for the program:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2745160415

Or click here.
Meeting ID: 274 516 0415
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Presentation is TBD

St. Louis RPM Meet
2026-07-23 - 2026-07-25 | Gateway Convention Center, 1 Gateway Dr., Collinsville, IL, 62234, United States
O Scale Central will be at the St. Louis RPM meet. Come out and join us for this highly acclaimed model railroad event. This year’s theme will be “Operation – The Key To Modeling YOUR Prototype”.
July 23rd-July 25th
Location:
The Gateway Center
1 Gateway Center Drive
Collinsville, IL 62234
Website:
https://www.stlrpm.com/

NMRA National Convention
2026-07-27 - 2026-08-02 | Nashville Convention Center, 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN, 37402, United States
The 2026 NRMA National Convention will be held at the Chattanooga Convention Center in Chattanooga, TN July 27th – August 2nd. O Scale Central will be there promoting 2-Rail O Scale.

Strasburg O Scale Summer Train Show
2026-08-08 08:00 - 12:00 | Strasburg PA Fire Company, 203 W Franklin Street, Strasburg, PA, 17579, United States
Please join us for our annual Summer 2-Rail O Scale model train show. See our website for details on times, location and table registration information.

Indianapolis O Scale Meet
2026-09-18 - 2026-09-19 | La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Indianapolis South, 5120 Victory Dr., Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
Indianapolis 2-Rail O Scale Train Show
*See our website and Facebook page for details
Friday September 18, 3:00 to 7:00 PM and Saturday September 19, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
La Quinta Inn & Suites Indianapolis South @ Intersection of HWY 465 and Emerson Ave.
O Scale 2 Rail/P48, Narrow Gauge/On30, Traction, 3 Rail Scale welcome
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/indyoscaleshow
Email: indyoscaleshow@gmail.com
Website: indyoscaleshow.com
Phone: (317) 435-8378

Strasburg O Scale Fall Train Show
2026-10-10 08:00 - 12:00 | Strasburg PA Fire Company, 203 W Franklin Street, Strasburg, PA, 17579, United States
Please join us for our annual Fall 2-Rail O Scale model train show. See our website for details on times, location and table registration information.

O Scale March Meet
2027-03-11 - 2027-03-14 | Westin Chicago Lombard, 70 Yorktown Center, Lombard, IL, 60148, United States
Please join us for the annual March Meet in Lombard, IL. The Chicago March O Scale Meet (actually held at the Westin Hotel in Lombard, Illinois, west of Chicago) is the largest (and many say best) O Scale 2 Rail Meet in the country.
One thousand OS2R modelers gather to shop at 350 vendor tables, attend clinics, catch operating modular layouts, enter and view models in the contest, visit layouts and attractions and share stories, friendships and an occasional beer. The contest uses NMRA model evaluation criteria and evaluators so NMRA member models earning merit awards can be used toward NMRA Achievement Program certificates.
For 2027, the March Meet will be held on Saturday, March 13th (9 am-5 pm) and Sunday, March 14th (8:30 am-2 p.m). Dealer setup is from 1-9 pm on Friday, March 12th and 8-9 am on Saturday. Brad Kowal and his committee do a fantastic job.
Information about the March Meet is available through https://marchmeet.net/WP/ or on Facebook at facebook.com/MarchOScaleMeet/ or by calling 414 629-0030.
