RPM event calendar

Upcoming Railroad Prototype Modeler events

Hindsight 20/20 is a virtual RPM, gathering on the Zoom platform. These occasional events have been held on Saturdays and feature several 30 minute presentations on prototypes and modeling. Registration is required but there is no event cost.

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2025 events

Mid-Continent Prototype Modelers Meet – November 8 & 9, Benton, Kansas. Registration at the door.

Progress Valley RPM – November 15 at the Wyndham Hotel, Burnsville, MN. A free event! (formerly the North Star RPM ) Here’s a flyer to download for those who do not use Facebook.

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2026 events

Prototype Rails – January 8 – 10, Hilton Oceanfront in Cocoa Beach, FL

Bay Area Layout Design & Operations Weekend – January 30 – February 1, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, CA

RocRPM – February 21 & 22, Edgerton Community Center, Rochester, NY. Here’s a PDF flyer for those who do not use Facebook.

2026 Layout Design and Operations Weekend – March 13 – 15, Tulsa, Oklahoma

RPM Valley Forge – March 19 – 22, Desmond Hotel in Malvern, PA

Central Georgia Railroad Prototype Modelers – March 27 & 28, Lundy Chapel Church, 2081 Forest Hill Rd, Macon, GA 31210

2026 Spring Railroad Modeler Meet – April 18, Sylvania Senior Center, Sylvania, OH (Toledo area)

RPM Carolinas: School of Railway Prototype Modeling – May 2, Charlotte, NC – the 2026 event is set for the May 2nd weekend.

Railway Modellers Meet – May 22 – 24, Vancouver, BC. Check their website for updated details.

New England/Northeast RPM – May 29 – 30, Springfield Sheraton, Springfield, MA. In association with the Amherst Railway Society.

Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society – June 6, DoubleTree Resort, Tempe, AZ. This RPM is one day of the Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society annual convention. Details TBA on the Society website.

St. Louis RPM – July 23 – 25, Gateway Convention Center, Collinsville, IL

Waterloo Railway Exposition – August 29 & 30, Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton, Waterloo, Ontario

Mid-Atlantic RPM – September 11-14, Double Tree by Hilton at BWI, Linthicum, MD

Anthracite Railroad Modelers Meet – September 19 – 21, Reading Railroad Heritage Museum, Hamburg, PA.

Colorado Rail Proto Meet – September 27 & 28, Island Grove Event Center, Greeley, CO

Central Ohio RPM – October 8 – 10, Marion Union Station, Marion, OH

RPM Naperville – October 15 – 17, Northern Illinois University conference center, Naperville, IL

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Past 2025 events

Railroad Modeler’s Retreat – March 14 & 15, Mount Olivet Lutheran Church, Plymouth, MN

RPM-East – March 21 & 22, Youngwood, PA – Westmoreland County Community College campus, minutes from the New Stanton interchange of the PA Turnpike.

Steel Town Railway Prototype Modellers’ Meet – April 26, Eva Rothwell Community Centre, Hamilton, Ontario

2nd Annual L&N Modelers Meet – May 3, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, Scale Trains facility, Cleveland, TN. The event is free.

BAPM 2025 – The San Francisco Bay Area Prototype Modelers Meet – Saturday June 21, St. David’s School Hall, Richmond, CA

Central Pennsylvania Shortline RPM – July 18-20, Bricktown Museum, Mount Union, PA

LA Area Prototype Modelers Meet – October 11, at the Imago Dei Church, Bellflower, CA

Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society – October 19, Doubletree by Hilton Tucson- Reid Park, Tucson, AZ. This RPM is one day of the Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society Convention

Bridgetown Railroad Prototype Modelers Meet – October 25, Holiday Inn Portland – Airport, Portland, OR

Northern Alberta Railway Modellers Meet 2025 – October 26, Wolfe GMC Buick, Edmonton, AB

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Past 2024 events

Sunshine Division NMRA RPM – March 18, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Boca Raton, FL

Batavia RPM Meet – April 14, Genesee Community College in Batavia, NY. This is being held in conjunction with the Great Batavia Train Show.

Wise Division Model Railroad Retreat – September 28, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Kenosha, WI

DFW-Red River RPM – October 25 & 26, Forest Hill Civic Center, Forest Hill, TX

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It’s challenging to keep track of all RPM events. Please send me an email if I missed an event. Include the event name, location, dates, and website address in an email to keep this calendar up to date. Please send your event details to: eric@hansmanns.org