RPM meet – Notes on Designing, Building, and Operating Model Railroads

2026 St. Louis RPM

The St. Louis Railroad Prototype Modeler (RPM) event is just around the corner, July 23 through 25, in Collinsville, Illinois. This RPM has attracted the largest attendance over the years and may surpass 1,000 modelers through the door.

2026 NERPM summary

I drove to Springfield, Massachusetts, for the New England Railroad Prototype Modeler meet on the last weekend of May. This is also known as the Northeast RPM.

RPM Valley Forge summary

Wow, what a weekend! The 2026 RPM Valley Forge event in Malvern, Pennsylvania was great fun. It had been about six months since the last railroad prototype modeler (RPM) meet I attended. I needed to recharge my hobby inspiration.

2026 RPM season

Another RPM season is beginning! A couple of railroad prototype modeler (RPM) events have already occurred this year. The calendar ahead is chock full of more.

2025 Mid-Atlantic RPM summary

Dave Bott presents on his Southern Railway freight car fleet.

I attended the Mid-Atlantic Railroad Prototype Modeler meet recently and had a great time. There were some great presentations and plenty of fine modeling on display.