Yuma Model Railroaders, Inc.

 Look on this page for dates for Meeting Dates, YMRR display locations and events around the Country related to Model Railroading.

YMRR MODEL TRAIN DISPLAY DATES: 

The Yuma Model Railroaders will be displaying their HO Scale Modular Train Layout on these Dates and Locations: ( See below for other events dates )

2010 YMRR DISPLAY DATES:

February 6- Saturday 

at the Yuma Doll & Toy Show,

Yuma Civic and Convention Center

10 AM to 4 PM

March 30 to April 4: Yuma County Fair in the Theatre building.

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      as we update! 

 YMRR Meeting Dates:

Dates/Times and Clinic topics subject to change. Check back or send us an email to get updates as they become available.

2010

 Coming workshop topics: Remember to bring along your projects so you can follow along!

Open Car Loads: All types

Weathering buildings: washes & chalks

TREES! how to make them

Grasses and weeds on your layout

(rescheduled from March)

DCC 

January: 

  30th Sat-   1:30

     Special guest speaker following regular business meeting.

February:

 -Thursday 11th 0930-1200

  open work shop session-Lee's

  -Saturday Feb 20th 1:30 PM

YMRR Meeting- brief meeting then work shop-

Topic: Basic track work. we will be doing a live demonstration  including some discussion and debate as to pro's and con's of differing styles, the different types of track, rail, what those funny 'codes' mean, the difference between brass, steel and nickel silver and what it means to us, differences on roadbed, different ways how to attach track to your roadbed, soldering sections together and basic wiring. We'll also cover turnouts, their number system and basic installation.

March: meeting/workshop dates:

    -YMRR Meeting- March 20

1:30 Guest Speaker, Carol from the Yuma Historical Society will be talking with us about the history of railroads in Yuma. location YMRR Room at the QMD. 

work shop session: Grasses and weeds

-  28 Sunday YMRR display set up 12-5

- 30 Tuesday- YMRR Modulars at the Yuma County Fair- open 4 PM to 9 PM

- 31 Wed- YMRR Modulars at the Yuma County Fair- open 4 PM to 9 PM

 April:

- 1 Thur- YMRR Modulars at the Yuma County Fair- open 4 PM to 9 PM

- 2 Fri-YMRR Modulars at the Yuma County Fair- open 1 PM to 10 PM

- 3 Sat-YMRR Modulars at the Yuma  Fair- open 12 Noon to 10 PM

- 4 Sun  YMRR Modulars at the Yuma  Fair- open 12 Noon to 6 PM

Sunday 4th - 6 PM  All YMRR members

        YMRR Fair display take down

 -- After the Fair Meeting & Event- TBA

May:

     Date and Location TBA.

Topic: The NMRA- What it can offer you, discussions on the programs, conventions and instruction available.

June:

     -5th Saturday 1:30 PM

Location YMRR Room at the QMD

Clinic-Rocks, how to make latex rock molds and cast plaster rocks by Stan, along with a demonstration of other various forms of rock making.

 AZ Div. NMRA Meet-Flagstaff June 20

 YMRR Meeting 26th Saturday 3 PM

Location YMRR Room at the QMD

Topic- staging yard design and continued work on Yuma Diorama Design. Update on SP Coach #1643 restoration.

 July: tenative  17th

 August:  Sat. 14th (tenative)

September:

NMRA PSR region Meet-San Diego

Click for web page here to find out more about this event.

October:

November:

AZ Div. NMRA meet Tucson

December:

OTHER DATES OF INTEREST:

2010: 

YMRR 2009

photo by L Stoermer

Union Pacific Railroad's Southern Pacific  Heritage Locomotive #1996 visits Yuma.

photo by L Stoermer

YMRR members L Stoermer and M Breussel look over some equipment during one of the YMRR open house displays.

W Snydal photo