Tri-City Model Railroaders

News

The club has been a 100% NMRA organization since 2007.

The Tri-City Model Railroaders hosted a successful Mini-Meet of the Fifth Division on October 3, 4, and 5, 2008. Thanks to everyone that attended!!

Location

The TCMR Clubhouse was located at 1600 Columbia Park Trail in Kennewick, WA at the corner of Columbia Center Blvd and Columbia Park Trail. The City of Richland decided in 2004 to use their property for a "Lewis and Clark Overlook". We are maintaining pictures of the old layout on this web page for posterity. A new location is being sought to start another and better layout.

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Schedule of Activities

For dates of upcoming events including business meetings and operations sessions, see the schedule.

Operations

The club uses a colored tab-on-car system for freight car handling as well as train orders, dispatching and yardmaster controls in its operations. Following are presentation documents on operations developed by Steve Prevette (requires PowerPoint software to view)--click on highlighted topics to view:

Membership Application and Club Bylaws

· The Tri-City Model Railroaders is a non-profit organization, open to membership from anyone interested in railroads or the hobby of model railroading. The club operates in accordance with a set of bylaws (see Club Documents below).

Persons applying for membership are required to attend at least one (1) regular meeting prior to making application at a TCMR Business Meeting. An applicant should fill out the linked application form.

Club Documents

Below are documents for reference and member usage:

Layouts

In addition to a portable modular club layout, individual club members have layouts from N to Garden, many with completed scenery.

	Hanford Columbia & Northern (HO & HOn3) The dismantled, former club layout. Modern bridge route from Pasco to Wenatchee with branch to Tacoma over Snoqualmie Pass (click here to see map). Connections with BNSF and UP. Era is Modern. Layout size is 20' x 40.' To see the former trackplan, click here.
	Tri Cities Model Railroaders Modular Layout (HO) The club's portable display layout. Measures 20' by 28' with two independent mainline tracks. Requires 4-foot access around all sides. Routinely on display at Parkade Hobbies in Kennewick, WA, at annual shows in August and December and at other special events.
	Southern Pacific Subsidiary (HO) This layout is under construction with the mainline being operational but no scenery in place yet.
	Tri Cities Model Railroaders Museum Demonstration Layout (HO) Depiction of a mid-Columbia area community and nearby reach of the Columbia River. Layout size 16' x 7.' The layout had been displayed on several occasions at CREHST Museum in Richland, WA but has now been sold.
	Oregon Trunk Railway (HO) Spokane Portland & Seattle Division, Columbia River (Wishram, WA) to Bend, OR. Connections to City of Prineville shortline and logging railroads. High desert scenery. Era is 1970. Layout size is 11' x 25' L.
	Burnt Hills & Big Flats (N) New York Ontario & Western based in 1970 time frame (free lance). Set from Scranton, PA to Sidney, NY with anthracite & bridge traffic. Layout size is 14' x 19'. This layout has been dismantled. Also see BH & BF Home Page
	Santa Fe Prescott and Arizona (TT) This railroad is a folded figure 8 design. There are three towns on three levels which become five town in operation. The main town of Prescott is the start, middle, and end of a run. The layout is 7' x 18' along one side of the garage. It is 52 inches off the floor with shelves under the layout, for storage. The layout is built on a open grid frame with plywood sub-bed and Alco roadbed.
	Glorybee & Middleton (HO & HOn3) This short line includes Silver Creek Northern (HOn3) ore mining line and Middleton Lumber (HO) logging line. Set in Washington coast to Cascades. Era is early 30's. Layout size is 15' x 17' and 10' x 12'.
	Southern Pacific--Applegate and Topaz Division (HO) A free-lanced, alternate route for Southern Pacific mainline traffic connecting Roseville and the western Nevada areas and serving a variety of industries. The layout size is 15' x 23'. Era is modern.

Contacts

Chris Blankenship	TCMR President
John Engeman	TCMR Webmaster

Links

4449 Page
NMRA Home Page
NMRA - PNR Region
NMRA - PNR Region - 5th Division
Model Railroader Magazine