Expo Schedule

Friday May 15, 2026

TIMEEVENT
9:30 AMDoors Open: Early Admission For Online Ticket Buyers & Gathering Registrants
10:00 AMDoors Open: Admission For Everyone Else Buying Tickets At The Door
10:30 AMClinic: Build It Bash It- Make It Your Own (Wooden Garden Railway Structures) Presented by Kevin Adams (60 minutes)
11:00 AMModeling Contest Deadline to deliver Pre registered models to modeling contest table.
11:00 AMDoor Prize Drawing
11:45 AMClinic: 3D PRINTING BASICS Presented by Dennis Rayon (60 minutes)
12:00 PMDoor Prize Drawing
1:00 PMClinic: FIRING & OPERATING LIVE STEAM ENGINES Presented by Allen Nickels (30 minutes)
1:00 PMDoor Prize Drawing
1:45 PMClinic: Planning for Reliable Train Layouts: Presented by David Bergmann Split Jaw (60 minutes)
2:00 PMYouth Flat Car Load Building Clinic (60 minutes)
2:00 PMDoor Prize Drawing
3:00 PMDoor Prize Drawing
4:00 PMDoors Close

Saturday May 16, 2026

TIMEEVENT
9:30 AMDoors Open Early Admission Online Ticket Buyers
10:00 AMDoors Open Onsite Ticket Buyers
10:00 AMYouth Building Diorama Clinic (60 minutes)
10:15 AMClinic: Layouts Think Outside The Box—Imagine, Repurpose and Improvise Presented by Jan Daum (60 minutes)
11:00 AMDoor Prize Drawing
11:30 AMClinic: Creating Character Or Themed Trains For Laughter And Engagement Presented by Frank Dunbar (Lakeshore Garden Railway Club) (60 minutes
12:00 PMYouth Flat Car Clinic (60 minutes)
12:00 PMModeling Contest Voting Ends
12:00 PMYouth Flat Car Clinic (60 minutes)
12:00 PMDoor Prize Drawing
12:30 PMYouth Flat Car Load Clinic Session 1 (60 minutes)
12:45 PMClinic: 3D Printing Advanced Presented By Dennis Rayon
1:00 PMModeling Contest Winners Announced
1:00 PMDoor Prize Drawing
1:30 PMYouth Building Clinic (60 minutes)
1:30 PMClinic: "The Walking Dead Rail” RC & Battery Power Conversion Presented By Tom Soukop
2:00 PMDoor Prize Drawing
3:00 PMYouth Flat Car Load Clinic Session 2 (60 minutes)
3:00 PMDoor Prize Drawing
4:00 PMDoors Close