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Conventions

Lone Star Region NMRA Regional Conventions

  • The 2022 LSR Convention (71st), "Where Modeling Meets the Prototye,"
    . . . . . . was held in Temple, TX, May 5-7, hosted by Cen-Tex Division 4.

  • There was no 2023 LSR Convention because of the 2023 Texas Express National NMRA Convention
    . . . . . . was held in Grapevine, TX, hosted by LSR and Divisions 1 & 3.

  • The 2024 LSR Convention (72nd), "Where the Eagle Meets the Chief,"
    . . . . . . was held in Pasadena, TX, February 15-17, hosted by Texas Gulf Division 8.

  • The 2025 LSR Convention, (73rd), The Blues Express, June 26 - 29, 2025, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • Hosted by Bayou Division 2, Rod Fredericks - Director & Convention Chair

  • The first time in thirty years for LSR convention in Baton Rouge !

  • The theme, The Blues Express, was inspired by the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad that served Baton Rouge in the early to mid 1900's.


    The Blues Express Website
    June 26 - 29, 2025, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    REGISTRATION IS OPEN


  • To be held at the Baton Rouge Holiday Inn South
    . . . . . . 9990 Airline Hwy, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70816 phone 855-516-1090
    . . . . . . East of the I-10/I-12 split on south side of Baton Rouge
    . . . . . . North of the I-12 and Airline Hwy intersection.

  • Special Places Near the Convention Location:
    . . . . . . Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center - 5.2 km / 3.2 mi
    . . . . . . Mall of Louisiana - 5.2 km / 3.2 mi
    . . . . . . Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) - 23.2 km / 14.4 mi

  • The Blues Express will have the regular clinics, layout visits, operating sessions, and multiple points of interest
    . . . . . . experience and enjoy these events are listed in The Blues Express website (See link above.).

  • Model Railroad Clubs in the Bayou Division 2 include:
    The Crescent City Model Railroad Club is a quick 80-minute drive down I-10 to Metairie, LA. The club sustained substantial hurricane damage two years ago and only recently has the railroad back to operation, but some work remains to be done. Hopefully that will be done by June 2025. They are eager to be a part of the convention.

    The Greater Baton Rouge Model Railroad Club is 55 minutes north of Baton Rouge in Jackson, LA. This is a very large facility with G gauge outdoor layouts in live steam and electric power. Inside one building are layouts in Standard, Gauge 1, and O gauge 3-rail, S gauge, N scale and even Z. In another building is a large HO scale layout and another O gauge 3-rail layout. There is a large playground train for the children. There is an old depot and a narrow gauge train on the property.

  • Potential operations layouts include:
    Art Houston’s excellent Grande Pacific railroad is a possible operations layout. The layout is club size and operations oriented located in Houma, LA (Cajun country) about an hour and a half from the convention, but well worth the drive.

    Mike Waldorf’s L&N layout is another possible operations layout in Mandeville, LA, 60-minutes east on I-12 from the convention.

    Plans are in place for Division 4 to bring a modular layout to Baton Rouge, providing the opportunity for operating sessions at the convention site.

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  • 2026 LSR Convention, Hosted by Division 4 in Austin area.

  • 2027 LSR Convention, Hosted by Division 3 in Dalllas area.

  • 2028 LSR Convention, Hosted by Division 6 in San Antonio area.

  • 2029 LSR Convention, Hosted by Division 1 in Fort Worth area.

    • National NMRA Conventions

    "Surfliner 2024 Convention" Completed on August 11, 2024

    Make a long range plan to attend the "STATION No. VI 2025 Convention."



    When:July 14-19, 2025
    Hosted by:North Central Region of the NMRA, Inc.
    Location:Sheraton Hotel, 21111 Haggerty Road, Novi, Michigan 48375
    FYI - Novi is about 33 miles northwest of Detroit's center.
    Website:2025 STATION No. VI
    In Cooperation With:    The National Train Show


    Make a long range plan to attend the "Scenic City Express 2026 Convention."



    When:July 27 - August 2, 2026
    Hosted by:Southeastern Region Region NMRA, Inc.
    Location:Chattanooga Convention Center, Chattanooga, Tennessee
    Website:2026 Scenic City Express (website not yet available)
    In Cooperation With:    The National Train Show