2026 March “O” Scale Meet – General Schedule
Thursday, March 19 – Sunday, March 22, 2026
Updated February 04, 2025
See Separate Schedules for MEETINGS AND CLINICS as well as LAYOUT TOURS
Thursday March 19, 2026
1:00 pm- 5:00 pm Ted Schnepf FULL LENGTH Operation Session.
Reservations Required: EMAIL: railsunlimited2@gmail.com
Day and Evening Layout Tours (See Layout Tour Schedule)
Friday March 20, 2026
1:00 pm – 9:00 pm Dealer Setup: No Trading Allowed
10:00 am -3:00 pm Illinois Railway Museum SELF Guided Tour
1:00 pm sharp! Illinois Railway Museum GUIDED Tour Day and Evening Layout Tours (See Layout Tour Schedule)
6:30 pm -8:00 pm General O Scale Discussion Meeting (Jay Escamilla – Sunset 3rd Rail Moderator)
8:00 pm -9:30 pm Proto:48 Discussion Meeting (Dave Schultz and James Schultz (Moderators)
Saturday March 21, 2026
8:00 am – 9:00 am Dealer Setup. No Trading Allowed
9:00 am – 5:00 pm Show
9:00 am – 11:00 am Model Contest Entries Accepted
10:00 am Clinic: Santiago Pineda – Scratch-building a D&RGW 1000 series heavyweight coach.
11:00 am- 1:00 pm Model Contest Open for Viewing
11:00 am Clinic: Daniel Raible – Printing the Future in 3D
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Model Contest Closed for Judging
1:00 pm Clinic: Nick Bulgarino – Dead Rail/Battery Power. An Introduction.
2:00 pm Clinic: Marty Megregian – Building the Southern Railway Duplex/Tractor 2-10-2+2-6-2 in brass.
2:00 pm Meeting: David Vaughn – Nickel Plate Modelers
Meeting Room number available at Registration.
3:00 pm Clinic: Glenn Guerra – William E. Fowler and his Box Cars
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Contest awards announced and Models available for pickup
4:15 pm Meeting: O Scale Central Membership Meeting and Orientation.
7:00 pm – 12 Midnight Social with a cash bar in foyer sponsored by O Scale Central
Evening Layout Tours (See Layout Tour Schedule)
Sunday March 22, 2026
8:30 am – 2:00 pm Show
10:00 am Meeting: Ken Burney – Facebook Group Meet and Greet
O Scale Two Rail and P48 Railroading
Afternoon Layout Tours (See Layout Tour Schedule)