WRMRC Calendar of Events / 2025-26

Weekly Meetings

Regular club work nights are held every Wednesday evening from 6:00 to 10:00 PM

2025-26 Operating Session Season

Saturday September 13, 2025 – 12:00pm to 6:30pm
Saturday November 08, 2025 – 12:00pm to 6:30pm
Saturday January 10, 2026 – 12:00pm to 6:30pm
Saturday March 14, 2026 – 12:00pm to 6:30pm
Saturday May 09, 2026 – 12:00pm to 6:30pm (*Junk Night* session)

If you are interested in joining any of our operating sessions as a guest, please contact us at wrmrc@hotmail.com.

Note: Operating sessions are WRMRC member events. We will do our best to accommodate visiting operators, however this is dependent on session attendance numbers and available operating positions.

2025-26 Public Open Houses

The CP Sudbury Division layout will be open for public viewing on the following dates:

WRMRC 2025 Fall Open House – Saturday October 18, 2025

WRMRC Open House info

2026 Doubleheaders Tour – Saturday March 28, 2026 (tentative date)

Doubleheaders Website

2025 Local Train Shows

The WRMRC will have displays at the following local show(s). Drop in and chat with us.

BRESLAU WOD-NMRA TRAIN SHOW
Sunday, Sept 28th, 2025 – 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Held at the Breslau Community Centre, 100 Andover Drive, Breslau, Ontario.

KITCHENER MODEL TRAIN SHOW
Sunday, October 5th, 2025 – 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Held at Marshall Hall located within the Bingemans Conference Centre Building, 425 Bingemans Centre Drive, Kitchener, Ontario.

2026 WRMRC Annual General Meeting

Saturday June 13, 2026 – 3:00pm – 7:00pm.

Members please check the wrmrc@groups.io message board for meeting details and relevant documentation.

2026 Waterloo Railway Exposition

Friday August 29th to Sunday August 30th, 2026
Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Waterloo-St. Jacobs, 55 Benjamin Rd, Waterloo

Presented by the Waterloo Central Rly and the WRMRC.

An exciting, new railroading experience.
Is it an RPM meet? Is it a rail preservation weekend? Is it a railway historical event?
YES!

For up-to-date details please visit:-

Main Website – https://waterloorailexpo.ca
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/WaterlooRailwayExpo

In Memorial: Jim ‘Skid’ Robinson

Posted on December 21, 2025 by admin

It is with heavy hearts that all of us at the WRMRC wish to honour and say farewell to James ‘Jim’ Robinson, a cherished member of our club who passed away peacefully on 14 November 2025. Jim, who also affectionately went by the nickname ‘Skid’, was our club treasurer and also served in that capacity on the board with the Waterloo Railway Expo.

Skid aboard a caboose on the Waterloo Central Railway

Before moving in retirement to Waterloo, Jim was a longtime Sudbury resident and a former accountant with INCO, and he applied the same commitment and accuracy to our club as he gave on the job. A self-described ‘numbers nerd’, Skid was drawn to operations on our Sudbury Division layout, and studied the real-life CP Rail freight procedures manuals to apply them in miniature form. From this Jim helped to set up paperwork and stage trains before WRMRC operating sessions, and successfully learned the Sudbury Yardmaster position (no small feat).

Jim was also a lifelong motorcycle enthusiast, and loved to share his adventures on the road which, when coupled to his zest for life, gave us stories that both entertained and lifted us all. But above all, Skid was a genuine people person—quick with a word of encouragement, endlessly patient, and always ready to lend a hand. He welcomed every member, or potential members at train shows, and made our club feel more like a family. We will miss his dedication, his generous spirit, and the spark in his eye when he spoke about his many experiences and tall tales.

We wish to extend our sympathy and commiseration to his family, and his many close friends. We honour Skid’s memory by supporting one another, and by keeping his stories and adventures alive.

Waterloo Region Model Railway Club

Modeling CP Rail's Sudbury Division in the 1970s

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WRMRC Calendar of Events / 2025-26

Weekly Meetings

Saturday June 13, 2026 – 3:00pm – 7:00pm.

2026 Waterloo Railway Exposition

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