NOTE: Days and times subject to change. Consult layout and clinic schedules for specific days and times.
| Thursday October 15, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 10:00 PM | ||||||||
| Registration: |
4 pm-5:30 pm | 7:30-9:30 pm | ||||||||||||||||
| Clinics: | Clinics: 7 pm to 11 pm | |||||||||||||||||
| Contest Room: | Open for Entries: 7 pm to 9 pm | |||||||||||||||||
| Hands-On Extra Fare: | #601 – 7 pm to 10 pm |
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| Layout Tours: | Layouts Open: 10 am to 4 pm | Layouts Open: 7 pm to 10 pm | ||||||||||||||||
| Op Sessions: | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chuck Davis | ||||||||||||||||||
| Matt Thompson | 2pm to 5pm | |||||||||||||||||
| Rick Lull | 4pm to 7pm | #802 – 7 pm to 10 pm | ||||||||||||||||
| Bob Cook | 7pm to 10pm | |||||||||||||||||
| Other: | MER Board Meeting 7 pm to 9 pm | Instructional Meeting for Contest Evaluators 9-10pm | ||||||||||||||||
| White Elephant Room: | Open: 7 pm to 10 pm | |||||||||||||||||
| Vendors Room: | Open: 7 pm to 10 pm | |||||||||||||||||
| Friday October 16th | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7:00 AM | 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 11:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 10:00 PM | |||
| Breakfast – Buffett (Restaurant): $16.99 | Breakfast – 7 am to 9:30 am | |||||||||||||||||
| Registration: |
8 am to 11:30 am | 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm | 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm | |||||||||||||||
| Clinics: | Clinics 8 am to 12 pm | Clinics 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm | Clinics: 7:30 pm-11:30 pm | |||||||||||||||
| Contest Room: | Open for Entries: 9 am to 12 pm | Open for Entries: 1 pm to 5 pm | Open for Entries: 7 pm to 9 pm | |||||||||||||||
| Hands-On Extra Fare: | #603 – Craftsman Building Kits 8 am to 12 pm – Jack Dziadal |
#604 – Repurposed Boxcar Craftsman Build 1:30-4 pm | ||||||||||||||||
| Layout Tours | Layouts Open: 12 pm to 10 pm | |||||||||||||||||
| Op Sessions: | ||||||||||||||||||
| William Waples | 9am to 12pm | #807 – 1 to 4 pm | ||||||||||||||||
| Chuck Davis | 9:30am to 12:30pm | #809 – 1 pm to 3 pm | ||||||||||||||||
| Mark Nieting | 7pm to 10pm | |||||||||||||||||
| Gary Friedhaber | 7:30pm to 10:30pm | |||||||||||||||||
| Other: | Editors Breakfast: 7:00 am to 8:30 am | Prasser America – MOW Equipment | ||||||||||||||||
| Prototype Tours: | ||||||||||||||||||
| White Elephant Room: | Open: 9 am to 5:30 pm | Open: 7:30 pm to 10 pm | ||||||||||||||||
| Vendors Room: | Open: 9 am to 5:30 pm | Open: 7:30 pm to 10 pm | ||||||||||||||||
| Saturday October 17th | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7:00 AM | 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 11:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 10:00 PM | 11:00 PM | ||
| Breakfast – Buffett (Restaurant): $16.99 | Breakfast – 7 am to 10 am | |||||||||||||||||
| Registration: |
8 am to 11 am | |||||||||||||||||
| Clinics: | Clinics 8 am to 12 pm | Clinics 1:30 pm to 4 pm | ||||||||||||||||
| Contest Room: | Closed for Evaluations 9 am to 4 pm | |||||||||||||||||
| Hands-On Extra Fare: | #602 – Kato Mini Module 1 pm to 4 pm |
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| Layout Tours | Layouts Open: 10 am to 4 pm | |||||||||||||||||
| Op Sessions: | ||||||||||||||||||
| #806 – 9 am to 12:30 pm | ||||||||||||||||||
| #803 – 10 am to 2 pm | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other: | Superintendents Breakfast: 7:00 am to 8:30 am | Cash Bar 6-7pm | Banquet 7-10 pm | |||||||||||||||
| Prototype Tours: | #202 – | |||||||||||||||||
| White Elephant Room: | Open: 9 am to 4 pm | Settlement 7:30 to 11 pm | ||||||||||||||||
| Vendors/Train Show |
Open: 9 am to 4 pm | |||||||||||||||||
| Sunday October 18th | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7:00 AM | 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 11:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | |||||||||
| Breakfast – Buffett (Restaurant): $16.99 | Breakfast – 7 am to 10 am | |||||||||||||||||
| Layout Tours | Layouts Open: 12 pm to 4 pm | |||||||||||||||||
| Other: | MER Annual Membership Meeting 10 am to 12 pm |
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