This registration level applies to attendees regardless of NMRA membership. It includes admission to National Train Show on Saturday and Sunday with special early entrance Saturday morning.

An adult attending with principle attendee already registered using Standard Registration. Must register principle attendee first. It includes admission to National Train Show on Saturday and Sunday with special early entrance Saturday morning.

Must be accompanied by a person registered under a Standard Registration. This registration level includes admission to National Train Show on Saturday and Sunday with special early entrance Saturday morning.

Must be accompanied by a person registered under a Standard Registration. This registration level includes admission to National Train Show on Saturday and Sunday with special early entrance Saturday morning.

Includes admission to convention activities on Saturday, July 19th, plus a ticket to the National Train Show on Saturday, July 19th. Pick up your ticket Saturday morning.

Includes admission to convention activities on Friday, July 18th and Saturday, July 19th, plus a ticket to the National Train Show on Saturday, July 19th. Pick up your ticket Friday morning.

Visit the Dearborn Truck Plant at Ford Motor Company's historic River Rouge facility. Cost includes bus transportation to/from the venue.

Spend a day at the The Henry Ford, an internationally recognized cultural destination that immerses visitors in the stories of ingenuity, resourcefulness and innovation that helped shape America. A National Historic Landmark with an unparalleled collection of artifacts from 300 years of American history. Cost includes bus transportation to/from the venue.

Experience Detroit's rich history and impressive skyline with a sightseeing tour, narrated by a local guide knowledgeable of the riverside railroad and industrial facilities past and present. The cruise starts near the Renaissance Center and travels downriver under the Ambassador and Gordie Howe bridges and continues to the area where the Rouge River meets the Detroit River. Depending on conditions it may proceed up the Rouge to the Ford facilities. Cost includes lunch and bus transportation to/from the venue.

Experience firsthand the sights, sounds and sensations of America’s fascinating formation, where over 80 acres brim with resourcefulness and ingenuity. Here, 300 years of American perseverance serve as a living reminder that anything is possible. Step foot in the lab where Thomas Edison had his lightbulb moment or the workshop where the Wright brothers taught us to reach for the sky. Take a ride in a real Model T, or a walk through four working farms. Rub shoulders with world-class artisans, and explore the place where America’s can-do spirit inspires you to go out and get it done. Cost includes bus transportation to/from the venue and a ticket to ride the train pulled by a working steam engine.

Modeling With The Masters® (MWTM) is a unique opportunity to participate in an immersive hands-on clinic where participants learn and use both basic and advanced modeling techniques taught by Master Model Railroaders® (MMR). In this class MMR Jim Gore teaches tricks and techniques for placing trees in the foreground of your scenery. Make sure to consult the general guidelines for Modeling With The Masters® clinics.

Modeling With The Masters® (MWTM) is a unique opportunity to participate in an immersive hands-on clinic where participants learn and use both basic and advanced modeling techniques taught by Master Model Railroaders® (MMR). In this class MMR Clark Kooning teaches tricks and techniques for adding signage to your buildings. Make sure to consult the general guidelines for Modeling With The Masters® clinics.

Modeling With The Masters® (MWTM) is a unique opportunity to participate in an immersive hands-on clinic where participants learn and use both basic and advanced modeling techniques taught by Master Model Railroaders® (MMR). In this class MMR Carl Smeigh teaches tricks and techniques for bringing the out the texture of your rock castings with paint and supplementary details. Make sure to consult the general guidelines for Modeling With The Masters® clinics.

Modeling With The Masters® (MWTM) is a unique opportunity to participate in an immersive hands-on clinic where participants learn and use both basic and advanced modeling techniques taught by Master Model Railroaders® (MMR). In this class MMR Peter Youngblood teaches tricks and techniques for adding stock pens and supporting details. Make sure to consult the general guidelines for Modeling With The Masters® clinics.

Modeling With The Masters® (MWTM) is a unique opportunity to participate in an immersive hands-on clinic where participants learn and use both basic and advanced modeling techniques taught by Master Model Railroaders® (MMR). In this class MMR Jim Gore teaches tricks and techniques for adding visual impact to your figures through paint and other details. Make sure to consult the general guidelines for Modeling With The Masters® clinics.

Modeling With The Masters® (MWTM) is a unique opportunity to participate in an immersive hands-on clinic where participants learn and use both basic and advanced modeling techniques taught by Master Model Railroaders® (MMR). In this class MMR Clark Kooning teaches tricks and techniques for building plaster structures and then weathering them to add maximum visual impact. Make sure to consult the general guidelines for Modeling With The Masters® clinics.

Modeling With The Masters® (MWTM) is a unique opportunity to participate in an immersive hands-on clinic where participants learn and use both basic and advanced modeling techniques taught by Master Model Railroaders® (MMR). In this class MMRs Tim Warris and Clark Kooning teach how to maximize the reliability of your turnouts by constructing them using layout fixtures. Make sure to consult the general guidelines for Modeling With The Masters® clinics.

Modeling With The Masters® (MWTM) is a unique opportunity to participate in an immersive hands-on clinic where participants learn and use both basic and advanced modeling techniques taught by Master Model Railroaders® (MMR). In this class MMR Peter Youngblood teaches tricks and techniques for making the telephone poles along your right-of-way more prototypical and visually appealing. Make sure to consult the general guidelines for Modeling With The Masters® clinics.

The National Train Show (at the Suburban Showplace) is not within walking distance of the Convention venue (Sheraton Novi). If you have no transportation, then select this item for a ticket that allows unlimited rides on the shuttle bus. If you are staying at one of the other hotels, you will need to get to the Sheraton to use the shuttle bus. The shuttle only runs on Saturday, July 19th.

Enjoy a dinner with your fellow convention attendees. Several delicious meals will be available for your selection at the event.

Social hour: 6-7pm

Banquet starts: 8pm

With the last Amtrak train departing Michigan Central Station in 1988, the historic structure stood abandoned for 30 years before Ford Motor Company purchased the building in 2018. Preservation architect Angela Wyrembelski will discuss the Station's extraordinary transformation process and how adaptive reuse of the historic station connects Detroit's past to its promising future.

A fashionable shirt to show off the attended the Station No.VI NMRA National Convention.

This year, the Layout Design Special Interest Group (LD SIG) tour (see details) will be spread over the six days of layout tours open to all registrants. A purchase of the LD SIG Layout Tour will provide you with:

• A curated list of the best layouts on each day’s general layout tour.
• Admission to additional layouts in the day’s region that are open only to LD SIG Layout Tour registrants. 

After you check at the convention, visit Monday evening’s Meet ‘n Greet or the LDSIG Desk in the SIG room (Ballroom A) to pick up your 2025 LDSIG Tour Commemorative Shirt (included in the price). For admission to the exclusive LDSIG Tour layouts you'll need either your 2025 LDSIG Tour shirt, or the Bill of Lading on the back of your convention badge. Shirt monograms will be available to those purchasing the LDSIG Layout Tour by June 30th, 2025.

Thursday, July 17th. Open to members of all SIGs. This year's dinner will be held at Rocky's Steakhouse, about 2.5 miles (4 km) from the Sheraton Detroit Novi.

• 6-7 PM Social Hour
• 7-9 PM Dinner