Convention: Tuolumne, CA

Saturday, May 3, 2025

When: 9:00am to 4:30pm.

Location: The Hotel at Black Oak Casino in Tuolumne, CA. Convention is held on the lower level at the Conference Center.

The Sierra Seminar will be held at the same venue on Sunday, May 4th.

Update 1/15/25 – Please see Black Oak Casino Hotel page for Hotel Room Rates and info.

Update 2/19/25 – Updated links to the Sierra Seminar registration form, See the Sierra Seminar Page.

Update 2/19/25 – Updated links to the 2nd Annual THRS Banquet, See Related Activities.

Clinics: Topics include logging/mining Historical Research and Modeling techniques.

Model Contest: Covering all scales and logging/mining related topics.

Vendor: Vendors will be selling new product as well as individual/estate sales of railroad and logging related items.

	The Logging & Mining Modeler’s Convention is a great place to meet and network with fellow modelers. Legendary modelers Jim Vail, Jack Burgess, and Dave Braun are taking a few moments to discuss a subject or two.
	The origins of this event date back to February 1986 when Glenn Tyra started hosting the first “West Side Reunion” at his home in Tuolumne. Total attendees were 18, including his mom.
	Our New Venue as of 2024 is the Black Oak Casino Hotel. Here we have Catenary Productions showing off their latest digitally remastered videos.
	At the 2024 West Side Reunion Mike Musal, professional model builder, described his usage of fixtures in his model building.
	The vendor area offers hobbyists a wide array of new and collectible items. All scales are represented. Railroad memorabilia, photos, books, tools, videos, etc. are also available. This was the 2022 event at the Sonora Senior Center.
	Some of the best modelers around participate in the model contest. Pictured here is Bob Poli’s Willamette Loader.