6th Division
Pacific Northwest Region
National Model Railroad Association

The Abridged History of the 6th Division

Year Meet Dates Meet City Meet Site Meet Highlights Sponsor Superintendent Asst. Superintendent Highball! Editor Silver Spike AP Chairman
1965 Red Deer Founding meeting Doug Yuill --- --- --- ---
1965 Calgary Caravan Motor Hotel " --- --- --- ---
1966 Edmonton Bonaventure Hotel NAR Dunvegan Yards Eric Johnson --- Wolfe Kirchmeir --- ---
1966 Calgary Trade Winds 6th Division " --- " --- ---
1967 Lethbridge El Rancho Lorne Unwin --- Mark Johnson --- ---
1967 Sept 29,30 Red Deer Granada Inn John Allen pink loco " --- " --- ---
1968 May 11,12 Edmonton UofA - SUB CN ride to Inland Cement EMRB Dave Chornell --- Dick Bide,
Bob Gardner
--- ---
1968 Regina Westwinds CN Yard/ IPSCO
(CPR 3101)
Gordon Wilson,
Alastair Preston
" --- " --- ---
1969 Calgary Gord Johnson --- " --- Doug Wingfield,
Jack Fishbourne
1969 October 25 Edmonton Lion's Senior Centre Don MacDonald/LRT NAMR " --- Dick Bide --- "
1970 May 29, 30 Lethbridge Ericksons LMRC Bob Gardner --- " --- "
1970 Oct. 17,18 Calgary Highlander Glenbow Foundation CMT Les Calvert --- " --- "
1971 May 21-23 Great Falls Holiday Inn Smelter Tour
GN Yard
Gord/Willy Lindquist; R. P. Ellis " --- Ed Bishop --- Murray Farquharson
1971 August 6-8 Calgary Palliser Hotel PNR Regional/
C-Liner to the Spirals
Bud Nelson --- " --- "
1972 May 26,27 Edmonton MacDonald Hotel " --- Tony Lee --- "
1972 March 17 Calgary Brentwood Co-op Centre " --- Willis Creighton --- "
1973 May 18-20 Calgary Planetarium Omer Lavallee CMT Gord Johnson --- " Bert Haynes "
1973 October 6-8 Jasper Jasper Park Lodge $18/night @ Lodge SBSL " --- Pete Ellis --- "
1974 May 17-19 Lethbridge Park Plaza C-Liner Fan Trip
"WetBridge"
SAMR Ernie Wasson --- " Bob Gardner "
1975 May 16-18 Great Falls Ponderosa Inn Jack Dykstra slide show; Milwaukee yard; Outdoor layout Gord Lindquist, R.P. Ellis, Jack Dykstra Frank Featherstone --- " Gordon Lindquist "
1976 May 21-23 Saskatoon Western Development Museum CN Shop Tour SMRC Bob Hadlow --- " Gord Johnson "
1977 May 28,29 Calgary Highlander No tours - rain CMT? " --- " Lorne Unwin "
1978 May 26-28 Edmonton Northlands Cromdale Shops EMRA " --- Ernie Chappell
Jeff Adams
Pete Ellis Norm Gold
1979 May 24-26 Lethbridge Lethbridge Lodge Caboose trip - viaduct Lethbridge Model RR Club " --- Ernie Chappell Ernie Chappell "
1979 July 16-21 Calgary Convention Centre National! Railroadeo Committee " --- " --- "
1980 May30-Jun1 Regina Sheraton Centre RMRC " --- " Murray Farquharson "
1981 May 15-17 Great Falls Rainbow Hotel Pete Ellis BBQ; Andy Russell, painter Jack Dykstra, R.P. Ellis Gerry Quon --- " Gerry & Nora Jean Quon "
1982 May 21-23 Edmonton Forum Inn APRA Tour EMRA " --- Norm Gold Bob Hadlow &
Hans Madsen
Rick Yaremko
1983 May 20-23 Hinton Inn West Coalbranch Tour Jim Cooper " --- " Dale Sproule "
1984 May 25-27 Moose Jaw Harwood Hotel CP Yard Tour TCRC Tony Lee --- Bob Sadler
Eric Johnson
Willis Creighton;
Mark Johnson;
Cal Sexsmith
"
1985 May 17-19 Saskatoon
"Prairie Rails"
Will Inns CN Shop Tour Prairie Rail Workshop/ Scale Rail Guild Cal Sexsmith --- " Jim Cooper Ray Clifford
1985 Bob Gardner(D) became the first MMR (#103) in the PNR's 6th Division
1986 May 17-18 Edmonton Edmonton Inn "Midi-meet" EMRA " --- Al Peirce Dave Chornell
1986 Aug 7-9 Lethbridge Lethbridge Lodge PNR Regional Lethbridge Model RR Club " --- Al Peirce Doug Wingfield Dave Chornell
1987 May 15-17 Great Falls Rainbow Hotel Branchline Tour R.P. Ellis, Jack Dykstra " --- " Tony Lee "
1988 May 20-22 Calgary Highlander CP Intermodal CMT " --- " Bill Sentes Bill Tokaruk
1989 May 19-21 Regina Sheraton Centre Procor Shops; CP 3101 EVRG Wayne Wessner --- Garry MacMillan/Cal Sexsmith/ Dennis Fontaine Allan Peirce "
1990 May 18-21 Saskatoon Sands Motor Inn 100th Anniv of Rail to Saskatoon PRW, SRG, SRHA " --- " Ken McMillan "
1991 May 18-20 Edmonton Chateau Louis Calder shops/hump EMRA Glen Presley --- Ken Bullock Bill Tokaruk "
1992 May 15-17 Lethbridge Gilbert Paterson School Kipp Yard tour - Coalhurst Lethbridge Model RR Club " --- " Glen Presley "
1993 May 21-23 Calgary Glenmore Inn Champion Park & High River Museum CMT " --- Rick Walker,
Rob Badmington
Wally Major "
1994 May 21-23 Medicine Hat Redcliff Rec-tangle CFI Glen Presley; Medicine Hat Club " --- " Ken Bullock "
1995 William (Bill) Tokaruk (D) became MMR #214
1995 Jun30-Jul 4 Saskatoon Sands PNR Regional PRW SRG Ted Packman --- " Rick Walker &
Rob Badmington
"
1996 May 17-20 Edmonton Harry Ainlay Procor EMRA " --- vacant Jim Scott Michael Shea
1997? R.P (Pete) Ellis (D) became MMR #263
1997 May 16-19 Regina Selo Gardens GE Railcar/ CP Moose Jaw Echo Valley Railroad Guild " --- John Kostiw Greg Orme "
1998 May 16-18 Minot, ND TLR Regional " --- " -not awarded- "
1999 May 21-23 Calgary Hillhurst Community Hall Ogden Shops - SD90MAC Greg Orme Greg Orme --- Dale Sproule Tom Parker "
2000 May 19-22 Lethbridge Italian/Canadian Club AgPro Elevator SAMR " --- " Dale Sproule "
2001 May 18-21 Saskatoon
"Rail Odyssey"
Ramada Hotel BBQ in the rain at the museum PRW
SRG
SRM
" --- " -not awarded- "
2002 Jun 28 - Jul 1 Regina Wascana Rehabilitation Center PNR Regional Echo Valley Railway Guild " --- " -not awarded- "
2003 May 16-19 Wainwright/Lloydminster Lakeland College Wainwright Railway Museum, Fabyan Trestle (brrr!) The Wainwright Railway Preservation Society
and
The Non-Aligned Model Railroaders
" --- " Bill Sentes "
2004 May 29 Sylvan Lake/Red Deer Layout tour/BBQ " --- " -not awarded- Doug Wingfield
2005 May 20-23 Edmonton
"Spiketennial"
Snow Valley Ski Chalet Colin Hatcher
Alan Vanterpool
EMRA Ed Molenkamp --- " Mark Johnson "
2006 May 19-21 Calgary
"Rocky View Express"
Oakridge Community Centre Historical/Hysterical
Prototype Tour
CMT " --- Peter Kaiser -not awarded- "
2007 June 16 Fabyan/Wainwright Fabyan Bridge, Wainwright Railway Museum BBQ at Museum 6th Division " --- "
2007 Aug 31 - Sep 3 Saskatoon
"Extra 2007 East"
Ramada Hotel Last look at John Marlor's layout Prairie Rails " --- (vacant) Jim Pilsen "
2008 Aug 29 - Sep 1 Lethbridge
"Galt #8 in 2008"
German Canadian Club Galt #8 Mine
Coutts Station
Southern Alberta Model Railway Club " --- Grant Halkyard -not awarded- "
2009 Sept 17-19 Edmonton
"Northern Lights 2009"
Coast Edmonton Plaza PNR Regional
Fort Edmonton Park, LRT Shop tour
4 6th Div members " --- " -not awarded- "
2010 May 21-23 Camrose
"Battle River Rails 2010"
Moose Family Centre Pipe plant tour Battle River Railway Modellers " --- Ron Gillies -not awarded- "
2011 May 20-22 Moose Jaw
"Moose Tracks 2011"
Western Development Museum CP Shops / P&H Elevator Thunder Creek Model Railroad Club Mike Borkristl Rob Badmington " -not awarded- "
2012 Doug Wingfield became MMR #484
2012 June 28-July 1 Regina
"Living Skies Express 2012"
U of Regina Campus Joint 6th Div/CARM National Echo Valley Railroad Guild " " " -not awarded- "
2013 Roger Walker became MMR #506
2013 March 8-10 Calgary
"The Chinook"
Several locations Calgary LRT shops Rob Badmington and Calgary NMRA members " " " -not awarded- "
2014 March 7-9 Calgary
"The Chinook, second section"
Several locations Rob Badmington and Calgary NMRA members " " " -not awarded- "
2015 May 8-10 Saskatoon
50th Anniversary Spring Meet
Saskatchewan Railway Museum Prairie Rail Workshop and the Saskatchewan Railroad Historical Association Ed Molenkamp Peter Ulvestad Rob Badmington -not awarded- "
2016 September 15-18 Sherwood Park
"The Muskeg Mixed"
Millennium Place Concurrent with GETS Ed Molenkamp with 6th Division Members " " " -not awarded- "
2017 Dale Sproule became MMR #583
2017 May 19-21 Red Deer
"The C&E Express 2017"
Black Knight Inn Mintlaw Trestle,
Ernie Beskowiney's live steam
Ed Molenkamp with 6th Division Members " " " John Wrinch "
2018 June 22-24 Crowsnest Pass
"The Crow 2018"
The Kanata by BCM Inns Frank Slide Interpretive Centre,
Crowsnest Museum
Ed Molenkamp with 6th Division Members " " " Rob Badmington "
2019 Raymond Clifford became MMR #637
2019 May 29 - June 2 Cranbrook, BC
"The Kootenay Express 2019"
Rocky Mountain Resort Cranbrook PNR Regional Ed Molenkamp with 6th and 7th Division Members " " " Peter Ulvestad Doug Burton
2020 POSTPONED - COVID-19 " " " Doug Johnson "
2021 POSTPONED - COVID-19 " " " Rick Astle "
2022 Doug Burton became MMR #704
2022 May 20-23 Camrose
"Rose City Meet 2022"
Canalta Camrose Battle River Railway train ride Doug Burton with 6th Division Members " " " Lynn & Ed Molenkamp "
2023 May 19-21 Regina
"Queen City Express"
Four Points by Sheriton Guest Speaker - Trevor Marshall Echo Valley Railroad Guild " Rick Astle " Dave Robinson "
2024 Dennis Dreher became MMR #766
2024 June 21-23 Drumheller
"Dino Tracks 2024"
Canalta Jurassic Hotel Ed Molenkamp with 6th Division Members " " " "
2025 TBD TBD
"TBD"
" " " "

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