Upcoming Clinics

Clinic On June 15, 2026

The Franklin Southern Backstory: What? Why? When? Where? How?

Mark Shifter Biography

Mark Shifter is a person with Midwestern roots and Front Range experience. Born in the St. Louis area, raised in Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska, Mark received a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the mid-80’s. He spent 13 years in the Kansas City area before relocating to Colorado 25 years ago. Mark has been a licensed architect since 1991 and has his own practice designing residential and commercial projects. While architecture is a passion and his livelihood; he is also a musician and songwriter and dabbles as an artist as well.

Let Mark lead you through the development of his Franklin Southern Layout. This layout has many Carolina scenes and hosts a number of operating sessions.


Clinic On Hold – Waiting on Date

History of the Denver Tramway Streetcar .04

Wally Weart will present the above-mentioned Clinic. This was the last streetcar to operate in revenue in Denver, and it had several narrow escapes during its life. One of its escapes was the conversion from standard gauge to a narrow-gauge electric streetcar. Wally will add some history of the Denver Tramway network along with some additional pictures he has accumulated. Wally is a long-time member of the Front Range Division and the NMRA.

Wally at work on the G&N RR