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Annual CID Board Picnic & Summer Meeting
Saturday, August 23, 2025    11 AM - 4 PM
Johnson County Park (Columbus).


NMRA 90th Anniversary Celebration
Monday, September 1, 2025
The Central Indiana Division of the NMRA will celebrates the "90th birthday" of the NMRA with a meal at the MLC Castleton location on the north side of Indianapolis then head out for a home layout visit. More details posted soon!


In-Person CID Modelers Meet
Saturday, October 4, 2025    10 AM - 3 PM
Irvington Presbyterian Church
 (Indianapolis)

2025 Danville Train Show
Saturday, November 22, 2025  10am to 3pm With the CID's late-spring (summer) train show canceled for 2025, our next show will be at Danville, IN this fall.  The Danville show features an early (9am) entry for NMRA members with a membership card.
Train Show info:  CLICK HERE
Vendor info for Danville:  CLICK HERE


The Rusty Spike
All editions of the CID's newsletter are available online.  Look under the "About Us" tab on the ribbon above to access current and past issues of our Division's informative publication. For the most recent issue of The Rusty Spike (from Summer 2025): CLICK HERE
Layouts In The CID

There are some outstanding  layouts around the Central Indiana Division of the NMRA.  Many of the layouts were featured in our NMRA "Highball to Indy" 2016 National Convention!

Link to CID Layouts

Nat'l & Region Info

The National Model Railroad Association is our parent organizational body.  The organization establishes standards to make all the products of our hobby work together in a reliable and consistent manner (and so much more!).

Link to NMRA.ORG

Extra Fare!
There are many more train-related activities in Indianapolis and the Central Indiana region that you might like to do.  We have added an "extra fare" site to highlight the many opportunities.
Check it out - Plan to ride trains big and small, and other Train Shows.
Link to Extra Fare
BACKSHOP

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