Mark up your calendars!
RPM-East will be
April 2 and 3, 2027!
Our host will be
Westmoreland County Community College
Student Achievement Center
145 Pavilion Lane, Youngwood, PA 15697
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There will be hundreds of models on display!
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Youngwood is minutes away from the New Stanton exit on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, forty miles southeast of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The WCCC space has great rooms for presentations, model displays, and vendor sales. Our 2025 event was well attended and we are looking forward to the 2027 RPM-East! Make your plans to attend and re-energize your modeling efforts as winter melts into spring. RPM-East is sponsored by Division Two of the NMRA, Mid-Central Region.
In addition to the on-site events, we are planning operating sessions on the Thursday before the event and a Sunday self-guided home layout tour. Railfan opportunities are nearby.
The Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad runs through Youngwood as it makes rail connections in Greensburg and Connellsville.
The busy Norfolk Southern main line is just north of nearby Greensburg, while the CSX mainline is 20 miles south in Connellsville, PA.
Register now to attend one of the longest running railroad prototype modeling meets in the east.
The 2027 RPM-East early registration is only $40. A great hobby deal!
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There are two ways to register. Please pick only one method for your registration.
A traditional PDF registration form is ready to download, complete, and mail in. Click on the above link to get rolling.
We also accept PayPal for your registration! Click on the Add to Cart button to purchase with PayPal.
A receipt of your PayPal transaction will be sent to the email address on file with PayPal.
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Jason Mauser of the Iron City N Scale Modelers group displayed a number of fine N scale models on a diorama at the 2025 event.
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We'll see you in Youngwood!
Keep up with RPM-East announcements on Facebook!
Check out the RPM event calendar for more events.
Several hotels are available in nearby New Stanton, which is less than five miles to our event site. Check this Google Map for locations and contact points. Explore on that map to find options in Greensburg.
Several restaurants are located in New Stanton and Youngwood. Review this Google Map for more details. Nearby Greensburg has additional options.
| RPM-East event schedule (subject to change)
Friday 9:00 am - Registration opens
Vendor and Model Display rooms open
10:30 am - Presentations begin
11:30-1:00 pm - Lunch break
1:00-5:00 pm - Presentations
5:00-7:00 pm - Dinner break
7:00-9:30 pm - Presentations
Saturday 9:00 am - Registration opens
9:00 am - Presentations begin
11:30-1:00 pm - Lunch break
1:00-5:00 pm - Presentations
5:00-7:00 pm - Dinner break
7:00-9:30 pm - Presentations
Registration is open all day Friday and Saturday until the dinner break.
Vendor and Model Display rooms open both days, but these rooms will slowly clear after Saturday dinner.
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Presentations will begin at 10:30 am on Friday, April 1.
We had 37 speakers at our 2025 event! We are working on another solid lineup of speakers for the 2027 RPM-East event. More details will be posted soon!
Review past RPM-East presenters and topics. |
Steve Raqué displayed a host of steel mill equipment at the 2025 RPM-East.
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Dave Owens and Steve Ross chat about RPM events in the 2025 model display room.
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Vendors: The large room has 43 tables filled with vendors and historical societies. Our 2025 event attendees kept 20 vendors busy.
Niedzalkoski's Train Shop in nearby Jeannette, PA, will be open from 9 am to 12:30 pm Friday and Saturday.
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Steve Holzheimer's N scale structures and rolling stock caught many modeler's attention at the 2025 RPM-East.
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RPM-East photo galleries
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Ben Hom displayed a number of HO scale steam era freight cars at the 2025 RPM-East.
Our model display room will have plenty of tables. Several hundred models were displayed at the 2025 RPM-East. Bring your latest efforts and works-in-progress to share with others.
Click here for a model display cards PDF file so you can write up your model details. There are four cards to a sheet.
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A busy dispatcher on the Blenko's Conrail Pittsburgh Mainline layout in 2019. Photo by Andy Blenko. |
Gerry Ziegler brought his large scale coal mine to the 2025 RPM-East meet.
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Op Sessions: Eight area layouts hosted Thursday operating sessions in 2025. We are working on several opportunities for the 2027 event.
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Layout Visits: Several area layouts will be open for Sunday self-guided visits.
Layout photos and videos from past RPM-East events are posted on our Facebook page.
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The RPM-East crew lost one of our mentors and leaders in August 2026. E. Roy Ward, owner of the HO scale West Virginia Central & Pittsburg layout, passed away. Roy coordinated RPM-East operating sessions for several years and often opened his layout for the Sunday tours. He was a noted railfan photographer and captured many iconic scenes along the Western Maryland, Baltimore & Ohio, and Pennsylvania railroad lines in the southwestern Pennsylvania region and neighboring states over the decades. Roy inspired and encouraged many modelers and railfans around the region. The RPM-East crew raises a glass in Roy’s memory.
Here's Roy celebrating a milestone on his layout in 2023.
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Greg Dixon exhibited numerous HO scale vehicles at the 2025 RPM-East.
Joe Walters, MMR, brought a scratchbuilt HO scale ballast tamper to the 2025 RPM-East display room. |
Several display models followed prototypes from industrial Pittsburgh. Jack Consoli shared his progress on an HO scale Montour Railroad Mikado in 2023. |
One of Will Jamison's HO scale models showed the blocking for vessel ends at the 2025 event.
Weathered and detailed diesels and rolling stock were featured in Dennis Lippert's 2023 model display. |
 Chris Lasher displayed a number of fine HO scale diesel models at the 2023 event.
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