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September 25-27, 2026
Chicago, Illinois
Invitations will be handled by regional coordinators.
If you have questions you can contact the Amrail Coordinator.
We have multiple excellent layouts participating this year in Chicago, Illinois.
These are the currently confirmed layouts for Amrail Chicago Ops Weekend 2026. Note: This list is subject to change.
Hosted by Jeff Golding & Tom Seibert
Model of two railroads with a major interchange. Each railroad has a major yard and opposing stub staging yards. Switching opportunities include four main locations plus smaller jobs such as a gravel pit and an auto plan...
Hosted by Daniel Johannsson
The layout models the ATSF Pekin branch in N scale in central Illinois in fall of 1959. It also covers a small portion of the Peoria & Eastern, Toledo Peoria & Western, and Peoria & Pekin Union. Operations use timetable...
Hosted by Robbie Kapala
BNSF from Chicago to La Crosse. Jobs include Rochelle (industries, road freights and locals, Oregon Turn), Eola (locals, Galesburg trains, transfers with multiple roads, road freights, grain turn), Savanna (locals, road...
Hosted by Dale Heilman
Medium size layout with two extensive yards and 31 scheduled trains. Multi-level (no helix) and completely signaled; no dispatcher—signals are activated by road crews.
Hosted by Chris Czyzewski
The Fox River Division is a historically freelanced operation of the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company in central Wisconsin. The Division includes the Valley Subdivision, a secondary main from Fond du Lac...
Hosted by William Sieck
Chicago & North Western Wisconsin Division modeled from Chicago, IL to Green Bay, WI. The layout is set in mid-1950's. Operating positions include passenger jobs at Madison St. Terminal and two road crews running numerou...
Hosted by John Goodhart
The Lake Erie Cincinnati & St. Louis Railroad (LECS) is a freelance Class 1 set in 1969 in central Ohio, Cincinnati to Columbus via Dayton on former Erie Lackawanna trackage. 1100 sq ft, upper and lower levels; mainline,...
Hosted by Ted Schnepf
Milwaukee Road in O scale, Illinois and Iowa, mid 1950s. Large double-deck layout with five major yards, switch jobs, and road crews.
Hosted by Gail & Gordy Ericksen
The Southwest Division of the Milwaukee Road is modeled from Davenport to Ottumwa, Iowa in a 60 x 40 foot basement with about 300 feet of mainline. Modeled towns include Davenport, Nahant, Linwood, Muscatine, Washington,...
Hosted by Andrew (Andy) Hauser
Based on a fictional deal between NYC/PRR and SSW prior to the 1968 Penn Central merger. During the NYC/PRR merger a deal was struck where SP/SSW would be sold the ex-NYC line from Paris, IL to East St. Louis for cash an...
Hosted by Harry Schildkraut
Based on the NYO&W if it had survived into modern times, as a bridge route across New York from Binghamton to Weehawken, NJ, with branches to Albany, NY and Scranton, PA. Heavy traffic with 20–25 freight trains in a four...
Hosted by Steven Haworth
The Rio Grande Southern in HO, in an alternate-history version where the railroad is standard gauge. Mainline run about 330 feet with switching at Ridgway, Telluride, Rico (including Enterprise branch), Dolores, Mancos,...
Hosted by Daryl Kruse
Represents the Union Pacific Evanston Subdivision from Peru, Wyoming to Ogden, UT. Modern double-track railroading through western mountain scenery including Echo Canyon and Weber River Canyon. Long trains with DPUs thro...
Hosted by Mike Ritschdorff
Pocahontas Division on the Virginian Railway. Coal loaders, major yards, and road crews in mid-1950s Appalachia.