2026 Layout Design and Operations Weekend

Welcome! We are pleased and excited to announce the upcoming LAYOUT DESIGN AND OPERATIONS WEEKEND to be held on March 13th, 14th, and 15th of 2026. We will have three operating events, one each on Friday evening, Saturday evening, and Sunday Morning. There are 12+ great layouts in the Tulsa Area to choose from. Our Saturday morning and afternoon seminar will be from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. A catered lunch will be served and is included in the registration fee. Bring your track plans, photos, display boards and mockups to share with everyone. Great place to solicit feedback on your layout.

Indian Nations 2026 Schedule:

• All guests arrive. Dinner on your own.
• Muster in hotel lobby to ensure everyone has a ride - 5:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.
• Op-Sessions from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

• Doors open at the Akdar Shrine Center at 7:30 a.m. (2808 S Sheridan Rd, Tulsa, OK 74129)
• Registration packets and sign up from 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
• Welcome and opening Comments 8:00 a.m.
• Thomas Jenner - “The Life of an Extra Board Class 1 railroad dispatcher, and the differences between model railroading dispatching and real life”
• Gert "Speed" Muller - “Controlling your RR WITHOUT wires: using WiFi and MQTT”
• Ken Ehlers - "Making them run - simple solutions for some mechanical and electrical layout problems"
• Lunch provided on site - 11:30 a.m.
• Dave Burman - “A River Runs Through It-The Rail Barge Connection"
• (Tentative) Tom Driggers - “Working with George Sellios and Dick Elwell building model railroads, including the well-known Housatonic Valley Model RR."
• Dinner on your own - 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Muster in hotel lobby to ensure everyone has a ride - 5:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.
• Op-Sessions from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
• Evening concludes.

• Muster in hotel lobby to ensure everyone has a ride - 8:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.
• Op-Sessions from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
• Event concludes.

Indian Nations LDOP Apparel:

If you would like to order shirts or aprons this year you can follow this link. You will order your apparel directly from Reach Clothing and have it sent to your address.
https://reach-clothing.printavo.com/merch/ldop-2026/

Registration Information:

For registration follow this link: Registration - Layout Design and Operations (tulsanmra.org)

Hotel:

Hampton Inn & Suites Tulsa/Central
3418 South 79th East Avenue
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74145

Contact Information:

For registration questions email: ldopregistration@tulsanmra.org
For questions about operating sessions email: ldopoperations@tulsanmra.org
For any questions about upcoming or past events, email: ldopchairman@tulsanmra.org