Online Registration Closes April 22nd for both in-person and virtual attendees – You can register at the convention after April 22nd.
Registration for the convention is now easier than ever. And you can add purchases for excursion tickets, convention shirts, and convention cars (as they are developed and added) at the same time! Click on the button below, fill out the form and select payment by credit card or check. Also, the link below to the Sonesta booking page will let you book your rooms at the $139 conference rate. If you need assistance, please contact:
Registration Types
There are four types of fares for this convention:
FULL FARES – Full Fare for $185 includes clinics, contests, layout tours, Saturday Awards Banquet ticket, and Sunday Business Meeting breakfast ticket. Early Bird Full Fare is $165.
Non-Rail Full Fare ($165) includes clinics, contests, layout tours, access to Non-rail activities (payment for Non-rail events collected separately), Saturday Awards banquet ticket, and Sunday Business Meeting breakfast ticket.
The special “First Timer” fare of $150.00 is available for PCR members that have not registered for the past 5 conventions and includes clinics, contests, layout tours, Saturday Awards Banquet ticket, and Sunday Business Meeting breakfast ticket.
EXPRESS FARES ($100, Non-Rail $80) include clinics, contests, and layout tours for all three days but DO NOT include any meals. Express Fare registrants may purchase a ticket separately for the Saturday Awards Banquet and/or the Sunday Business Meeting breakfast on the Registration site.
DAY FARES ($60) include clinics, contests, and layout tours for that day ONLY and DO NOT include any meals. Day Fare registrants may purchase a ticket separately for the Saturday Awards Banquet and/or the Sunday Business Meeting breakfast on the Registration site. All Day Fare registrations include attendance the Virtual Convention. For those members that have to work on Thursday and Friday, purchasing a Saturday Day Fare allows going to the virtual convention on Thursday and Friday and coming in person for all the Saturday activities.
VIRTUAL FARE ($30) is for the on-line virtual convention. This includes clinics, virtual prototype tours, the Virtual Train Show, breakouts and much more. More details about the virtual convention can be found HERE.
At the Convention
The Wednesday Night Reception will be held at the Sonesta from 7-9 PM. On-site registration will be open Wednesday night and at 8:00 AM Thursday morning for on-site registrations.
We look forward to seeing you in Silicon Valley in 2024!
NMRA Membership
For insurance reasons, NMRA membership is required to attend. The best membership option to attend the convention is the $19.55 RailPass, a 9 month introductory NMRA membership, available on the NMRA website.