Novi, MI. Station No. VI Layout Tour (2025)

Station No VI 2025 is being planned as an ‘unconventional’ convention. One of the unconventional things about this convention is that there will be NO conventional bus tours to visit layouts, either home or club. Every day you will have the opportunity to visit 10-14 layouts in one of six general areas around the Metro Detroit area. Those layouts will only be open on that one day. The advantage for participants in the layout tours is they will have an opportunity to visit far more layouts than they could by traveling by bus each day.

To give our members value and a private look at some other layouts, each day LD SIG will post a curated list of the key layouts you will want to see on that day’s tour plus provide a list of LDSIG Layout Tour only layout, (see the LDSIG tour page for more information on these layouts). Many of the layouts have been seen in national magazine features, some as only pictures in the NMRA Magazine, others are hidden gems.  We will let you know which gems are to be seen.

LD SIG layout tour – the additional layouts – will be provided to you at the LDSIG desk in the SIG Room by bringing your registration packet for your 2025 LDSIG Layout Tour Commemorative Shirt (included in price). Your Layout Tour shirt, or the additional tag for your name tag, will serve as your admission to the Tour layouts. Monograms will be available to those purchasing an LD SIG Layout Tour ticket by June 30th, 2025.

On the Sunday following the convention (July 20th) you will have a special opportunity to visit Bruce Chrubb’s Sunset Valley Oregon System layout. For more information on the layout, follow this link:

Additionally, each day we will direct you to a few more layouts that only the LD SIG tour members can access.

Below you can find information on the on the LDSIG tour additional layouts

A note to consider, attending a convention is part of the social aspects of our great hobby. If you have a seat, share a ride. You’ll have a chance to meet new people and make new friends in the hobby.