MODEL RAILROAD CLUBS OF THE WORLD
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Club ID: 195 Burlington Modular Railway Group (6/10/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO, N, G Burlington, ON Canada Operates a HO modular layout (Future N & G), Meetings: Thursday, 7:30 p.m. in an industrial site. RR'ers at all skill levels welcome to our easy going group. Contacts:
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Club ID: 196 Cambridge Model Railroad Club (6/10/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:All Cambridge, ON Canada WWW: http://www.waterloo.net/~mawdscon/cmrc.html The Cambridge Model Railroad Club is celebrating its twentieth anniversary this fall. The club was formed in November, 1975, to promote model railroading and to encourage its members to develop their modelling skills and to support the NMRA. The majority of our members are also NMRA (Niagara Frontier Region) members, and several are working towards the Master Model Railroader achievement. The club members' layouts range from fully scenicked, basement sized empires with handlaid track throughout and command control, through table sized pikes of sectional track. All of the layouts in the group have one thing in common, though. They provide hours of enjoyment to their builders. Contacts:
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Club ID: 197 Central Modular Railroad Club (6/10/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales: Komoka Railway Museum, Inc Kemoka, ON Canada WWW: http://www.komokarail.ca Just west of London Ontario Canada -- halfway between Detroit and Toronto I Contacts:
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Club ID: 198 Central Niagra Railroaders Club [CNR] (6/10/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:G 395 St. Paul Street St. Catharines, ON Canada Upstairs Over the Niagara Central Hobbies Shop Our large 1:24 scale narrow gauge layout is nearing completion and a new HO layout is under construction with trains operating. New members are welcome. Members become volunteers with the Goldstar Twofoot Railroad in Niagara Falls, ON, where we operate three industrial gas switchers and 30 freight and passenger cars on 1300 feet of track, partly dual-gauged for 24" and 15" equipment. Our motto: "Twofooters Keep both Feet Off The Ground".… Meetings: Every Monday night Contacts:
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Club ID: 199 Central Ontario Garden Railway Association, C.O.G.R.A. (6/10/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:O, G , ON Canada Indoor meets held during the winter at Alderwood United Church in West Toronto. The gym is used to run our portable duel gauge O and G module with working waterfall plus, we have clinics, vendors and lunch. Meets are held at member's garden railways on weekends from early spring to late fall with our business meeting back at the church in November which is like a one day mini convention. Power is track, live steam, battery RC at most layouts. Our newsletter "Rails & Weeds" is published four times a year which covers all aspects of garden railwaying. We currently have approximately 100 members with some from other States and Provinces. Contacts:
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Club ID: 200 Chatham Model Railroad Club. (6/10/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO Chatham, ON Canada The purpose of the Chatham Model Railroad Club is to promote fellowship and to increase the satisfaction of club members in the hobby of model railroading. The Club's only layout is modular and can be transported to many events within Ontario. Each member has one or two sections of the layout they have made themselves. The maximum length of the layout is 56 feet (from outside edges). Meetings: Monthly on the second Friday of the month at 8:00pm. Meetings are rotated among members homes. Contacts:
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Club ID: 201 Delaware and Rutland Model Railroad Limited (6/10/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO 7 Oakland Ave. Weston Toronto, ON Canada Phone: (416) 742-1333 Looking for new members. The D&R is a modern Era, operations oriented Model Railroad, modelling Canadian Prototype operation. Meetings: Monday and Thursday, 7-10 p.m. Contacts:
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Club ID: 750 Dundas Modular Model Railway Club (6/24/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO, Traction , ON Canada Club was formed in 1992 and has come a long way since then. We have a 14'x30' modular layout in HO scale with mountains, towns, trestles & bridges that we are very proud of. The layout can be erected in less than 20 min.There is also a traction section incorporated in our layout. We presently have 26 members but can accomodate more. We also have members working in both smaller and larger scales. For more information call Merton Hambley at 905-627-0038 or E Mail John Broe: broes@mcmail.cis.mcmaster.ca Meetings: Every Tuesday in the Gym of St.Pauls United Church, 29 Park West, Dundas,Ont at 8pm Contacts:
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Club ID: 204 Erin Mills Model Railroad Assocation (EMMRA), Inc. (6/10/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO, N P.O. Box 21024 R.P.O. Meadowvale Mississauga, ON Canada L5N 6A2 WWW: http://www.interlog.com/~bobcatt/ We are a group of about 120 members. We have two modular groups. The HO and N modular groups create modules which are displayed at various shows in the area. We alos have an OPERATIONS GROUP which have members participate in Hands-on clinics. We have all sorts of clinics and railway related talks at our meetings. We accept modellers in any scale. Meetings: Tuesday of every month at the Sheridan United Church at 2501 Truscott Avenue in Mississauga at 7:30pm. Contacts:
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Club ID: 794 Guelph Model Railroad Society Inc. (4/9/2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales: HO 50 Crimea Street Guelph, ON Canada E-mail: gmrs@yahoo.ca The GMRS uses the DigiTrax® system to power the locomotives on our Layout. The GMRS is a HO (1:87) Scale Layout featured in a 2,400 square foot room with about 500' of main line and about 250' of Branch lines. Our club models the fictitious Pacific Western Railroad, a cross-country Canadian based railway. Meetings: Club members gather Wednesday nights from 7 to about 10 p.m. The first Wednesday of each month is a business meeting. Open House: Usually first Saturday in May & November Contacts:
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Club ID: 205 HO Model Engineers Society, Inc. (6/15/03) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO Stoney Creek Plaza (adjacent to Boilers Restaurant) Highway #8 at Gray Road Stoney Creek, ON Canada Modeling South-central Ontario in 1958 (under-construction since 1998), CNR, TH&B, CPR, and NYC with handlaid track, DCC Digitrax Control, CMRI Signal System, and a Computer Car Forwarding System. Prototype railroad artifacts in museum. Meetings: Tuesday evenings 700 pm Contacts:
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Club ID: 208 Kingsville, Ontario (6/10/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO Kingsville, ON Canada Looking for new members for new HO scale club Meetings: Sat. 9 a.m., 162 Landsdowne Contacts:
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Club ID: 206 Lionel Collectors Association of Canada (6/10/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:O P.O. Box 976 Oshawa, ON Canada L1H 7M2 We are primarly in Canada, but have members throughout North America. Our primarly activity is the manufacture of an annual Proto-typical Canadian Car, based, of course, on a standard Lionel Production model. Currently we're about 350 strong. Contacts:
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Club ID: 210 London Model Railroad Group, Inc. (1/19/2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:O, On3 69 Holdborn Ave. London, ON Canada Phone: (519) 432-1491 WWW: http://www.rrhobby.ca/OGuage/LMRGhome.htm Operates a large (110 ft by 40ft) established "0" scale layout, including standard railway, trolley and "On3" sections. Our club is undergoing some physical changes and we are inviting interested modelers to come out and be part of the most extensive renovations since we moved to our present location over thirty years ago. The main lines are being shortened up to improve public access to the back area of the club. This will result in the entire 12’x40’ back area being redone. This area will be redeveloped into a primarily On3 operation with an interchange to the standard gauge. We need and encourage both experienced modelers and newcomers to come out and try “O” gauge (1/4” scale). Ownership of “O” scale equipment is not mandatory and if you are an inexperienced modeler this is a great opportunity to learn as we have work to do in scenery, trackwork, buildings, rolling stock, wiring, etc.. If you do not know how to do these items or want to improve your skills we will try to teach you. If you have something to teach us we really want you! Meetings: We meet Tuesday and Thursday each week from 7:00PM to 9:30 PM. Come out and talk to us. Open to the public first Tuesday of each month from October to May each year, from 7:00 to 9:30 PM and special occasions Contacts:
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Club ID: 211 Maple Leaf Mafia (6/10/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:Narrow gauge, On3 , ON Canada Niagara Falls to Toronto area, Canada A small group of modellers dedicated to narrow gauage railroading. Members:Approximately 18, 10 operating layouts most with PFM sound Scale: Narrow gauge; most members are in 0n3 Era: Steam RR: D&RGW, RGS, C&S ( other N.G. welcome) Toronto, north to Newmarket, south to Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada Guests are welcome. We welcome new members who are active modellers and fit the format. Meetings: Third Sunday of each month, 2:00 p.m., Sept. - May, on rotation Contacts:
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Club ID: 212 Midland District Railroad Club (MDRC) (12/19/2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO, N Huronia Airport Perkinsfield, ON Canada L0L 2J0 We model in HO and N with a full layout for each. HO is about 20 x 25 and the N-scale is 6 x 18 feet Our layouts are large, but totally portable and travel to about six or seven other clubs' shows yearly. In return they come out to ours. Our annual show takes place at the Midland Arena the weekend following the Victoria Day holiday and features over 17 layouts and some 60 tables of vendors. It is the largest show north of Toronto. Admissions are all under $10.00 Meetings: The MDRC meets every non-holiday Monday of the year from 7:00 to 9:00 pm in the basement meeting room at the Huronia Airport. Guests are always welcome. We have junior memberships and are also proud to have one of the few lady members in this hobby Contacts:
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Club ID: 214 Model Railroad Club of Toronto, Inc. (1/4/2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:O 37 Hanna Avenue, Door No. 8 Toronto, ON Canada M6K 1W9 Phone: (416) 536-8927 E-mail: info@modelrailroadclub.com WWW: http://www.modelrailroadclub.com Canada's largest O-scale model railroad, the "Central Ontario Railroad", occupies over 5,000 square feet. The layout is built in O Scale. All the Models are 1/48 the size of the real thing. A model of a 40-foot boxcar is therefore 10 inches long. The layout room is about 120 feet long and 40 feet wide featuring a track plan of point to point design, with trains passing through each town only once. Lilleyburg is the southern terminus of the railway with about nine scale miles of track (about 990 feet) separate it from the northern terminus at Ebertville. Trains require 15-20 minutes to travel from one end of the railroad to the other. The Model Railroad Club of Toronto is actively looking for new members. It matters not that whether you are an experienced model railroader or an enthusiastic novice. Ownership of O scale equipment is not a requirement of membership, but rather an interest in helping out, developing new friendships and having a great time. Meetings: Wednesday evenings starting at 7pm, Operating sessions: 1st Wed evening of every month (except Feb and Mar). Contacts:
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Club ID: 213 Muskoka Model Railway Club (6/10/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:All Dominion St Bracebridge, ON Canada We have about 18 members in the club and we are just starting on a larger H.O. scale layout which will be a portable layout and club layout combined. It is a good time for new members ( young and old) because they will see the entire modelling process. There is also an N scale division to the club. Members model in scales from N to G in their home layouts. The club also hosts Ontarios largest summer train show here in Bracebridge. This year it is at the Bracebridge Fairgrounds on August 8 ( 11:00 to 5:00) and Sunday August 9, ( 10:00 to 4:00). Last year we had 1200 people from all over Canada, some of the States, and Europe. Hope to see you there. We have a rotating visitation of home layouts which is the last Wednesday of the month. Contact John Rendall at JR Scale Models in Bracebridge about the exact location of the club and the location of this months home layout. Meetings: Every Wednesday of the month at 7:30 in our location on Dominion St. here in Bracebridge. Contacts:
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Club ID: 215 Near North Garden Railway Society (6/10/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:G , ON Canada Contacts:
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Club ID: 217 Oakville Model Railway Society (6/10/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:All , ON Canada The club has participated at all of the Spring Toronto model railroad show except the first and individual modelers participate at other shows. Each member is free to pursue their own vision of the hobby while still sharing hints and successes. We have modelers in N, HO, British 00, Sn3, 0, 0n30, 5/8" and finally one member in 15" 36v traction. Membership is $20 per year and the ceiling is 25 members. There are presently membership openings. Meetings: The first Wednesday of each month, except July & August, at member's homes on a rotating basis. Contacts:
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Club ID: 218 Orangeville, Ontario (6/10/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO , ON Canada Looking for new members to join a new `3' scale indoor/outdoor club, Canadian HO modelling interests also included. Love of trains only requirement. Meetings: Meeting times and dates are to be determined soon. Contacts:
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Club ID: 219 Ottawa Valley Garden Railway Society (6/10/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:G , ON Canada Contacts:
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Club ID: 221 Scarborough Model Railroaders (6/10/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO, N 17 Jeavons Avenue (Birchmount andDanforth area) Scarborough, ON Canada E-mail: nelson@dfc.com The SMR has a permanently established 1500 square foot HO scale layout and a 700 square foot N scale layout which is currently under (re)construction. New members are welcome. Meetings: Every Tuesday at 7:30pm Contacts:
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Club ID: 203 St. Thomas, Ont., CASO (Canada Southern) model division of Elgin County Railway Museum (9/7/2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO, N Elgin County Railway Museum Inc. 225 Wellington Street P.O. Box 20062 St. Thomas, ON Canada N5P 4H4 Phone: (519) 637-6284 E-mail: thedispatcher@ecrm5700.org WWW: http://www.ecrm5700.org HO layout with MCR, NYC, Chessie, Wabash, Pere Marquette (plus CN and CP) etc. running Niagara Falls-Detroit through St. Thomas early 1950s. Plan to restore large N scale layout. Hands-on HO layout for kids. No charge, donations accepted. The museum, in an historic 1913 Michigan Central Railway engine house, is a memorial to St. Thomas' past, when it was the operating hub of the Canada Southern Railway, a bridge line joining Detroit and Buffalo on Canadian soil. Its tracks carried or were operated by a number of famous old U.S. lines that are now part of history too. We have two major shows a year. Railway Nostalgia Weekend is always the first Saturday and Sunday of May. Railway Heritage Weekend is always the last Saturday and Sunday of August. At either show, in addition to locomotives in operation and under reconstruction, visitors can see restored and under-restoration rolling stock in ECRM's growing collection. Model builders and railfans will also find at both shows more than 60 vendor and display tables as well as major visiting modular layouts. Examples in the past are the Orangeville Short Lines (HO) and the Erin Mills N-scale club, who have co-operated on layouts with the London Ngineers. The CASO club has finished trackwork of the route from Niagara Falls to Windsor (Detroit) and scenic work is underway. There are extensive yards at St. Thomas and Windsor with representative small operations in some of the communities along the line. Railfans of all ages can take rides through the St. Thomas yards during shows, some open Sundays and by appointment behind Tillie, our 43-ton diesel switcher which worked the yards for Wabash from 1939 to 1961. At the other end of rail ride scale, gas car rides in the yards are often available. When you are done in the yards, climb into the towering cab of our flagship CN 5700 Hudson. She is not under her own power now but is still an impressive monument to the past. You can inspect the work on No. 9, the ex-Essex Terminal Railway 0-6-0, has been rebuilt from piles of parts by the Southern Ontario Locomotive Society, guests of the museum. She is 100% and running under her own steam. Other notable restoration work: 1915 ex-London and Port Stanley GE box cab electric locomotive L1, a 1968 MLW-Alco RS-18 diesel owned by Ontario Southland Railway , the Cascade Lane, a former New York Central Pullman car which may have run on some of NYC's crack trains, such as the 20th Century Limited before moving over to the CPR, and our 1953 CN express car, which is our mobile unit, taking displays of the museum's work to various Ontario rail sites. There is no admission fee, but donations to museum activities are welcome. The stores shop has souvenirs and memorabilia. Meetings: Open house: Sundays 10am to 4pm May-September. Workdays Wednesday nights, Saturday mornings. Contacts:
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Club ID: 223 Thunder Bay Model Rail Association (6/10/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:N Old CN Station Marina Park 3rd Floor Thunder Bay, ON Canada Everyone is Welcome. Meetings: 7:30 - 10:00 every Wednesday night September - June. Contacts:
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Club ID: 222 Thunder Bay N-Trak Group (6/10/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:N Thunder Bay, ON Canada We are a new N-Trak group that has 3 members and 8 fully sceniced 4' modules with a strong desire to grow. Our modular layout conforms to the N-TRAK standards and will fill a 16 x 24' room. Our scenery depicts the Northern Ontario landscape. Thom Thumb Hobbies and Craft sponsored the corner modules while the rest are owned by the members. We meet sporadically throughout the year in a round robin fashion and are willing to set up for any charity or train related event. Come and check us out sometime! Contacts:
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 Club ID: 224 Waterloo Region Model Railway Club (11/2/2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO 1589 Maryhill Rd Maryhill, ON Canada N0B 2B0 E-mail: wrmrc@hotmail.com WWW: http://www.wrmrc.ca Features: - CP Rail Sudbury Division in mid-1970's, 600' mainline, multi-deck design with 2 helicies, Super-detailed, custom painted locomotives & equipment, See a DC digital command control system in operation Contacts:
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Club ID: 225 York Railway Modelers (3/23/2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO 5 Oakland Ave. Toronto, ON Canada M9M 2H9 WWW: http://www.yorkrailwaymodellers.info/ A group of HO model railroaders formed the York Railway Modellers club in the spring of 1992 to build and operate a combined Mainline and Wayfreight layout. With emphasis on the prototype practices and operation of the Canadian National Railways and the Canadian Pacific Railway in Southern Ontario during the Golden Age of Steam. As a guideline we follow the standards of the National Model Railroad Association, and the prototype practices of the Canadian National Railways and the Canadian Pacific Railway as they were in Southern Ontario between the years of 1953 and 1957. The layout (still under construction) is over 1600 square feet in area and has around 11 (HO) scale miles of mainline track with 2 major yards and 8 wayfreight towns. In each yard there are 3 industrial areas plus a roundhouse, turntable and engine facilities. There is 1 online industry which is serviced by both railways. Looking for new members for new HO scale club. If you enjoy the club you can become a probationary member for six months with dues at $50 per month. If you then wish to join the initiation fee is $150 and dues remain at $50 per month. Meetings: Run night is usually the second Friday of each month. Contacts:
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