MODEL RAILROAD CLUBS OF THE WORLD
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Club ID: 347 Abington Line Model RR Club (6/11/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO 2066 Second Street Pike Richboro, PA Open House Sat & Sun Nov. 25 - 26, from 1 to 5 PM. Admission is free, however, donations are accepted. Contacts:
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Club ID: 883 Anthracite Model Railroad Club (6/20/2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO 1057 Peace Street Rear Hazleton, PA 18201-1736 WWW: http://www.amrsclub.org We are a model railroad club modeling in HO scale set in the 1940s. Our layout is approximately 2000 sq.ft. and is in a building which our club owns. We have about 43 members currently. We model the Hazleton, Pa area and its surroundings set in the late 1940s. We have lots of coal breakers and their supporting structures, all of which have been scratch built by our members. We also have a part of the layout dedicated to the Jim Thorpe, Pa area, the Lehigh River gorge area, and several other nearby towns and villages. Most of the layout is done with hand laid code 83 blacken rail. We hold several Open Houses during the course of each year with the dates posted on our web site, www.amrsclub.org. We welcome new members and have several openings available. Meetings: every other month and the dates are shown on our web site Contacts:
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Club ID: 349 Black Diamond Society of Model Engineers (6/11/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales: G, 0 Scale, Lionel, HO, N 902 East Macada Rd.( next to St. Thomas Church.) Bethleham, PA Open to 14 yrs or older. G, 0 Scale, Lionel, HO or N Gauges, Permanent Layouts or Modular Construction and Displays. Quarterly Newsletter, Monthly Entertainment Programs, How-to-Clinics, Research Library Meetings: Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., Easy access and parking. Contacts:
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Club ID: 878 Chelten Hills Model Railroad Club (3/26/2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO 8000 Old York Road (Adjacent to Elkins Park Square) Elkins Park, PA Phone: (215) 635-9747 WWW: http://cheltenhillsmrr.arkowitz.com/ Founded on February 7, 1946 by 10 men, the club was originally called the Germantown HO Engineers. The meeting place was the second floor of a paint store in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, PA. The first layout was completed in June, 1946. About a month later the club moved to new quarters located in the basement of the Pennsylvania Railroad signal tower in the Chestnut Hill part of Philadelphia, PA. There the layout was again set up. In 1952 a new layout was started. Track work was completed in 1955, but scenery and revisions continued until mid-1961. We were moving again. Dismantling began right after our Open House in December, 1961 and re-building began in Elkins Park, PA. in early 1962. Because we were now so far from Germantown, we changed our group name to The Chelten Hills Model Railroad Club; and called our railroad The Penn Falls Railroad. Contacts:
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Club ID: 351 Clarion Model Railroad Club, Inc. (6/11/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO, O, N 515 C Main St. Clarion, PA 16214 Phone: (814) 226-0699 WWW: http://www.clarion-net.com/~cmrc We are a very small organization, in northern PA. The feature of the club is the Lake Erie, Franklin & Clarion RR (LEF&C) railroad in HO scale. We also have a large Lionel layout, and several N-Trak modules. If you are planning to visit our club, make sure you either call for directions or at least know that you need to use the rear entrance to the building.HO, Lionel, N-trak modules, established club is looking for members. Open House: Please see our website. Meetings: Every Wednesday night at 7pm. Contacts:
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Club ID: 352 Darn N-Trak (1/22/2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:N P.O.Box 2580 Upper Darby, PA 19082 WWW: http://www.darn-ntrak.com N-Trak group Meetings: Wednesday nights in member's homes. Contacts:
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Club ID: 353 East Penn Traction Club (6/15/03) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO, O, 3/4" trolley models Philadelphia, PA WWW: http:// www.eastpenn.org The East Penn Traction Club is one of the oldest and largest clubs devoted to electric transit modeling (trolleys, streetcars, interurbans, subway, etc.) We currently have over 200 members country-wide. We sponser the largest trolley-only model meet every two years, the next being May 2 & 3, 1997, at the South Jersey Expo Center located in suburban Philadelphia. We maintain and publish standards for HO and O trolley modules. Please visit our Web Site to learn more about us and the hobby of model trolleys. Meetings: First Friday of every month (except July and August) Contacts:
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Club ID: 354 GATSME Lines Model Railroad Club (7/6/2008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO, HOn3 Madison and Prospect Ave. Fort Washington, PA WWW: http:\\www.gatsme.org Has three openings for new members. GATSME Lines has about 35 members in its 42nd year. Current facility for 20 years recently embarked on an agressive new scenery upgrading program. Meetings: Every Thursday, 7-9:30 p.m. Contacts:
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Club ID: 355 HO Modular (6/11/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO Hickory, PA HO modular layout Meetings: Every Thursday night 7:00pm-? Contacts:
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Club ID: 356 Keystone N-Trak (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:N Kulpsville Flea Market 1375 Forty Foot Rd. (at Route 63) Kulpsville, PA 19443 The club sets up at local train shows, malls and other local sites. We also have a club room where we incorporate N-Trak standard modules and custom built modules to fill a 500 sq ft room with running trains. We are entering our 2nd year at this location. Come watch us grow. The club is located in South Eastern Pennsylavannia. We meet every Tuesday evening at our club rooms in the Kulpsville Flea Market, 40 Foot Road at Rte 63, Kulpsville, PA. We have approx 20 members and over 180' of N-Trak modules, some of which are set up in the club room. We do not model a specific time frame, so at public shows you can see steam powered stream liners overtaking modern 3 and 4 diesel lash ups pulling double stack container trains. Meetings: Every Tuesday evening at our club rooms in the Kulpsville Flea Market Contacts:
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Club ID: 357 Lehigh & Keystone Valley Model Railroad Club (1/22/2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO 705 Linden St. Bethlehem, PA 18018 Phone: (610) 868-7101 WWW: http://webspawner.com/users/Lvlou04/index.html We are a public club with about 35 full time members and a permanent 2000 square foot, double decked layout. We have been active for just over one year at the present site and are modelling the Lehigh Valley area from Alburtis, PA, through Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, and on to Phillipsburg, NJ. We have operating sessions, and run the NCE DCC system. We have 2 operating hump yards.- Meetings: Wed, Sun evenings 7pm. We have a Christmas Season open house. Check out the website for info Contacts:
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Club ID: 358 Lehigh Valley "S" Gaugers (6/11/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:S Allentown, PA Modelers interested in "5' Gauge, American Flyer and "S" scalers are welcome. Meetings: Third Sunday of each month,2-7 p.m. Home visitation meets and tours. Contacts:
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 Club ID: 359 McKeesport Model Railroad Club, Inc. (1/22/2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO 2209 Walnut St. McKeesport, PA 15132 E-mail: info@mckeesportmodelrr.org WWW: http://www.mckeesportmodelrr.org We have a 40'x80' HO layout representing a western Pa. division of a freelanced, larger east-west trunk line (the "Mon Yough Valley Railroad"). The scenery, which includes a model of McKeesport, Pa., circa 1960 and a scratch-built steel-mill, is based on Pittsburgh's Steel Valley Meetings: Normal operating hours are Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 7 PM to 10PM and Friday evenings from 7 PM to 12 AM. Monthly business meetings are held the first Friday of every month. Contacts:
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Club ID: 361 Middle Division, Central PA N-Trak (6/11/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:N In the Anglican Church Rt. 45 & Kirk St. Pine Grove Mills, PA 16868 Phone: (814) 234-4650 Meetings: Last Monday of each month , 7pm Contacts:
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Club ID: 362 Nazareth Area Society of Model Engineers (6/11/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:N, HO, S, Lionel-O 212 Main Street (former Liberty Hose Co Building) Stockertown, PA 4 Operating layouts on two floors N, HO, S, Lionel-O. Portable layouts available for mall displays, train shows, and special occasions. The club is in the process of buying the building we have rented for 8 years, layouts are operational but more work is to be done, new members always welcome. Open house admission by donation. Meetings: Every Monday evening at 7:30 PM, business meeting the first Monday of the month. Contacts:
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Club ID: 363 Nittany Valley Model Railroad Club (6/11/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO, N 100 North Allegheny Street Bellefonte, PA 16823 Phone: (814) 355-8836 WWW: http://jdb.psu.edu/trains/nvmrrc.html In the basement below Confer's Jewelers store near the courthouse, Meetings: Wednesdays at 7:30pm Contacts:
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Club ID: 364 Ohio Valley Lines (6/11/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO 287 4th Street (second floor) Ambridge, PA We have a HO scale permanent model railraod and small museum and library Meetings: Every Monday evening from 7:30 pm until 10:00 pm. Membership is currently open and we welcome new members at any experience level. Contacts:
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Club ID: 366 Pennsylvania Garden Railway Society (6/11/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:G , PA Contacts:
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Club ID: 367 Pittsburgh Garden Railway Society (6/11/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:G Pittsburgh, PA Seeking members for a newly formed club for outdoor model railroaders, G-scale collectors/operators, live steamers, miniature gardeners, and anyone interested in trains or miniature plants. Meetings: Monthly meetings at member's homes with occasional special events and outings. Contacts:
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Club ID: 368 Reading Society of Model Engineers (6/11/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:15",7-1/4", 4-3/4" Live Steam, HO, O, On3 221 Tulpehocken Ave West Reading, PA 19611 Phone: (610) 929-5444 The 7-1/4" and 4-3/4" live steam lines are currently under construction, with the 15" gauge providing a 1.2 mile round trip ride. A Boy Scouts of America Explorer Post operates an HO modular display. The O and On2 lines run within a 40' x 80' building, all on our 20 acres of Pennsylvania forest. Meetings: Monthly on the second Saturday of every month. Contacts:
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Club ID: 759 South Penn Model Railroad Inc. (6/24/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO, N 520 N. Charlotte St. Lancaster, PA We are in the planning stages of a new layout consisting of two seperate layouts, one HO, other N. Both will be permanent layouts. Meetings: Wednesdays from 6:30 to around 9 P.M. Contacts:
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Club ID: 370 Southeast PA HO Modular Railroaders (6/11/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO , PA Two Track ( on 2" centers) Mainline on nominal 2' x 4' Benchwork call either Contacts:
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Club ID: 371 Southeastern Pennsylvania Garden Railway Society (6/11/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:G , PA Contacts:
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Club ID: 372 Susquehanna Valley Garden Railway Society (6/11/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:G , PA Contacts:
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Club ID: 373 Tamaqua Anthracite Model Railroad Club (6/11/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO Props & Wheels Meeting Room, Broad St. Tamaqua, PA TAMRRC is hosting a series of seminars on building a home layout. They begin on April 9 and will continue till October every second Tuesday. Time will be 7pm at the club meeting hall, Props & Wheels Hobbies W. Broad and Nescopec Sts. Tamaqua, PA. The series will take the hobbiest from planning, benchwork through to finished detailing and running. The cost is $2. per person/session. You are not required to attend them all. A 4/8ft layout will be constructed and will be raffeled off at the clubs open house in Dec. The public is invited. Seeking new members. Visitors Welcome. Yearly dues $10.00. Our layout is in HO however we welcome all scales and all that are interested in railroading. Meetings: Business meetings 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 7 p.m., Work Nights Tuesday 6-8 p.m. Open house, May 4 1996, 11am to 4pm Contacts:
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Club ID: 374 Upper Anthracite Region Model Railroad Club (6/11/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales: P.O. Box 453 Olyphant, PA 18407 Meetings: Sunday and Wednesday 8:00pm Contacts:
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Club ID: 375 Western Pennsylvania Railroad Society (W.P.R.R.S.) (6/11/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO Mt. Pleasant Township Community Center Hickory, PA WWW: http://www.wvitcoe.wvnet.edu/~drobinso/wprrs/wprrs.html The Western Pennsylvania Railroad Society is a club located in Hickory, PA (about 15 miles southwest of Pittsburgh.) We build HO modules in our club room in the Mt. Pleasant Township Community Center in Hickory. We are generally a railfan-club open to anyone that has an interest in trains, but we are centered around our HO scale NMRA-standard modular layout. We collect railroad literature, and if we have space, memorabilia. If someone is interested in coming out to visit, though, we encourage them to let us know so that we can make sure someone is there. Meetings: Thursday nights at 7:30 until we get tired and go home. Monthly business meetings the first Thursday of every month at 8:00 pm. Memberships are open and visitors are welcome. Contacts:
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Club ID: 376 Williamsport & North Branch Historical Society (6/11/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO, O, S, G Box 392 Picture Rocks, PA 17762-0392 WWW: http://www.track2.com/wnb This club serves the Williamsport-Hughesville-Muncy area of North Central Pennsylvania. The club is primarily HO, although individual members dabble in O, S, and G scales. On selected occasions, we operate modules, and also the 10'x56' HO Alex Landesco layout-in-a-trailer. Long term goals include completion of the Landesco layout, plus securing a permanent layout location in which to model the W&NB from Halls Station (east of Williamsport), north to Satterfield (near Dushore). Meetings: Monthly program meetings, usually the 3rd Monday of the month, at varying locations. Contacts:
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Club ID: 739 Williamsport & North Branch Model Railroad Club (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO Hughesville, PA Currently HO and building modules, but are in process of aquiring a 10X56 HO layout that has been donated to us. This is a story of importance to Model RR history a further info will be provided later. Meetings: 2nd Thurs. of each month at 7 pm at Buckeye's in Hughesville, PA Contacts:
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