Train Sets – Tennessee, Texas and Utah Model Railroad Clubs

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Thanks for continuing to follow us as we list clubs in all of the states for model railroad enthusiasts; today's states are Tennessee, Texas and Utah. The goal of this and all of the previous posts on clubs for those who love to collect Lionel trains as well as all of the numerous other types of train sets that can be found in the market. Here is the latest list of clubs:

Tennessee

Chattanooga Area Model Railroad Club - CAMRC, the Chattanooga Area Model Railroad Club, was formed on March 30, 1969 by a group interested in model railroading, promoting the hobby and educating those interested in the ways of model building and about real railroads. They maintain an HO scale module in their collection.

Redstone Model Railroad Club - The club's new HO scale Alabama Tennessee & Northern Railroad will cover an area 48' by 20'. Through the years the club has enjoyed accomplishment and dealt with devastation. It has hosted four Southeastern Region (NMRA) conventions and was instrumental in starting Division activity within that region.

Crossville Model Railroad Club - Have many various model railroad scales on display; including the Z scale, N scale, HO scale and more.

Nashville Ntrak - The Nashville Ntrak members come from a variety of backgrounds, interests, careers and places. But one common interest to all of them is N Scale trains.

Texas

Houston Area "G" Gaugers Model Railroad Club - The local club for large scale model railroaders in the Houston area is the Houston Area "G" Gaugers Model Railroad Club. The Club has been in existence for several years. Members include those running LGB, Aristocraft, and live steam. Common to all members is the use of "G" gauge track.

Houston N'Crowd - The Houston N'Crowd, formed in 1978 to promote a then-new modular model railroading concept, was the first NTrak group to organize in southeast Texas.

North Texas Garden Railroad Club - The North Texas Garden Railroad Club is a collection of enthusiastic individuals and their families who meet monthly for fellowship, garden railroad talk and a chance to play with (operate) their trains.

South Side Railroad Modelers Club - The South Side and Rio Mesa is a freelance HO scale model railroad with a Texas look and feel that captures a time when steam was king and the nation moved by rail.

East Texas Model Railroad Club - ETMRC has an HO layout permanent construction at 1512 Pecan Street, Commerce, Texas at the "Junction". The HO layout is in rooms at the back of former Middle School Gym and includes a full class I main railroad. Operations are conducted using DCC with CVP Products EasyDCC system.

Texas Western Model Railroad Club - They are an HO scale model railroad using the Digitrax DCC (Digital Command Control) electronics for locomotive control. They use "ProTrak" as the railroad operations program for train and car movements.

Utah

Hostlers Model Railroad Club - A club for anyone interested in the wonderful world of model trains. The Hostler Model Railroad Club was founded in February 1988 in Ogden as an all scale group. While all scales are represented, HO is the primary scale of most members.

The O Scale Guys - Group that has a large collection of beautiful layouts and designs. The website provides some fantastic pictures of the work.

Utah Free-Mo - Utah Free-Mo is a group of friends striving to increase our modeling skills, and promote the hobby of prototypical model railroading in a modular format using the HO Free-mo standards. Free-mo was developed to take the boredom out of the monotony of running trains around in circles on a modular layout with a double or even a triple track mainline.

The next post will cover the model railroad clubs in Vermont, Virginia and Washington.

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Train Sets – Mississippi, Missouri & Montana Model Railroad Clubs

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For this post on the model railroad clubs, we will venture to the deep south, up to the middle of the US and end with a stop in the northwest. You will be able to find clubs for those who love to collect lionel trains as well as all of the numerous other types of train sets that can be found in the market. Here is the latest list of clubs:

Mississippi

Mississippi Valley N Scalers - The Mississippi Valley N Scalers model railroad club was founded in 1990. It is the oldest exclusive N scale club in the St. Louis Metro area. The club owns both fixed and modular (NTRAK) layouts. They share a common love of model railroading and a sincere interest in sharing their knowledge and expertise with fellow members.

Red Caboose Crew - The Red Caboose Crew, formerly part of the Jackson Society of Model Engineers, is a volunteer group responsible for Jackson Station, the O gauge layout at the Ag Museum. For years, the goal of the group has been to educate and entertain through the construction of model railroad displays that are enjoyed by kids of all ages.

Missouri

Claremore & Southern Model Railroad - Today, the C&S is maturing into a club with a well-developed layout and seasoned operating crew. Operating sessions are held monthly. Members of the club regularly participate in regional and national operating events such as Prairie Rail (Kansas City), TOOTERS (Houston/Dallas/Tulsa round robin), Rust Belt (Chicago) and Pro Rail (various cities).

Kearney-Holt Model Railroaders Club - The Kearney-Holt Model Railroaders Club is a non-profit organization that runs HO Scale and N Scale trains.

Gateway NMRA - The Gateway Division is the greater Saint Louis area chapter of the National Model Railroad Association (NMRA), the world's largest organization devoted to the development, promotion, and enjoyment of the hobby of model railroading.

Big Bend Railroad Club - The Springfield and Ozark Railroad was a short line in the southwest part of Missouri. It's name tells it all. Sometime late in the 19th century the railroad became part of the SLSF (Frisco) Railroad which is now part of the BNSF Railroad. It is this little railroad in the hills of the Ozarks that their "O" scale layout is modeled after. There are two large yards connected with lots of track. They have a number of long grades winding in and out of tunnels and over long, high trestles.

Ozarks Model Railroad Association - OMRA is a Not-For Profit Corporation dedicated to the development, promotion, and enjoyment of the art and craft of model railroading.

Montana

Great Falls Model Railroad Club - The club has a long storied history of model railroad building. Since the early sixties the focus has been on the HO scale.

Headwaters HOtrak Module Group - A group of model railroaders from southwestern Montana started this group with an interest in starting up a club in their area. The member's interest is in predominantly two main areas, Lionel O gauge and HO gauge. The group's current focus is on developing an HO gauge National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) compatible modular layout in the south baggage room of the Dillon Depot.

Up next will be the clubs in Nebraska, Nevada and New Hampshire.

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Train Sets – Clubs in Louisiana, Maine & Maryland

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Thanks for continuing to follow us as we list clubs in all of the states for model railroad enthusiasts. The goal of this and all of the previous posts on clubs for those who love to collect lionel trains as well as all of the numerous other types of train sets that can be found in the market. Here is the latest list of clubs:

Louisiana

Midsouth Railroad Club - They are an HO scale club with approximately 8 members. They meet every Tuesday and operate at least once a quarter. They are 98% complete on their existing 1000 sq ft layout and have completed our expansion of 850 sq ft.

Crescent City Model Railroad Club - The Crescent City Model Railroad Club, (C.C.M.R.C.) dates back to the mid 1950s when a small group of teenagers began meeting in each other's homes to operate model trains in a realistic manner. The group expanded over the years and built several layouts based on prototypical operations.

Cresent City S-Gaugers - They are New Orleans, Louisiana based club focused on all aspects of S-Gauge modeling including S-Scale, Hi-Rail and American Flyer.

Greater Baton Rouge Model Railroaders - The world of model railroading is a fascinating and fun place. Millions of people of all ages, races and economic backgrounds feel camaraderie in watching and running these remembrances of earlier times. The non-profit greater Baton Rouge Model Railroaders have been in existence for over two decades. Their mission is sharing the joy of trains with the community.

Maine

Great Falls Model Railroad Club - Their purpose is to help promote both the club's efforts and model railroading in general. The club's main focus is to help educate, not only from the members' knowledge of model railroading but also for the public's safety at railroad crossings and on railroad right-of-way areas through their involvement in Operation Lifesaver.

Eastern Maine Model Railroad Club - The EMMRC is a Non-Profit organization with 30+ members. Located in East Orland Maine in a building which they own. Visitors and new members are always welcome. Their layout is in the early scenery stage, and has elected to use DCC as our operating system. For further information about the club, and their unique collection of custom decorated freight cars, check out their website.

Maryland

Four County Society of Model Engineers - The Four County Society of Model Engineers is a not-for-profit HO scale modular railroad club dedicated to advancing our skills and enjoyment of the hobby.

Mason Dixon Large Scale Railroad Society - They are a group of G Scale model railroaders located in and around Harford County, Maryland. They usually meet every month at a library or a member's home.

Sykesville and Patapsco Railway - The Sykesville and Patapsco Railway, inc. is a non-profit organization made up of members who operate in various scales. The organization maintains models in G, O, HO and N-Scales.

Baltimore Society of Model Engineers - The Baltimore Society of Model Engineers is a model railroad club, that was formed by a group of local modelers in March 1932. The BSME is the oldest exclusively model railroad club in the United States, it is the second oldest modeling club after the New York Society of Model Engineers.

Rockville Model Railroad Society - The Rockville Model Railroad Society (RMRS) was founded in 2004 in Rockville, MD by the merging of the Gaithersburg Model Railroad Society and the Maryland Central Model Railroad club. They are currently occupying space in the King Farm area of Rockville, in the old King Farm Homestead.

Up next will be the clubs in Massachusetts, Michigan and Minnesota.

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Clubs for Train Sets Enthusiasts – Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky

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Iowa, Kansas and Kentucky are the next states this series of posts will cover. The goal of this and all of the previous posts on clubs for those who love to collect lionel trains as well as all of the numerous other types of train sets that can be found in the market. Here is the latest list of clubs:

Iowa

Hawkeye Model Railroad Club - Club membership is open to persons interested in model railroading. Some current members are just getting started in the hobby and some have been modeling for over 50 years.

Iowa State Railroad Club - The Iowa State Railroad Club allows students, faculty, alumni, and Iowa State University community members to meet and share their love for trains and at the same time promotes the hobby of railroading and the railroad industry.

Central Iowa Railroad Club - The Central Iowa Railway is a model railroad built and maintained by the Central Iowa Railway club of Des Moines, Iowa. They maintain a layout on the State Fair grounds on Des Moines.

Kansas

Northwest Arkansas Garden Railway Society - Garden railroading is one of the fastest growing hobbies in the U.S. One of the main reasons is that it is a hobby that can be enjoyed by the whole family, providing the family with the satisfaction of working outdoors in their garden and participating in the building, operation and maintenance of a model railroad.

Topeka Model Railroaders - They are a non-profit club that promotes model railroading in HO scale. The club goes to several train shows in Kansas and Missouri.

Cherry Valley Model Railroad Club - The Ozark and Oklahoma subdivisions of the Neosho Valley Lines are represented in their HO scale re-creation. Construction on this particular layout began in 1991 after extensive renovations to the freight room of the depot were completed. In the following years, work has progressed to the point you see. The layout features point-to-point operations from two stub-ended staging yards representing points located north and south of the modeled part of the NVL.

North East Kansas Railroaders, Inc. - The North East Kansas Railroaders, Inc. is a widely diverse group of individuals who have one common interest - "RAILROADS". Our goal is to keep alive the history and glory of America's great railroads. If you share this love of trains and railroading, the North East Kansas Railroaders, Inc., extends a welcome to you. We have many activities that will be of interest to you. The North East Kansas Model Railroad Club was established in 1986.

Mid Kansas Model Railroaders - MKMR is primarily an HO modular club that offers a variety of activities for all railfans in the area. We have a modular HO layout set up in the McPherson Museums old Cedars facility along with an N-scale layout from our friends at KCMR.

Kentucky

Radcliff Model Railroad Association - The Association is a group of dedicated model railroaders that have an HO scale and an N scale layout. Construction is ongoing at 677 Knox Boulevard Suite D Radcliff, KY. Take US 31 W North coming from E-Town or South coming from Louisville to Knox Boulevard.

K&I Model Railroad Club - The K&I (Kentucky and Indiana) Model Railroad Club is an award winning H.O. scale model railroad club based out of Louisville, Kentucky and Southern Indiana. We were started in 1993 with the goal of bringing new members and ideas to our hobby.

Next post will cover Louisiana through Maine.

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Florida Model Railroad Clubs – Also Georgia & Hawaii

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Today's post listing model railroad clubs is going to focus on the states of Florida, Georgia and Hawaii. The goal of this and all of the previous posts on clubs for those who love to collect lionel trains as well as all of the numerous other types of train sets that can be found in the market. So with that let's dive right back into the list of clubs:

Florida

Scale Rails of Southwest Florida - This club is a group of people in the greater Fort Myers, Florida area who are interested in Model Railroading. They have among their membership people with a wide range of experience in modeling, from beginners to Master Modelers.

Suncoast Model Railroad Club - Whether novices or old-timers they tend to take the hobby seriously as HO and N Scale model railroaders. Maybe it's because--at the end of the day--we have once again connected with the delight and enjoyment of a hobby for men and women that often started in childhood, but can last a lifetime.

Big Bend Model Railroad Association - The BBMRA serves train and modeling enthusiasts in Tallahassee, Florida and the surrounding community. It is a great place to fellowship with fellow hobbyist. They conduct modeling clinics, photography and modeling contests, and exhibit our trains. We model in N, HO, and Large Scale.

Consolidated Model Railroaders - Consolidated Model Railroaders is an organization for model railroaders who enjoy all scales of the hobby. CMRX now enjoys a club house and they are working on a permanent layout. The layout has double track mainline, industrial sidings, passenger sidings and a 18' yard.

Sarasota Model Railroad Club - The Sarasota Model Railroad Club is now the Railroad Education and Learning Center of Florida. The vision is to be the educational and historical hub for teaching and illustrating the impact of railroading. We will achieve this through a center that provides an entertaining, interactive learning experience to the community through exhibits and models.

Georgia

Middle Georgia Model Railroad Club - The club is currently working on modules for our HO-scale layout which we are displaying at the Georgia State Fair. A portable N-Scale layout has been expanded by several members and is also on display at the Fair. There are members modeling HO scale, N-scale and O-scale.

North Georgia Modurail - An HO scale Modular Railroad Club, North Georgia Modurail serves the Atlanta metropolitan area.

Middle Georgia Model Railroad Club - The Middle Georgia Model Railroad Club was formed in the 1970s, and the active membership is near 20. Although the club has had permanent layouts in the Elberta Depot and the Warner Robins Depot, they currently meet at My Father's Place restaurant on Moody Rd. in Warner Robins, on the third Tuesday of every month.

Coastal Rail Buffs - Coastal Rail Buffs, Inc. is a nonprofit organization and membership is open to the general public. The club has weekly meetings along with other activities. Their membership now has grown to over fifty.

Flint River Model Railroad Club - The scales represented by the club are "Z, N, HO, S, O, G" While HO is the most common ALL scales have at least one member who is an advocate of that scale.

Hawaii

Hawaii's list of clubs for train sets enthusiasts is rather short on my list. I could only come up with the one in my research

Oahu Model Railroad Society - The Oahu Model Railroad Society (OMRS) was formed in the 1960s, first as a wandering modular club. Since the mid-1990s it has had a permanent home at the Hawaiian Railway Society's Ewa yard off Renton Road. Members restored a former Navy ammunition boxcar over a two year period to house the HO layout.

That's It For Today's Model Train Clubs

The next post will provide a directory of the model train sets organizations in the states of Idaho, Illinois and Indiana.

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