Model Railroad Clubs | Model Railroad Trains: ho scale trains

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Thanks for continuing to follow us as we list clubs in all of the states for model railroad train 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:

North Carolina

North Raleigh Model Railroad Club - The North Raleigh Model Railroad Club (NRMRC) is the N Scale NTRAK model railroad club in North Carolina's Research Triangle Park area, one of the best areas in the USA to live and work.

Neuse River Model Railroad Club - The Neuse River Model Railroad Club focuses on several different train scales, N scale, HO scale, O scale and G scale. The club has an extensive research and lending library for members' use, including a large magazine collection including Model Railroader, Railroad Model Craftsman,Trains and many more.

Carolina Coastal Railroaders - Carolina Coastal Railroaders (CCR) was founded in early 1992 when a group of men came together at the Country Kitchen Restaurant in New Bern to discuss the future of model railroading in the New Bern area. This group of people decided that it would be a great idea to form a railroad club for anybody interested in model railroading and railfanning. CCR welcomes all those interested in HO scale railroading.

Piedmont & Western Model Railroad Club - The Piedmont and Western Railroad is a fictitious line serving Western North Carolina whose mainline extends from Marion, NC to Leadvale, TN. The HO Scale Club was formed in July 1988 in the city of Valdese, North Carolina. The layout is almost 1400 square feet (130 sq. meters) in area, with workshop, storage and railroad museum in adjacent rooms.

North Dakota

Try as I might, I was unable to find any active model railroad clubs in the state of North Dakota. If you happen to know of any, by all means please leave a comment with the name of the club and/or a website.

Ohio

Greater Cincinnati Garden Railway Society - Established to provide a means for its members to exchange ideas, learn and enjoy the hobby of large scale indoor/outdoor model railroading.

Greater Cincinnati Modular Railroad Association - GCMRA is a non-profit group of HO Scale Model Train Enthusiasts who gather several times per year to assemble their individual modules into one large layout at train shows and other public events. This is done not only for the fun of model railroading for its members, but also for the benefit and enjoyment of all its viewers.

Lake Erie N Scale Society - "L.E.N.S." is a group of people with a common interest in modeling N scale railroads following the "Ntrak" modular standard. The group attempts to promote the hobby by setting up public displays whenever they have an opportunity.

Central Ohio S Gaugers - The Central Ohio S Gaugers Promote the hobby of "S" Gauge model trains.

Up next will be the clubs in Oklahoma, Oregon and Pennsylvania.

Model Train Sets Clubs - Alabama to Arkansas

Model Train Sets Clubs - The California List

Model Train Sets Clubs - Colorado to D.C.

Model Train Sets Clubs – Florida to Hawaii

Model Train Sets – Clubs in Idaho, Illinois & Indiana

Model Train Sets – Iowa, Kansas & Kentucky

Model Train Sets – Clubs in Louisiana, Maine & Maryland

Train Sets – Clubs in Massachusetts, Michigan & Minnesota

Train Sets - Clubs in Nebraska, Nevada & New Hampshire

Model Train Sets Clubs – New Jersey, New Mexico & New York

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This post is going to focus on the model railroad clubs in the states of New Jersey, New Mexico and New York. 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:

New Jersey

Garden State Model Railway Club - The Garden State Model Railway Club is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the preservation, expansion, and education of both model railroading and railroading. Their membership is given the opportunity to pursue, advance, and enjoy these hobbies

Independent Hi-Railers Eastern Division - The Independent Hi-Railers Eastern Division is an O-gauge railroad club that travels to different rail events in New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania to display their modular layout.

The Model Railroad Club - The Model Railroad Club is a not-for-profit organization devoted to building and maintaining a model railroad center for the benefit of its members and the general public. Through a unique arrangement with the Union County Department of Parks and Recreation, the Club designed, financed and built a large building on a piece of land in Lenape Park, located in Union Township, NJ.

Model Engineers Railroad Club of North Jersey - The Model Engineers Railroad Club of North Jersey was founded in 1934 in Paterson, NJ. In 1954 we moved to our current location in North Haledon, NJ. The layout is permanent, and approximately 50 by 42 feet. The layout is three levels point to point, with approximately 3000 feet of hand laid track. It loosely represents the area around northern New Jersey.

Garden State Central Model Railroad Club - The Garden State Central Model Railroad was formed in 1963 by a group of men who were deeply interested in railroading. The first layout the club built was located in Long Branch, New Jersey. The club has been located here at its present location, Asbury Park, New Jersey, since 1973.

Patcong Valley Society of Model Railroaders - The Patcong Valley Society of Model Railroaders boast that they have the "Atlantic county's largest H.O. Scale Model Railroad. The name of our R.R. came from our original location in the 1950's that was located inside a chicken coup on Patcong Ave. in Linwood.

New Mexico

New Mexico Rail RunNers - They are a non-profit model railroad club incorporated in New Mexico. The New Mexico Rail RunNers started in February of 1990 with a group of ten Albuquerque modelers working in N scale. Membership now numbers close to 30, several of whom live outside the Albuquerque Metro area.

New York

Long Island Model Railroad Engineers - The Long Island Model Railroad Engineers scale train club was established in 1976 to promote the hobby of Model Railroading on Long Island. The Club is currently constructing 2 New prototype Model Railroad layouts in Suffolk County, New York. The club's HO and N scale layouts occupy space of over 2000 square feet.

Hopewell Junction Model Railroad Club - The Hopewell Junction Model Railroad Club was founded in 1993 by a group of modelers who wanted to reconstruct in HO scale the busy rail junction at Hopewell NY as it was in the 1920s. Originally a three way junction of the Newburgh, Dutchess, and Connecticut Railroad (ND&C), the New York and New England Railroad (NY&NE), and the Dutchess County Railroad, Hopewell Junction soon became consolidated as part of the Central New England Railroad.

Model Railroad Club of Buffalo - The club has an extensive HO Layout that is single track with passing sidings and is equipped with DCC. The railroad is designed for realistic operation with dispatcher issued block occupancy permission via two way radios.

Niagara Orleans Model Railroad Engineers - When NOMRE (also known as NOME) was founded over 30 years ago by a small group of model railroad fans, the founding members wanted to promote all aspects of the hobby of model railroading. In order to allow members to participate, it was decided that modular layouts were most appropriate, as it would allow configuration changes for different show locations. To accomplish this goal, N-Scale members generally adopted NTRAK standards, while HO-Scale members, having no "recognized national standard" in their own scale, developed their own standards.

Upcoming posts will be the clubs in North Carolina, North Dakota and Ohio.