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| SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA MODEL RAILROAD CLUBS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Royersford Modular Model Railroaders | Founded in 2002, and holding their first public show in August of that year, the club is constructing a modular layout in HO scale. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abington Lines Model Railroad Club | Located at 2066 Second Street Pike, Richboro, PA. The club operates a 20 X 60 foot layout with over 1000 feet of two-track mainline. Trolleys and narrow gauge operations are also featured on this HO scale model railroad, set in the mountains of Pennsylvania. |
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| Chelten Hills Model Railroad Club | Located in the 1863 train station at 8000 Old York Road (Route 611) Elkins Park, PA 19027. The club operates a large layout, wit over 1750 feet of double track, 100 hand-laid turnouts, and a fully-functioning yard and engine terminal. An operating lift bridge allows trains to pass from one side of the layout to the other. |
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| GATSME Model Railroad Club | Located at Prospect and Madison Avenues in Fort Washington, PA (in the basement.) The club features a 40 X 50 foot museum-quality layout based on mid-1950s-era Pennsylvania, as well as HO scale trains pulled by diesel and steam locomotives. Trains operate over the mainline, two branch lines, and a narrow gauge railroad line. |
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| Keystone N-Trak | Now located in the basement (rear entrance) of the Burholme Baptist Church, 905 Cottman Ave. (Route 73) Philadelphia, PA. This is about 3 miles East of Jenkintown. In this new, larger location, they display their N-scale modular layout, featuring a double-track main line running through beautifully detailed scenery. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Logan Model Engineers | Located on the second floor of the Souderton train station, at Main & Broad Streets (Route 113) in Souderton. Features include a double-track main line through mountain scenery, freight and passenger yards, multiple trains, long trains (80 to over 100 cars) and a logging switchback that guests can operate. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Schuylkill Valley Model Railroad Club | Located at 400 South Main Street (rear entrance) in Phoenixville, PA. The club operates HO scale model trains through realistic wooded Pennsylvania scenery on the Philadelphia-Reading mainline. Features include logging, bridges, and point-to-point operation. There are also many push buttons for the kids to activate animation scenes. |
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| Saint Alban's Railroad Fellowship (StARR) | Located in the basement of Saint Alban's Episcopal Church, 3625 Chapel Road, Newtown Square, PA (under the thrift shop.) The club's modular layout fills 4000 square feet, and features a 4-track main line, 3 branch lines, 2 working classification yards, and a steel mill. A large variety of railroads and eras are displayed as well. The HO-scale railroad is operated using DCC with computer-enhanced tower operation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oaks Model Railroad Club | Although the layout was dismantled when they lost their space in Oaks, John Almeida has kept the web site active. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State Model Railroad Club | Penn State's model railroad club. Currently constructing a new layout after moving to a new building. (Actually, this club is in central Pennsylvania, but I was a student there, and wanted to include it.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NEW JERSEY MODEL RAILROAD CLUBS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Burlington County Model Railroad Club | Located in the basement (right side) of the Footlighter's Playhouse, 900 Pomona Road, Cinnaminson, NJ 08077. The club operates an HO scale railroad that represents a line going from tidewater to the mountains, running through big-city industrial and stations scenes, as well as rural countryside and small towns along the way. |
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| Jersey Valley Model Railroad Club | Jersey Valley Club. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Model Railroad Club | Union City, New Jersey. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| MODEL RAILROAD MANUFACTURERS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Athearn Models | Manufacturers of model railroad equipment. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlas Model Railroad Company | Manufacturers of model railroad equipment. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowser Model Railroad Company | Manufacturers of model railroad equipment, especially Pennsylvania Railroad equipment. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Digitrax | Manufacturers of digital control systems for model railroads. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stewart Hobbies | Manufacturers of model railroad equipment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| OTHER MODEL RAILROAD SITES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National Model Railroad Association | Establishing standards and assuring interchange among model railroaders. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Independence Junction 2006 | Web site for the NMRA 2006 national convention, held in Philadelphia, PA. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RailServe | Connecting people interested in trains with each other. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TrainWeb | Connecting people interested in trains with each other. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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