Scale Model Railroading

The Logan Model Engineers Open House Model is having an open house on January 16th. For more information visit www.loganmrr.com or call 610-483-6986. Logan Model Engineers, 2 West Broad St., Souderton. www.loganmrr.com. Donations accepted.

The Winnipeg Model Railroad Club will be holding its monthly meeting on January 8 at 7:30 p.m.. The meeting will be held at the Westworth United Church, 1750 Grosvenor Ave. The meeting will feature the Klinic Karnaval with modelers presenting different model railroading techniques.

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The Kings Mountain Historical Museum is showing their 7th annual “Trains, Trains, Trains” exhibit until January 9, 2010.  The exhibit consists of an S Gauge layout running diesels and a live steam locomotive running through a winter themed setting.

WHERE:  Kings Mountain Historical Museum 100 E. Mountain St
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday
COST: ??

 

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The New Switzerland Model Railroad Club open house will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday and again Jan. 2-3 and Jan. 9-10, and from 6 to 9 p.m. Jan. 8.

The open house is at the former Sears store, 1100 Broadway, Highland, next to the SuperValu grocery store. Admission is free, however, donations will be accepted.

The Washington State History Museum is having its 14th annual Model Train Festival from December 26th through January 2nd. The exhibit will include 9 layouts in N, HO, and large scale. Children will be able to build and run their own trains at the Cannonball Express station. Admission is $6-$8 with 5 and younger free. The exhibit is open from 10am – 6pm.

If Santa brought you a model train, and you wish you had a BIG track to run it on, you may be in luck.

Members of the Hostlers Model Railroad Club are setting up a layout for HO-scale trains, called the Fun Run, on Saturday at Union Station, 2501 Wall Ave., Ogden. If you want to run you own HO scale trains on the extra large track, you can do so from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. You will need to ask permission from a club member.

The Fun Run continues 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 2. Admission is free. Call 801-394-4952 for more info.

The Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough, Ontario is having a free open house on January 3, 2010.  The open house will feature, among other things a layout by the Peterborough Model Railroaders with about 60 meters of track, 15 sidings and 20 switches as well as more than 25 model buildings and landscape features.   The open house is from noon to 3pm.

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Schedule:
Friday, November 27 — 12:00 noon to 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 28 — 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 29 — 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Friday, December 4 — 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 5 — 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 6 — 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Friday, December 11 — 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 12 — 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 13 — 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Cost: $6/Adult, $4/Children age 3-15, $5/Seniors

Location: Jefferson Avenue off Route 22 east in Union Township, NJ

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The Twin City Model Railroad Museum will have a special circus themed show on October 10th through the 11th. The show will feature a weekend of cicurs train operating and working circus models. The museum is located at 1021 Bandana Blvd E, Suite 222 • St. Paul, Minnesota 55108.