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South Carolina:

South Dakota:

Tennessee:

  • Chattanooga Area Model RR Club: Chattanooga, TN. Primarily HO with other scales represented. HO modules and a stationary layout open to the public.(5/14/01)
  • Crossville Model Railroad Club: Visit 5 different scales of operating layouts - Z-N-HO-O 3 Rail and G. Open weekends (see web site for hours and directions), located in the Crossville Outlet Mall, Exit 320 of I-40. Lots of parking, free Admission. Bring the kids to see Thomas and Friends and play at our wooden Thomas table. Great family fun at the largest FREE mall display in the US. Be sure to see our 65' wall mural dedicated to all the Veterans of the US. Groups welcome by appointment.. (4-4-10)
  • Dixie Model Railroad Club: Nashville, TN. The Dixie Model RR Club is an HO scale Layout Currently models the Chattanooga Division from Chattanooga, TN to Nashville, TN (8-28-06)
  • Mid-South Live Steamers: Columbia, TN. Information and photos of this 7-1/2" gauge club, plus an Intro to Live Steamers section. (5/4/97)
  • Nashville NTrak: Nashville, TN. Located at the Tennessee Central Railway Museum. (9/8/00)

Texas:

  • Abilene Society of Model Railroaders: Abilene, TX. Model railroad club located in Abilene Texas (5-6-05)
  • All Points North Model Railroad Club: Conroe, TX. Founded in 1981 APN has grown to a current membership of 30 members. In 2001 APN completed construction of its new 2,500 square foot home on 2 acres of land just north of The Woodlands, and is currently working on a permanent layout of around 1,700 square feet. The club welcomes new and prospective members interested in any scale. For further information on APN, please visit our website (03/12/05)
  • Austin Steam Train Association: Austin, Texas. Weekend excursions in Texas Hill Country or urban Austin. 1920's coaches, 1950s lounge cars, steam under restoration, using Alco RSD-15. (2-25-04)
  • AustNTrak Model Railroad & Eating Club: Austin, TX. Basic information on this club. (5/4/97)
  • Corpus Christi Model Railroad Club: Corpus Christi, TX. Free-lance HO scale model railroad club meeting in 1950's era fire house. 350 l.f. of mainline, total DCC. Occassional operating sessions and "run what you brung" every 4th Tuesday. Jerry Hunt, President jhunt@grandecom.net (2-25-10)
  • East Texas Model Railroad Club - ETMRC: Commerce, TX, TX. Member of North Texas Council of Railroad Clubs, ETMRC has a large HO club layout and an N traveling module for shows. Located in Commerce, TX, ETMRC is about 1 hour drive east of Dallas, TX. (1-24-05)
  • Fort Bend Model Railroad Club: Sugarland, TX. Dedicated to building and maintaining NTRAK modules that reflect the early 1950's "steam/diesel" transition era of railroading as seen from the eyes of the residents of Fort Bend County, TX. (7/29/97)
  • Galveston County Model Railroad Club: Texax City, TX. Complete discription of our Clubs home, layouts, activities & directions to Texas City Museum. (1-22-04)
  • Galveston Model Railroad Club: Galveston, TX. A new all DCC HO layout under construction for 18 months. (6-13-02)
  • Gulf Coast Society of Model Railroading: The Gulf Coast Society of Model Railroading Club has an operating HO and G scale Layout open to the public each Saturday and Sunday for viewing. The grand Layout may be viewed also through the internet http://www.gcsmrr.org/ which also has a list of contacts. (4-29-04)
  • Houston Area "G" Gaugers Model Railroad Club: Houston, TX. Information on this G gauge model railway club. (7/22/97)
  • Houston N Crowd: Houston, TX. The Houston N Crows is Houston's oldest model railroad club. We have put on two National N Scale events and are planning for the 2003 N Scale Convention. (12-20-02)
  • Houston Area Live Steamers: Houston, TX. Our club is devoted to live steam modeling in its many forms, from locomotives, to tractors and boats, with the majority of the interest lying in modeling trains in 1.5" scale. (5/18/98)
  • Houston Tinplate Operators Society: Houston, TX. Information and online newsletters for this tinplate club. (5/4/97)
  • Kevin's Train Page: Beaumont, TX. A new club starting. (5/16/98)
  • Lockheed Martin Recreation Assoc. - Railroad Activity - HO Scale 1800 sq. ft. layout built for operation. (06/20/04)
  • North Cherokee Valley Model Railroad Club: Jacksonville, TX. An HO club since 1990 providing East Texas model railroaders a place to meet, talk, and run train. Layout tour, photo gallery, East Texas railfan info, and more. (4/25/98)
  • North Texas Garden Railroad Consortium: Dallas, Texas. Oldest and largest Largescale Garden Railroad Club. (9/8/00)
  • NorthWest Crossing Model Railroad Club: Houston, TX. Information and photos of the oldest HO and N scale modular club. (5/4/97)
  • Oklahoma, Red-River & Texas Model Railroad Club: Paris, TX. All scales welcome. Site contains detailed information about the club and its purpose.(2/25/10)
  • San Antonio Model Railroad Association: San Antonio, TX. Basic information on the club, its history, and its activities. (3/4/99)
  • San Antonio NTRAK Association: Providing a history, club information and descriptions of activities for San Antonio’s only N scale model railroad club. (6-29-07)
  • San Jacinto Model Railroad Club: Houston, TX. Oldest existing model railroad club in Houston area. Meets at 7pm First Tuesday of January - October (July is 2nd Tuesday) at Bayland Community Center, 6400 Bissonnet. Visitors welcome. (1-1-06)
  • South Side Railroad Modelers: Dallas, TX. Home of the South Side and Rio Mesa Railroad > a freelance HO scale model railroad. (12-6-03)
  • Southwestern Live Steamers: A non-profit corporation to educate and promote the modeling and operation of live steam locomotives, steam equipment, and rail equipment of all types. Operates on private 7 1/2 " gauge tracks throughout Texas and Oklahoma. (5/18/98)
  • Tex-N Modular Railroad Club: Plano, TX. Information, photos, trackplan, and more for this NTRAK club. (5/4/97)
  • Texas & Beyond Model Railroad and Historical Society: Dallas, TX. Home page for the Texas & Beyond, with N & Z scale, Japan Rail, and lots of railfan info! (6-29-04)
  • Texas Northern Model Railroad Club: Mesquite, TX. One of the largest HO Scale model railroads in North Texas. Layout Photos, Club information, etc. (1-21-04)
  • Texas Western Model RR Club: Fort Worth, TX. Large HO and HOn3 club started 9 years ago. DCC and predomintly sound equipped locomotives pull long trains. (1-11-06)
  • Tinplate Trackers - Austin, Texas: A 3-Rail O-Gauge model train club participating in a number of model railroading activities and events in Central Texas. (7-3-01)
  • Trinity NTRAK: Fort Worth, TX. Formed in 1989 to promote N scale model railroading. The club currently uses the standard 3 track interface and the mountain line interface. (12/3/97)

Utah:

  • Box Elders N Scale Model Railroaders: A new club forming in Northern Utah for N scale modelers in the Box Elder or Cache County area. (11/21/97)
  • Color Country Model RailRoad Club: St. George, UT. We have HO and N Scale modules and have members that model G, O, HO, and N. (1-22-07)
  • Hostler's Model Railroad Club: Ogden, Utah. One of Utah's oldest model railroad clubs. Featuring HO & N scale modules, G scale and 7 1/2" outdoor railroading. (3-30-06)
  • Ophir Tintic & Western Model Railroad Club: Utah County, UT. Newsletter, show schedule, special edition cars for sale, model railroading 101, and more from this modular club. (3/1/98)
  • The O scale guys: salt lake city, ut. The O scale guys is a utah based affiliation of like-minded two railers working on three principal projects. steve Strebels' home layout; the MRS Hobbys display layout; and the New England two foot. modules (10-5-05)
  • Utah Free-mo: Utah, UT. HO Modular Railroading utilizing the most recent innovation, the Free-Mo (Free Modular) standards emphasizing realism and prototypical operations using DCC. (9-24-02)

Vermont:

Virginia:

  • Chesapeake Bay Railroaders, Inc: Yorktown, VA. The Chesapeake Bay Railroaders are incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia and operate as a non-profit hobby organization. (10-15-06)
  • Lynchburg Area N-Scalers: Lynchburg, VA. Group of model railroaders dedicated to promoting N-Scale in all forms, home layouts, Ntrak or just armchair modelers. (11-25-01)
  • Northern Virginia Model Railroaders:VIRGINIA, Vienna, Northern Virginia Model Railroaders, Inc., HO gauge, 231 Old Dominion Road Open House, Monthly open houses. Admission is FREE. However, donations accepted at the door. Phone 703-938-5157, nvmrinc@hotmail.com (7-24-04)
  • Northern Virginia NTRAK: Manassas, VA. Information about this NTRAK club in Capital area, tips for getting started in N scale, photos, and much more for N modeling. (5/4/97)
  • Piedmont Railroaders: Warrenton VA, Piedmont Railroaders is focused on all aspects of the railroad hobby. (5/18/00)
  • Prince William County Model Railroad Club: Founded by a small group of model railroaders in 1991. Check out some of our club highlights, upcoming shows, and modular layout. (3/1/98)
  • South Hampton Roads NTRAK: Serving Virginia's N scalers of Chesapeake, Suffolk, Portsmouth, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach. (9/26/98)
  • RRFriends: RRfriends are central Virginia modelers and other citizenry interested in the various social sides of railfan hobbies or railroad models. (4/15/01)

Washington:

  • Bellingham Society of Model Engineers: Bellingham, WA. Information, images, and meetings for this HO and N scale club. (5/4/97)
  • Boeing Employees Model Railroad Club: Kent, WA. Dedicated to the notion that model railroading is fun. We support all local model railroad shows and swap meets. (1/28/99)
  • Lewis And Clark Train Club: Clarkston, WA. Promoting the hobby of model railroading in the state of Washington. We collect, build, and run real layouts. (2/15/98)
  • MS-Rail: Model Railroaders at Microsoft: A group who talks trains, mostly by email, and occasionally sets up an NTRAK layout. (5/4/97)
  • Mount Rainier N Scale Modular RR Club: Tacoma Area, WA. Ntrak modular club in Pacific Northwest. Site contains: photo gallery, shows, member section & club modules. (5-30-02)
  • Olympic Model Railroad Society: Olympic, Washington. Railroading in Thurston County and surrounding localities - 1900 to present. (3-9-09)
  • Pelican Bay & Sallal RR: Whidbey Island, WA. We operate a 7 1/2" gage railroad, with 1 1/2" & 2 1/2" scale equipment. (2% Grade). (3-24-04)
  • Puget Sound Model Railroad Engineers: Tacoma, WA. Building a 1950s HO layout in the Washington State History Museum. PSMRE supports and is 100% committed to the principles of the NMRA. It is our intention to "vigorously encourage" NMRA Membership on the part of all PSMRE Members and our desired goal is 100% NMRA Membership. (6/4/97)
  • Puget Sound Garden Railway Society: Puget Sound, WA. Up to date contact of events within the area. (12-13-05)
  • Tacoma North Western Model Rail Road: Federal Way , Washington. We are a HO sectional model rail road club with a permanent modular railroad at the clubhouse and the new TNW light weight sectional DCC layout that we take to shows throughout the Puget Sound. (9-26-05)
  • Tri City Model Railroaders: The Tri City Model Railroaders are located in Richland WA. Meetings are on Friday nights and guests are welcome. Operating sessions are held monthly. (6-8-01)
  • United NorthWest Model Railroad Club:Seattle, WA. N scale club with a 12' x 35' portable layout. We sponsor an annual show & swap meet for charity each spring. (06-07-06)
  • Western Mountains Model Railroad Club: Lynnwood, WA. Modelling the Montana Rail Link, crossing the continental divide, west of Helena Mt. N-scale permanent layout realistically depicting the route to Missoula. See our Site please. (7-13-06)

Washington, DC:

West Virginia:

  • Mon Valley Railroad Club of West Virginia: Morgantown, WV. A review of club projects, events, and modeling efforts. (02-25-10)
  • The Potomac Module Crew: Fairfax, Virginia. Virginia, Maryland and Wash. DC Ho scale module modle railroaders interested in supporting and advertising our hobby. We also promote Operation Lifesaver (12-31-06)

Wisconsin:

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