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Open Houses Scheduled for:
Saturday, November 16, 2024

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PATCONG VALLEY MODEL RAILROAD CLUB     HO
Patcong Valley Model Railroad  

1308 Harding Highway (RT 40 at Fir Avenue)
Richland, NJ 08350
10:00 am - 3:30 pm

DENNIS BLANK JR   N
Birdsboro & Reading
25 Buckwheat Drive
Denver, PA 17517
Noon - 6:00 pm
 

GUY WILSON    HO 
South Penn Division Northern Central Railroad
1130 Steffy Road
Stevens, PA 17578
Noon - 6:00 pm

MICHAEL JUNOD     O TROLLEY
Mayfair Electric
207 Windsor Avenue

Southampton, PA 18966
Noon - 4:00 pm

Michael's Mayfair Electric is a free lance O scale model trolley layout constructed to East Penn Traction Club module standards. The layout is a work in progress and features operating overhead and hand laid track throughout. The trolley layout is fully automated allowing multiple trolleys to safely operate over different routes simultaneously.

 

JOSHUA BLAY     HO   
Lackawanna Railroad, Syracuse Branch 1957
5491 Quentin Street
Philadelphia, PA 19128
Noon - 4:00 pm

Joshua's prototypical U-shaped point to point switching layout is based on the towns of Homer and Cortland, NY located along the Syracuse Branch of the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad of 1957. Variety of scratch-built structures from field measurements and period photos. Waybill operation; off layout staging. First generation diesels with period equipment. DCC control (Digitrax). An OO layout (English equivalent of HO) is in progress above.

 

DAVID ADAMS     HO  
Reading Railroad 1953
567 Foxwood Lane
Paoli, PA 19301
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
 

STEVE SALOTTI     HO
New York Susquehanna & Western Railroad
46 Meadow Road
Collegeville, PA 19426
Noon - 5:00 pm
 

CHARLES KADYK     HO, GARDEN  
Pennsylvania and New England RR
28 Flickinger Road
Mohnton, PA  19540
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
 

CHRIS SAPORITO     HO 
Pennsylvania Railroad - Kinzua Region

813 Kurtz Mill Road (PA Route 568)
Mohnton, PA 19540
11:00 am - 4:00 pm

The Kinzua Region layout is a continuous run, two track mainline and a branch line that serves the round house and diesel servicing. The main industry trackside is an oil refinery and a TOFC terminal. 95% of all turnouts are solenoid switch machines that are wired remotely. The railroad has a manual PRR position light signal system with no automated blocks. It is an autumn setting in the steam/diesel transition era.

 

DAVE WEBER     GARDEN
TJ Loop Railroad, Southern Pacific Mojave Sub  
76 Carriage Circle
Oley, PA   19547
10:00 am - 4:00 pm 
Weather Permitting!

Dave’s G scale railroad features expansive dirt hills and scenery. Inspired by the La Mesa Model Railroad in San Diego, his Mojave Subdivision is set in 1994, the final full year of operations under the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe flags. This year’s project has been the construction of a massive concrete mountain, measuring 55' long, 19' at its widest point, and over 8' tall. Beneath the mountain are four hidden storage tracks. Similar storage tracks are located at the west end of the railroad, just west of Caliente. Expect to see 20+ car trains with helper engines tackling the grades on the layout. His backyard features a significant incline, with Caliente sitting 32 real feet—or 928 G scale feet—below the summit. With a ruling grade of 3%, closely matching the real Tehachapi’s 2.2+% grade, the layout brings California's most famous railfan spot to life in eastern PA.


ROBERT BUCKLEW     HO
Quaker Valley Railroad
18 Fawn Drive
Shillington, PA 19607
11:00 am - 4:00 pm

The Quaker Valley Railroad is a freelanced short line railroad operating in Western PA in 1977. The layout includes a double track Conrail main line and B&O traffic. The QV operates on NCE DCC and Wi-Fi throttles. It is controlled by a JMRI CTC panel featuring virtual signals. Scenery includes an operating rotary dumper.


PERRYVILLE CHAPTER NRHS     HO New for 2024!
650 Broad Street (Perryville train station)
Perryville, MD 21903
9:00 am - 4:00 pm