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Open Houses Scheduled for:
Sunday, November 19, 2023

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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
Noon - 4:00 pm

ATLANTIC COUNTY 4H MODEL RR CLUB   HO, N, O  
3210 NJ-50
Mays Landing, NJ  08330
9:00 am - 3:00 pm

ANDY RUBBO     HO   New for 2023 
Pennsylvania RR NY Division
  

448 Wakefield Drive
Metuchen, NJ 08840
Noon - 5:00 pm

The layout depicts the Pennsylvania RR main line through suburban New Jersey, featuring a four- and six-track right-of-way under scratch built catenary and scenes of actual locations along the line.

 

LEHIGH & KEYSTONE VALLEY MODEL RR MUSEUM HO
Lehigh & Keystone Valley RR
705 Linden Street
Bethlehem, PA  18018
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

The NCE-DCC controlled, HO scale L&KV Model Railroad Museum has a 5,000 sq. ft. double decked layout with about 7,000 ft of track and more than 250 turnouts. A helix connects the lower and upper levels with operational signals. A CTC room from which the entire layout can be monitored and controlled. It depicts the route of the Lehigh Valley Railroad in 1950 to 1976, from West Portal NJ to Bethlehem PA and north to Coxton PA, The Reading Railroad From Quakertown PA. To Bethlehem PA. then to Harrisburg, The Central of New Jersey from Elizabethport NJ to Wilkes-Barre PA.



CHELTEN HILLS MODEL RAILROAD CLUB     HO  New for 2023 
Penn Falls
8010 Old York Road
Elkins Park, PA 19027
Noon - 4:00 pm

JOSHUA BLAY     HO   
Lackawanna Railroad, Syracuse Branch
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.

 

KEN MCCORRY     HO   
Northern Central Railway Buffalo Line
395 Font Road
Downingtown, PA 19335
Noon - 4:00 pm
 

PAUL BACKENSTOSE     HO
Western Maryland Ry.
103 West Uwchlan Avenue
Downington, PA 19335
1
:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Paul's DCC controlled HO scale Western Maryland is based on the "Pennsylvania Railroad Schuylkill Division" from a book John Armstrong to which additional staging was added and was operated as the Pennsylvania Railroad Pittsburgh Region. The layout was later changed to the Western Maryland Ry. of 1955 extending from Hagerstown to Connellsville and a portion of the Thomas Sub. Recently, the era on the WM was changed to 1971. 60 detailed and sound‑equipped WM diesels, a slug, run thru N&W power keep the fast freights rolling. New on the WM are 2 scratchbuilt coal mines from the late Alden Smith's layout.

 

BOB ZEOLLA     HO    
Conrail Conemaugh Line
804 Carlson Avenue
West Chester, PA 19382
Noon - 4:00 pm
 

NORDEL MODEL RR CLUB     HO
722 Yorklyn Rd  Stone Mill Offices
Hockessin, DE 19707
11:00 am - 4:00 pm

MARSHALL STEAM MUSEUM/
FRIENDS OF AUBURN HEIGHTS
  O  S  New for 2023     
3000 Creek Road
Hockessin, DE 19736
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

The layout at the Marshall Steam Museum includes a pre-war S and O Gauge train layout (with several vintage pieces belonging to Tom Marshall), a 4x8 HO layout open to visitor operations as well as a static and operating display (weather permitting) of Gauge 1 (G scale) equipment.


JOE SAKELEY     N 
CSX Cumberland Sub
107 Larch Avenue
Wilmington, DE 19804
Noon - 4:00 pm
 

BOB KOURY      HO
Southern Pacific Tehachapi East
241 Carlow Drive
Wilmington, DE 19808
1:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Bob's layout is based on Southern Pacific and Santa Fe Railroads from Los Angeles to Bakersfield CA in the 1953 to 1954 time period. It is a point to point layout with reverse loops and major yards at each end of the track.  Scenery includes desert, mountains, and urban areas. Two Key focal points of the layout are Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal (LAUPT) and Tehachapi Loop. The railroad is approximately 85% complete with 90% of the track work completed. When completed the layout will consist of 1200 feet of track of which approximately 550 feet is main line.


PAUL JANN     O
32 Falcon Court
Wilmington, DE 19808
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Paul Jann’s layout is 10 X 38 ft and has 3 levels. It can operate 9-10 trains simultaneously using Lionel TMCC, including passenger, freight, and logging. It also has numerous operating accessories with activation buttons for visitors.