Club Member?

[RichS1]

Yes I'm a member of the Clarion Model Railroad Club. If fact I am the founder of the Club. We have been around for 20 + years. We model G, O (Lionel) HO, S, N, & wooden. We have layouts in each scale.

[Anonymous]

I belong to HO type clubs here in the Spokane Washington area. One is called INSHOME which is a HO modular group which meets in the old Kay-Bee toy store in the old University mall and River City Modelers. These clubs are both DCC friendly.
INSHOME meets every Friday evening @ 6:00 p.m. PST and River City Modelers meets every Thursday @ 7:00 p.m. @ the corner of 1st & Fox avenues in Spokane.



Charlie G

[Anonymous]

I belong to HO type clubs here in the Spokane Washington area. One is called INSHOME which is a HO modular group which meets in the old Kay-Bee toy store in the old University mall and River City Modelers. These clubs are both DCC friendly.
INSHOME meets every Friday evening @ 6:00 p.m. PST and River City Modelers meets every Thursday @ 7:00 p.m. @ the corner of 1st & Fox avenues in Spokane.



Charlie G

[Anonymous]

I belong to HO type clubs here in the Spokane Washington area. One is called INSHOME which is a HO modular group which meets in the old Kay-Bee toy store in the old University mall and River City Modelers. These clubs are both DCC friendly.
INSHOME meets every Friday evening @ 6:00 p.m. PST and River City Modelers meets every Thursday @ 7:00 p.m. @ the corner of 1st & Fix avwnues in Spokane.



Charlie G

[Anonymous]

I belong to HO type clubs here in the Spokane Washington area. One is called INSHOME which is a HO modular group which meets in the old Kay-Bee toy store in the old University mall and River City Modelers. These clubs are both DCC friendly.
INSHOME meets every Friday evening @ 6:00 p.m. PST and River City Modelers meets every Thursday @ 7:00 p.m. @ the corner of 1st & Fix avwnues in Spokane.



Charlie G

[Anonymous]

Since retiring from school teaching, I have picked up my model railroad passion and I love every minute of it. My model railroad competes with my music activities and my part time job with the Anaheim Angels.
The model railroad club has been a great incentive to watch others and the work they do with their trains. When a compliment comes my way about my skills it makes my day.
It would be great to have building owners appreciate more about what a model railroad club can do for a community.
Hal

[Anonymous]

Since retiring from school teaching, I have picked up my model railroad passion and I love every minute of it. My model railroad competes with my music activities and my part time job with the Anaheim Angels.
The model railroad club has been a great incentive to watch others and the work they do with their trains. When a compliment comes my way about my skills it makes my day.
It would be great to have building owners appreciate more about what a model railroad club can do for a community.
Hal

[Anonymous]

Been a club member for 30 years in one club or another depending where i was living
Friendship and railroading have been great
Get to run my equipment on a club railroad i helped to design and build

[Anonymous]

Been a club member for 30 years in one club or another depending where i was living
Friendship and railroading have been great
Get to run my equipment on a club railroad i helped to design and build

[Anonymous]

After a 50 year absence from the hobby, I have finally found a club and am back to my eyeballs. We do not have a permenant address so we only run once a month. We have built many N-Trak modules and do several shows a year. This year , We are presenting our own show for the public. what a challenge. getting everyone in the tight space and satisfying all the vendor requests. In a situatuion where there is not the budget and room for a home layout, clubs allow the average Joe to run his trains and participate at really minimual expense compared to a home layout and the wife.

[Anonymous]

After a 50 year absence from the hobby, I have finally found a club and am back to my eyeballs. We do not have a permenant address so we only run once a month. We have built many N-Trak modules and do several shows a year. This year , We are presenting our own show for the public. what a challenge. getting everyone in the tight space and satisfying all the vendor requests. In a situatuion where there is not the budget and room for a home layout, clubs allow the average Joe to run his trains and participate at really minimual expense compared to a home layout and the wife.

[Anonymous]

No, was, the club's focus was on shows for the public. I'd like to join one that had operation as the focus.

[Anonymous]

No, was, the club's focus was on shows for the public. I'd like to join one that had operation as the focus.

[Anonymous]

i've been a member of the Tri-County Model Railroad Club in Kenosha , WI, its frustrating at times but most of the time its a great experience learning techniques from other members and such, we are also looking for new members for anyone in the area of Racine/Kenosha WI, its overall, a nice experience

[Anonymous]

i've been a member of the Tri-County Model Railroad Club in Kenosha , WI, its frustrating at times but most of the time its a great experience learning techniques from other members and such, we are also looking for new members for anyone in the area of Racine/Kenosha WI, its overall, a nice experience

[Anonymous]

I once helped form a club in a small community in Western Kansas, but one by one we all moved away. Later I belonged to the North Platte Valley Railroad Club in the Scottsbluff-Gering area in Nebraska. I met a lot of great people and a few trouble makers; but for the most part it was a positive experience. Only one other club member was actually interested in prototype operation, however, and we experimented with car forwarding systems, etc. on his home layout. The most enjoyable club activities were our field trips. Railfanning on Crawford Hill or riding the Wyoming and Colorado aspen tree special in the fall among others. Here in greater Kansas City I have not joined a club, but now since four or five of them have located in a shopping mall near my home I may very well take the plunge again.

Club or not to club, it's still a great hobby.

[Anonymous]

I once helped form a club in a small community in Western Kansas, but one by one we all moved away. Later I belonged to the North Platte Valley Railroad Club in the Scottsbluff-Gering area in Nebraska. I met a lot of great people and a few trouble makers; but for the most part it was a positive experience. Only one other club member was actually interested in prototype operation, however, and we experimented with car forwarding systems, etc. on his home layout. The most enjoyable club activities were our field trips. Railfanning on Crawford Hill or riding the Wyoming and Colorado aspen tree special in the fall among others. Here in greater Kansas City I have not joined a club, but now since four or five of them have located in a shopping mall near my home I may very well take the plunge again.

Club or not to club, it's still a great hobby.

[Anonymous]

megaman, I used to belong to the Mini Bunch here in Col OH . Lots of fun there, and lots of really good modeling.
Anyone interested in forming a round robin group in the Col Ohio area???

[Anonymous]

megaman, I used to belong to the Mini Bunch here in Col OH . Lots of fun there, and lots of really good modeling.
Anyone interested in forming a round robin group in the Col Ohio area???

[Anonymous]

Belong to the Merritt Model railway club here in beautiful British Columbia, Canada,we have been working last 3 years on a club layout that is situated in the Museum here and is close to being finished,we are modeling the town as it was in the late 50's mostly a CP rail influence ,our next project is a large one,we will be recreating the kettle valley line in "G" scale in an 80' x 20' area in the public library,it will be running 20 feet overhead and all around the library,we are starting the bench work in October and are fund raising like crazy,I myself have my home layout a dual track line with a large yard and work on it when I can,I am modeling the era of the 1990's to today,love the large AC 4400's & FJ 45's with a long string of grain cars curving threw the layout.

[Anonymous]

Belong to the Merritt Model railway club here in beautiful British Columbia, Canada,we have been working last 3 years on a club layout that is situated in the Museum here and is close to being finished,we are modeling the town as it was in the late 50's mostly a CP rail influence ,our next project is a large one,we will be recreating the kettle valley line in "G" scale in an 80' x 20' area in the public library,it will be running 20 feet overhead and all around the library,we are starting the bench work in October and are fund raising like crazy,I myself have my home layout a dual track line with a large yard and work on it when I can,I am modeling the era of the 1990's to today,love the large AC 4400's & FJ 45's with a long string of grain cars curving threw the layout.

[ralphb]

I'm a member of an N-Trak club which has expanded my modeling scope and helped me to meet many other modelers and brought about some travel. It also gave me a chance to do more railroading than my original tiny layout afforded
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[ralphb]

I'm a member of an N-Trak club which has expanded my modeling scope and helped me to meet many other modelers and brought about some travel. It also gave me a chance to do more railroading than my original tiny layout afforded
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[ralphb]

The poll is a good idea, but lacks depth. Knowing such points as guage and whether or not the club is modular offers some insight into where the hobby is. The additional questions could be triggered by a positive answer. A negative or "used to be" answer might also lead to questions about why.

[ralphb]

The poll is a good idea, but lacks depth. Knowing such points as guage and whether or not the club is modular offers some insight into where the hobby is. The additional questions could be triggered by a positive answer. A negative or "used to be" answer might also lead to questions about why.

[Anonymous]

I've been a club member in two HO train clubs. The first in SE Virginia (Yorktown area) was initially because I didn't have a place to make a layout of my own. I soon found both friends and people who helped me learn how to do better modeling. The second club, in Northern Virginia, is a module club that has round-robin meetings and monthly module setups (train shows, libraries, etc.). Here I also found new friends and a myriad of people with skills they willing shared to improve their hobby skills. Check out some of the fun we've had at www.pwmrc.org (we've got two great webmasters!). PS: DCC and sound work best with clubs and collective member's knowledge, they can be overwhelming!

[Anonymous]

I've been a club member in two HO train clubs. The first in SE Virginia (Yorktown area) was initially because I didn't have a place to make a layout of my own. I soon found both friends and people who helped me learn how to do better modeling. The second club, in Northern Virginia, is a module club that has round-robin meetings and monthly module setups (train shows, libraries, etc.). Here I also found new friends and a myriad of people with skills they willing shared to improve their hobby skills. Check out some of the fun we've had at www.pwmrc.org (we've got two great webmasters!). PS: DCC and sound work best with clubs and collective member's knowledge, they can be overwhelming!

[Anonymous]

I've been a club member, four times in the last 25 years, and in every case, politics has killed the clubs or has caused so many problems, that over time, most people just simply walked away and never looked back. I'm one of them, one among at least, 50 to 100 in this area. Clubs are difficult enough, sometimes, to cope with. You take 30 -40 guys and put them together in a club, and within a very short time, the clicks start, the politics start, all followed by a lot of arguments and hard feelings No thanks, I've had it with clubs. When you stop having fun, then it's time to leave the hobby and find something else to do. I've seen other hobbies, like Model Ship Building, almost disappear because of peoples ideology or because one faction wanted control (politics) or because people just couldn't see eye to eye and were unwilling to compromise. There isn't any room in this hobby for politics.This hobby is supposed to be fun for everyone, MALE and FEMALE alike and the one thing that STEAMS me the most is for some D@*& BOZO to set them selves up as the supreme leader of the club and expect everyone else to fall in line behind them. DISAGREE WITH ME AND YOU'RE OUT THEY SAY. To that I say BS. Everyone has a right to an opinion, and has a right to express that opinion with out being degraded. If you disagree with them, say so, but do it with some respect for the person. I see many on these forums, not this one in particular but others on the main menu, that just can't resist taking a CHEAP SHOT at someone that they disagree with. There is nothing wrong with expressing an opinion, but have a little respect for the person your disagreeing with. Also be able to laugh at most of the thoughts expressed on here and don't take any of this seriously. If you can't then maybe you shouldn't be on here. I did forget one thing above, clubs do need leadership, of course, but that leadership needs to be responsive to everyones needs and opinions not just a small handful. Ok, I'll get off my soap box now.[:(!]

[Anonymous]

I've been a club member, four times in the last 25 years, and in every case, politics has killed the clubs or has caused so many problems, that over time, most people just simply walked away and never looked back. I'm one of them, one among at least, 50 to 100 in this area. Clubs are difficult enough, sometimes, to cope with. You take 30 -40 guys and put them together in a club, and within a very short time, the clicks start, the politics start, all followed by a lot of arguments and hard feelings No thanks, I've had it with clubs. When you stop having fun, then it's time to leave the hobby and find something else to do. I've seen other hobbies, like Model Ship Building, almost disappear because of peoples ideology or because one faction wanted control (politics) or because people just couldn't see eye to eye and were unwilling to compromise. There isn't any room in this hobby for politics.This hobby is supposed to be fun for everyone, MALE and FEMALE alike and the one thing that STEAMS me the most is for some D@*& BOZO to set them selves up as the supreme leader of the club and expect everyone else to fall in line behind them. DISAGREE WITH ME AND YOU'RE OUT THEY SAY. To that I say BS. Everyone has a right to an opinion, and has a right to express that opinion with out being degraded. If you disagree with them, say so, but do it with some respect for the person. I see many on these forums, not this one in particular but others on the main menu, that just can't resist taking a CHEAP SHOT at someone that they disagree with. There is nothing wrong with expressing an opinion, but have a little respect for the person your disagreeing with. Also be able to laugh at most of the thoughts expressed on here and don't take any of this seriously. If you can't then maybe you shouldn't be on here. I did forget one thing above, clubs do need leadership, of course, but that leadership needs to be responsive to everyones needs and opinions not just a small handful. Ok, I'll get off my soap box now.[:(!]

[TomDiehl]

I've been a member of several model railroad clubs since my early teens. One thing that vexes many clubs is the problem of young members, such as how young do you let them join. There's always the debate of are we nurturing a budding young model railroader, or are we a glorified baby sitting service? The club I am presently in has solved this by having no lower age limit, but anyone under 14 wishing to join must be sponsored by a full adult member. In almost all cases this has been a relative, and the youth can only be at the club when the sponsoring member is is there, establishing a responsible adult for that youth. As said in messages above, the experience is frustrating, informative and rewarding all at once, and I'm glad I didn't miss it.