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The Club
Annual Show
The Layout
Location
Membership
Contact Us
Local Resources
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Housatonic Model
Railway Club,
Inc.
Fairfield, Connecticut,
USA
New Show Date October 24, 2010
New Location - Fairfield Warde High School |
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The Club
Founded in 1972, the Housatonic Model
Railway
Club is a not-for-profit corporation to further the enjoyment of the
model
railroad hobby, primarily through the building and operation of an
H0 scale
model railroad.
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Annual Show and
Sale
The Housatonic Model Railway Club and
the
Fairfield Historical Society plans to host the next Station Stop
model
railroad show and sale at the Fairfield
Warde High
School in Fairfield
October 24, 2010.
Pictures from past shows are available here.
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The Old Layout
The Housatonic Model Railway Club layout
broadly
followed what the Housatonic Railroad (which was swallowed by the New Haven around
100
years ago) might have looked like in the 1950's, had it remained
independent. Mostly sceniced in fall colors, the layout used
state-of-the art design, modeling, and operating techniques, with a
walk-around plan designed for scenery and operations. The club
implemented Digital
Command Control.
On the old layout, operating nights were held most months,
sometimes featuring different eras using member
equipment.
Construction continued up to getting our notice to leave, both
filling in
remaining unsceniced patches, and continually improving the
railroad's
appearance.
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Location
The club recently moved into new space, and is
starting
construction on the new layout. Come
visit us between 7:30pm and 10:00pm Fridays:
The Grosso Mini-Mall
161 Kings Highway
Fairfield, CT
Use the stairs in back.
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Membership
The Housatonic Model Railway Club currently has
openings
for new members. The club supports itself with member dues and
initiation fees, as well as through the train show.
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Contact Us
For more information, email our President, Jeff Dean. Questions and
comments about this web page should be directed to the webmaster. Our mailing
address
is P. O. Box 234,
Fairfield, CT
06824.
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