New England Model Train EXPO

We would like to thank the groups who displayed their model railroads at the 2009 show:

Amherst Railway Society, Inc.	HO Scale
www.amherstrail.org/abl/index.html	Layout 22 x 44 ft.
The Amherst Belt Lines was born several years ago. Amherst Railway Society members who annually assembled the modular layout decided to give their miniature world a personality. In spite of fact that the various members had their favorite prototype or fictitious railroads, the group wanted to keep the railroad's identity tied to the Amherst Railway Society. So the name Amherst Belt Lines was chosen, and the logo and colors were based on the Amherst Railway Society's logo. The railroad's fictional map was also laid out, taking into account as much as possible the real and fictional locations depicted by the various modules at the time. The fictional route map runs across Massachusetts like a belt. The western terminus is Eastside Yard, which roughly equates to the B&M's East Deerfield Yard. The eastern terminus is Lowell Junction. There are also a number of branch lines connecting to other members' locations.

Bristol S Gauge Railroaders	S Scale
www.trainweb.org/bristol-s-gauge	Layout 26 x 14 ft.
The Bristol S Gauge Railroaders are dedicated to S scale (1/64 scale) model railroading. Formed in 1948, we believe we are the longest-running S scale club in the world! Members are interested in most branches of S scale, including, but not limited to, Scale, Narrow Gauge (Sn3 and Sn2), Hi-Rail, and American Flyer operating and collecting. Our major goals are to learn from each other and have fun doing it.

Cape Cod Model Railroad Club	HO Scale
www.trainweb.org/caperail	Layout 16 x 34 ft.
Modular model railroading is a primary club activity and represents the practice of building 2'x4' (or 2'x6') modules containing track and scenery that, in many cases, model Cape Cod scenes. The modules are built to a set of specifications which allow the units to be joined together, creating a large mobile layout.

European Train Enthusiasts	HO Scale
www.ete-ene.org	Layout 15 x 40 ft.
The national organization of European Train Enthusiasts (ETE) was founded in February of 1973. The Eastern New England chapter was chartered in 2000 with the intention of bringing together all who are interested in the railroads of Europe. We desire by our association to share our ideas and interests, problems, and skills, and thus to find mutual support and encouragement. Membership is open to anyone genuinely interested in European railroading, either in model or prototype. Our membership is comprised of individuals who have a wide diversity of sub-interests within the hobby of European railroading. We have members who enjoy modeling (in all scales, both AC and DC), video and still railroad photography (both production and enjoyment), European railroad travel, collecting, trading, and modular model railroading.

Kenwood & Lynville	HO Scale
	Layout 25 x 2.5 ft.
The Kenwood & Lynville is a freelanced modular switching layout. It is DCC and provides two primary switching areas, one on each end. There is an interchange with a 'fiddle' area behind the backdrop that provides for a third operator from time to time, who picks up emptys and drops off loads. The layout is less than two years old, and this will be its first appearance at a show.

MaiNe trak	N Scale
	Layout 12 x 24 ft.
MaiNe trak was organized in December 1996, originally as a "bend trak" club. We started touring the state of Maine in 1997, participating in as many as 8 shows a year with just a handful of members.  In or around 2000, we abandoned the "bend trak" standards in favor of "oNe trak" for a smaller module and a more conventional modular layout setup. We did modify the standards to include a second main line (both of which are separate), where we run DC on one main and DCC on the other. We have recently begun spreading out to other states and networking with other clubs. We set up under the umbrella of "Winterfest" with Northeast n-trak at the Amherst Society train show at the Big "E" in 2008, where one of our modules won 3rd place "best in show" and one of our members custom painted and decaled "moxie" train won 2nd place in the "parade of trains". We also set up at the HUB Division's 50th anniversary show and will be setting up at their EXPO show in Marlborough Mass, which we hope to make annual event. We now have 10 dedicated and talented model railroaders in our club who at shows run a variety of railroad equipment including but not limited to US, British rail and Japanese over some very well build scenic and detailed modules.

Metrowest Model Railroad Society	O Scale
www.trainweb.org/metrowest	Layout 18 x 64 ft.
No write-up available.

Middlesex Central Railroad Club	HO Scale
	Layout 16 x 24 ft.
No write-up available.

Narragansett Bay Railroad & Navigation Co.	On30 Scale
	Layout 50 x 35 ft.
The NBR&N is an On30 modular RR built by members of the Little Rhody Division of the NMRA. It depicts a fictional narrow gauge RR in southeastern New England in the 1930's-40s. We are using a combination of Bend Track and Free-MO.

New England Free-mo Group	HO Scale
www.nefree-mo.org	Layout 24 x 2.5 ft.
The New England Free-mo Group is not a club in the traditional sense, but an open association of HO-scale modular model railroaders building to the Free-mo standards. Our aim is toward making the scenery and structures on the modules to be prototypical, through which realistic operations may be performed. Any type of scenery or era is welcome as long as we have good quality modeling. While we are New England-based, we do not necessarily concentrate on New England themes or in any one span of time.

Worcester Model Railroaders	HO Scale
www.wmrr.org	4x8 Layout for Raffle
The Worcester Central Lines is the free-lanced rail line of the Worcester Model Railroaders, one of the oldest continuously running clubs in the United States. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, the club features a 40' by 60' depiction of bridge line incorporating Boston & Albany and Boston & Maine right-of-way from Mechanicville, New York to Boston, Massachusetts.

Youth In Model Railroading	HO Scale
www.ymr-online.org	Layout 20 x 27 ft.
No write-up available.