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Business Meeting: 10 November

The monthly meeting of the South Mountain Division (SMD) will be held on Sunday, 10 November at the Cumberland Valley Model Railroad Club. The club has their own building located at 440 Nelson St, Chambersburg, PA 17201. Thanks to Division and club member John Pursell for arranging a meeting at this venue. It has been three years since we last visited their location.

The club has multiple layouts in various scales and gauges, with displays of both scale and tinplate models. In order to give us more time to take in all of the various features of the club’s activities they will be opening the doors for us at 1:30 instead of the normal 2PM.

About the Cumberland Valley:

In 1996 a small group of railroad enthusiasts recognized the need for a club in the Chambersburg area, thus in April of that year the Cumberland Valley Model Railroad Club was founded. The club derived its name from the Cumberland Valley Railroad. The Cumberland Valley Railroad’s headquarters, which was located in Chambersburg served the Cumberland Valley from 1836 to 1919, when it became part of the Pennsylvania Railroad.

Cumberland Valley Yard Sale

The Cumberland Valley Model Railroad Club will be holding a model train yard sale on Saturday, 19 June, in the parking lot of the clubhouse at 440 Nelson St, Chambersburg, PA.

They have items in all scales [engines, rolling stock, structures, scenery materials, tinplate].

Hours are 8:00 AM until roughly 1:00 PM, WEATHER PERMITTING If it rains, we don’t sell trains!

Additionally, if any SMD member has some of their own things to sell, they are welcome to set up a table. The club will have plenty of room.  You must provide your own table and cashbox. 

SMD members should contact the club at (717) 263-6447 and ask for SMD member John Pursell. [contact SMD at southmountaindiv@gmail.com and we will help you get in touch with John. -ed.]

HMRRM Model Train Sale

Sampling of train and railroad items for sale a the winter train show 2016.

The HAGERSTOWN MODEL RAILROAD MUSEUM  hosts a Model Train Sale three times a year to promote the hobby and to raise funds to continue the  restoration of the historic Antietam Station located at 17230 Shepherdstown Pike, Sharpsburg, MD.

The Hagerstown Model Railroad Museum (HMRRM) is a non-profit organization incorporated in 1937 and is active in promoting the hobby to the general public.   The  HMRRM was formed as a charitable, educational, literary, historical, scientific, and technological society and museum to promote to the public the historical, cultural, and economic importance of railroading to Hagerstown and the surrounding communities.

What:               Model Train Sale

What is it:        Model Train Sale regarding railroading and model railroading.

When:              Saturday, February 9, 2019

Where:            Washington County Ag Center, 7313 Sharpsburg Pike (Near Sharpsburg, MD  (6.5 mile south of I-70 on Rt 65)

Time:               9am – 2pm

Cost:                $5 adults, under 12 free.

Contact Info:

Email:  Hmrrm@myactv.net

Phone:  301-800-9829

Web Site: www.antietamstation.com

Show directions:  Follow I -70 to Rt 65 (exit 29); use Rt 65 south for approximately 6.5 miles to the Washington County Ag Center; 7313 Sharpsburg Pike; Boonsboro, MD 21713.  Loacted on the left side of the road.  Show is in the buildings at the rear of the center.