Hurry down to see us, but be careful - don't be in too much of a hurry like our friend here:

Welcome to one of the oldest Model Railroad clubs in the USA.  Founded in Murray Hill, NJ by inventor and NMRA Master Modeler (#4) Paul Mallery and three other gentlemen in 1949, we subsequently moved to our present site in 1974 and are now part of the Lenape Park grounds located in Union County, Union, NJ.  Paul was awarded the Distinguished Service Award in 1978 for his contributions to the hobby and the President's Award in 1980 for outstanding service to the NMRA.

We are open to the public on Saturdays from 1pm to 4pm. There is an admission fee, on regular Saturdays of $5.00 per adult ($4.00 Seniors) and $3.00 per child.  For three weekends each Fall our Club holds its Annual Show.  Annual Show weekend admission is a bit higher with tickets for the 2008 event available here.  Visit our Directions Page to view directions and a map to, or an aerial picture of, our Club. All admissions paid by the public, as well as member dues are used to maintain and expand the Club building and facilities.  The rolling stock (railroad cars and locomotives) are funded solely by Club members.  For information on our layouts visit our HO,  N-Scale and Garden Railroad department pages. 

The Workshops Page provides information about the model railroading classes that we periodically provide - including a set recently offered.  Classes are forming now so don't wait to register for the latest set. If you can't wait for a class, we hope you enjoy the latest education addition to the website, the Learn With Us section which can now be found in the menu at the left edge of your screen .   Keep coming back as we add new "lessons" to the section.   We hope you'll like what you find there already.   We think of it as just another way of sharing what we do, and how we do it, with you.

To view hundreds of photos of the layouts, the addition, and prototype railroads in our region (including the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Line) visit our Photo Gallery.  There are also layout drawings and diagrams of locomotives in Club paint schemes. 

The latest information on (what was) our building expansion can be found at the Building Addition page.  Donations are gratefully accepted (with a tax donation letter sent to you) via this page.  Our monthly Newsletter, containing recent and upcoming events, is available at this page. 

Visit the Membership Page to learn how to become, and what it is to be part of our Club.  The Departure Track provides links with countless other railroad related sites.   These links include both model railroading and prototype railroading related sites.  If your are interested in supporting our Building Expansion Fund, please print the on-line form.  Finally, please take the time to fill out the form in the Guest Book before you move on to other sites.

Recently we've had visits from various media organizations as well as NMRA SIGs.  Look here to see what's been happening as well as some video captured from the TV and other events.  Also links to other goings-on at other railroad organizations can be found there.

Become a Friend of the Model Railroad Club! 

We are now offering a new special status called “Friend”.  This status is available for those not able to become a full member of the Club yet who would like to support the Club’s activities.  Friends are available at various levels from Private Car level at $215 to Individual Friend level at $30, with varying levels of benefits which are defined in this brochure.   Enrollment form is available for download here.

To become a Friend of The Model Railroad Club, Inc., please download this form and send it to us, or call and leave a message for our Membership Chairperson at 1-908-964-8808, or stop by the Club on any Saturday - see hours we're open listed above.

The Wall came DOWN!  Unification happened!
Track is being laid!  Come watch the weekly progress.
You too can say "I've been working on the railroad".....

Near the end of year 2000, after seven years of building our addition, we started benchwork.  On February 19, 2001, we raised the first pieces of benchwork lumber.  Check the Photo Gallery for pictures of the HO benchwork. We will be adding photos about our rail laying tasks semi-regularly.  The photos of the wall removal are now available.  Follow the links for these photos below.  We completed a significant portion of the rough benchwork by the end of 2001.

In early October 2001 we received a temporary (12 month) Certificate of Occupancy for the addition.  This allowed the general public to use the balcony area, upper level rest rooms, and the exits in the addition during the 2001 Annual show.  All benchwork was completed in 2002 and work now continues to progress on the sub-roadbed and rail.  Keep checking this site for more photos as the work continues here at The Model Railroad Club as rail continues to be laid, and laid and .... 

And oh yeah, some scale size buildings are going up on the layout as well.

As of August 3, 2002 the wall separating the existing and new HO layout areas was removed, making for a grand vista extending the entire 128' in length.  On September 18, 2002 we successfully passed the final inspection for our permanent Certificate of Occupancy.  Following that, we invited the County Freeholders down to give them the key to the building.  A photo of that event is here.  Come down and see what we've been working on for all these years.  The weather is great here.   A constant 70 degrees, with lots of warm and friendly faces around.   All we're missing is your face.   Stop down and share it with us.

The 2009-2010 Board of Directors are organized with the following assignments:

Development Department Chairperson – Bob Nalbone
Membership Department Chairperson – Russ Fiero
Building Department Chairperson – Don Magee
To contact these people, please visit the Contacting Us button in the Menu at the left side of this page.

We proudly use Digitrax DCC equipment.

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