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Railroad Club of Buffalo 2023 Open House
January 28, 2023 @ 11:00 am - January 29, 2023 @ 4:00 pm CST
Dates: January 28-29
Open House Hours: 12pm to 5pm These are the correct times for both days.
Admission: $5.00/Family or $2.00/Individual – Kids under 6 are Free
Location: The club is located at Town Boys and Girls Club at 54 Riverdale near Vulcan and Tonawanda streets in Tonawanda, NY. Use the entrance with a doorbell (mounted HIGH!) on the Edgar Ave side of the building.
The model Railroad Club of Buffalo is the nations 3rd oldest club featuring a 600 square foot O scale layout and a 1200 square foot HO scale layout.
Our club layouts have seen significant changes as a result of work on the building the layout is located in. This is a good thing and has provided us the opportunity to make some changes. Our next open house should be an interesting one for both returning and new visitors alike! In the mean time, if you are interested in joining the club, there has never been a better time since parts of the layout are being rebuilt from the benchwork on up!
The O scale layout occupies a 20ft x 25ft area and will include On3 Narrow Gauge and Standard Gauge Freight and Traction. The 3ft gauge line will serve a coal mine. The Standard Gauge line has been expanded with a longer mainline run and interchanges freight with the 3 foot line. The Traction runs trolleys from a small city to a lakeside resort area. Scenery represents an Appalachian setting with heavily forested hills. Steam powered trains predominate on the Narrow Gauge and wooden interurbans are powered from the overhead trolley wire.