SCALETRAINS ROAD TRIP
“Are we there yet?”
We’re sure these words bring back fond memories of family vacations, fun destinations, and kids arguing in the back seat.
As we continue our journey to visit all 50 states over the next several years, we want to meet you and have you play a role in our ScaleTrains Road Trip™ story.
BE A PART OF THE JOURNEY
Shortly after unveiling our company in 2015, the Chattanooga Modular Modelers invited us to share our story with several clubs from Tennessee and Georgia. This was the beginning of what we now know as a “Meet & Greet.”
During a Meet & Greet, we display our latest products and encourage folks to pick-up the models for a closer look. We spend about an hour sharing our company story, how model trains are made, and answering every question asked about our company and favorite hobby. We also have gift bags and giveaways, so no one leaves empty handed. If time allows, we run trains on the club layout too.
Normally, Meet & Greets are held in cities where we’re exhibiting at a train show. We’ve held dozens at local clubs and they’re a lot of fun. We always enjoy connecting with fellow modelers in a casual environment. More than a year ago, we began talking about how to reach people in areas that do not have a national level or large regional train show. The discussion evolved into the creation of the ScaleTrains Road Trip.
In 2021, we acquired a truck and RV so we can travel everywhere and set-up anywhere for Meet & Greets. So far, we’ve visited over a dozen states and plan to visit all 50.
So far, we’ve visited over 50 model railroad clubs and plan to exhibit at regional train shows; attend special events at railroad museums; set-up at full-scale railroad festivals; host train-watching days at railfan hotspots; and more. We’ve also invited special guests and several partners (see below) to join us along the way.
Below, you’ll see photos from some of the clubs we’ve visited as well as a list of places we’ve been. You can also stay connected by clicking on the “Industry Podcasts” tab to listen in as we share some of our favorite Road Trip memories from our previous trips. Additionally, our map of the USA shows where we’ve been and where we’ll be going next.
We hope to see you on the road!
*Due to unforeseen circumstances, dates, times, and locations are subject to change.
Coastal Rail Buffs
at the Georgia State Railroad Museum
655 Louisville Road
Savannah, Georgia 31401
Wednesday, January 8th at 7:00pm
Club Visits
Thank you to the following organizations for their hospitality. We truly enjoyed our visit and sharing our favorite hobby.
ALABAMA
Black Warrior Model Railroad Club, Northport
ARKANSAS
Sugar Creek Model Railroad & Historical Society, Springdale
ARIZONA
Wyoming Division Historical Society, Cornville
Flagstaff Model Railroad Club, Flagstaff
Gilbert Model Railroad Club, Gilbert
Arizona Model Railroading Society, Glendale
Thunderbird Model Railroad Club, Phoenix
Scottsdale Model Railroad Historical Society, Scottsdale
Cochise & Western Model Railroad Association, Sierra Vista
The Southern Society of Model Railroad Engineers, Tucson
CALIFORNIA
Golden Empire Historical and Modeling Society, Bakersfield
Corona Model Railroad Society, Corona
Carquinez Model Railroad Society, Crockett
Pasadena Model Railroad Club, Los Angeles
West Bay Model Railroad Association, Menlo Park
California Southern Model Railroad Club, Norwalk
Golden State Model Railroad Museum, Point Richmond
Sacramento Model Railroad Historical Society, Sacramento
La Mesa Model Railroad Club, San Diego
Belmont Shore Model Railroad Club, San Pedro
South Bay Historical Railroad Society, Santa Clara
Fresno Model Railroad Club, Selma
COLORADO
Moffat Modelerers Railroad Group, Denver
Grand Valley Model Railroad Club, Grand Junction
Colorado Model Railroad Museum, Greeley
CONNECTICUT
Torrington Area Model Railroaders, Torrington
DELAWARE
DelMarVa Model Railroad Club, Delmar
FLORIDA
South Florida Railway Museum, Deerfield Beach
Scale Rails of Southwest Florida, Ft. Meyers
Citrus Model Railroad Club, Inverness
Atlantic Coast S Gaugers - North Florida Division, Jacksonville
First Coast Model Railway Society, Jacksonville
Suncoast Model Railroad Club, Largo
West Pasco Model Railroad Association, New Port Richey
Ocala Model Railroaders Historic Preservation Society, Inc., Ocala
Central Florida Railroad Modelers, Orlando
Orlando N-Trak, Orlando
Flagler Model Railroad Club, Ormond Beach
Pensacola Model Railroad Club, Pensacola
Treasure Coast Model Railroad, Port St. Lucie
Big Bend Model Railroad Club, Tallahassee
Titusville Area Model Railroad Club, Titusville
Orlando Society of Model Railroaders, Winter Park
GEORGIA
Tri-State Model Railroaders, Mineral Bluff
IDAHO
Old Boise Model Railroad Club, Boise
Caldwell Model Railroad Club & Historical Society, Caldwell
North Side Model Railroad Association, Jerome
Pocatello Model Railroad Club, Pocatello
ILLINOIS
Lake Shore Model Railroad Association, Chicago
Elmhurst Model Railroad Club, Elmhurst
Will County Model Railroad Association, Joliet
River City Model Railroad Club, Pekin
Crawford County Model Railroad Club, Robinson
Danville Junction Chapter NRHS, Rossville
Springfield Model Railroad Club, Springfield
INDIANA
Naptown & White River Model Railroad Club, Indianapolis
IOWA
Hawkeye Model Railroad Club, Coralville
Eldon Iowa Railroad Museum, Eldon
KENTUCKY
K & I Model Railroad Club, Louisville
LOUISIANA
Crescent City Model Railroaders, Metairie
Sue Line Railroad, Shreveport
MAINE
Great Falls Model Railroad Club, Auburn
Eastern Maine Model Railroad Club, Orland
MARYLAND
Saverna Park Model Railroad Club, Saverna Park
Hagerstown Model Railroad Museum, Sharpsburg
Maryland West Virginia Model Railroad Association, Cumberland
MASSACHUSETTS
South Shore Model Railway Club, Hingham
Amherst Railway Society, Palmer
North Shore Model Railroad Club, Wakefield
MICHIGAN
Blissfield Model Railroad Club, Blissfield
MINNESOTA
North Metro Model Railroad Club, Coon Rapids
MISSOURI
St. Charles Model Railroad Club, St. Charles
Missouri Model Railroad Museum, Independence
Ozarks Model Railroad Association, Ozark
Mississippi Valley N Scalers, Fenton
MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi Coast Model Railroad Museum, Gulfport
Central Mississippi Model Railroad Association, Jackson
Meridian's Railroad Museum, Meridian
MONTANA
Rimrock Model Railroaders, Billings
Montana Museum of Railroad History, Great Falls
Western Montana Railroad Historical Association, Helena
Livingston Model Railroad Club, Livingston
Missoula Model Railroad Club, Missoula
NEBRASKA
Beatrice Area Railroad Enthusiast (BARE), Beatrice
Tri-City Model Railroad Association (TCMRA), Grand Island
Lincoln Area Railway Historical Society, Lincoln
Nebraska-Iowa Model Railroaders, Omaha
NEVADA
Nevada State Railroad Museum, Boulder City
Carson City Railroad Association, Carson City
NEW JERSEY
New York Society of Model Engineers, Carlstadt
Garden State Model Railway, North Haledon
The Model Railroad Club, Union
Patcong Valley Model Railroad Club, Richland
NEW MEXICO
ASHOME Model Railroad Club Albuquerque
New Mexico Rail Runner,s Albuquerque
Clovis Area Train Society (CATS), Clovis
NEW YORK
NMRA Hudson Berkshire Division, Clifton Park
Central New York Model Railroad Club, Elbridge
Upstate Model Railroaders, South, Glen Falls
West Island Model Railroad Club, Hicksville
Rochester Model Railroad Club, Rochester
Upstate Model Railroad Club South, Glens Falls
Model Railroad Club of Buffalo, Tonawanda
NORTH DAKOTA
Dakota Central & Western Model Railroad Club, Bismarck
Spud Valley Model Railroad Club W, Fargo
OHIO
Youngstown Model Railroad Association, Youngstown
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma Model Railroad Association & Museum, Oklahoma City
Green Country Model Railroad Club, Tulsa
OREGON
Eastern Cascades Model Railroad Club, Bend
Willamette Model Railroad Club, Clackamas
Lane Society of Model Railroaders, Junction City
Rogue Valley Model Railroad Club, Medford
Columbia Gorge Model Railroad Club, Portland
PENNSYLVANIA
Lehigh & Keystone Valley Model Railroad Museum, Bethlehem
Waynesboro Model Railroad Club, Greencastle
Hudson Model Railroad Club, Plains
RHODE ISLAND
Providence Northern Model Railroad Club, Providence
SOUTH DAKOTA
Sioux Valley Model Engineers Society, Sioux Falls
TENNESSEE
Chattanooga Modular Modelers, Chattanooga
Memphis Model Railroaders, Memphis
TEXAS
Amarillo Railroad Museum, Amarillo
Gulf Western Modular, Aransas Pass
Austin Model Railway Society, Austin
All Points North Model Railroad Association, Conroe
Texas Northern Model Railroad Club, Inc., Dallas
Texas Western Model Railroad Club, Forest Hill
San Antonio Model Railroad Association, Live Oak
New Braunfels Historic Railroad & Modelers Society, New Braunfels
San Jacinto Model Railroad Club, Pasadena
Cotton Belt Railroad Museum, Tyler
Waco Area Modeler Railroaderss (not a club or organization); held at a church, Waco
UTAH
Hostler Model Railroad Museum, Ogden
VERMONT
North Western Vermont Model Railroad Association, Essex Junction
VIRGINIA
Roanoke Valley Model Railroaders, Roanoke
Northern Virginia Model Railroaders, Vienna
Chesapeake Bay & Western, Yorktown
WASHINGTON
Whatcom Skagit Model Railroad Club, Bellingham
Boeing Employee's Model Railroad Club, Burien
Evergreen Model Railroaders, Greenacres
Tri-City Model Railroaders, Kennewick
Olympic Model Railroad Society (OMRS) Lacey
River City Modelers, Spokane
Puget Sound Model Railroad Engineers, Tacoma
Walla Walla Valley Model Railroad Club, Walla Walla
WEST VIRGINIA
Mid-Ohio Valley Model Railroad Club, Parkersburg
WYOMING
Sherman Hill Model Railroad Club, Cheyenne
Places we’ve been…
Danville Junction Chapter
Rossville, Illinois
St. Charles Model Railroad Club
St. Charles, Missouri
Crawford County Model Railroad Club
Oblong, Illinois
Springfield Model Railroad Club
Springfield, Illinois
K&I Model Railroad Club and Division 8
Louisville, Kentucky
River City Model Railroad Club
Pekin, Illinois
River and Rail Weekend
Ft. Madison, Iowa
Hawkeye Model Railroad Club
Coralville, Iowa
Will County Model Railroad Association
Joliet, Illinois
Naptown & White River Model Railroad Club
Indianapolis, Indiana
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Sugar Creek Model Railroad Society
Springdale, Arkansas
Green Country Model Railroad Club
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Oklahoma Model Railroad Association & Museum
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Amarillo Railroad Museum
Amarillo, Texas
Clovis Area Train Society (CATS)
Clovis, New Mexico
New Mexico Rail Runners
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Treasure Coast Model Railroad Club
Port St. Lucie, Florida
Orlando Society of Model Railroaders
Winter Park, Florida
Ocala Model Railroaders
Ocala, Florida
The Big Bend Model Railroad Association
Tallahassee, Florida
Flagstaff Model Railroad Club
Flagstaff, Arizona
Arizona Model Railroading Society
Glendale, Arizona
California Southern Model Railroad Club
Norwalk, California
Prototype Rails RPM
Cocoa Beach, Florida
First Coast Model Railway Society
Jacksonville, Florida
Flagler Model Railroad Club
Ormond Beach, Florida
Titusville Area Model Railroad Club
Titusville, Florida
Central Florida Railroader Modelers
Orlando, Florida
West Pasco Model Railroad Association
New Port Richey, Florida
Suncoast Model Railroad Club
Largo, Florida
Scale Rails of Southwest Florida
North Fort Myers, Florida
South Florida Railway Museum
Deerfield Beach, Florida
Sioux Valley Model Engineers Society
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Spud Valley Model Railroad Club
West Fargo, North Dakota
Dakota Central & Western Model Railroad Club
Bismarck, North Dakota
Rimrock Model Railroaders
Billings, Montana
Livingston Model Railroad Club
Livingston, Montana
Pocatello Model Railroad Club
Pocatello, Idaho
Western Montana Railroad Historical Association
Helena, Montana
Montana Museum of Railroad History
Great Falls, Montana
Missoula Model Railroad Club
Missoula, Montana
River City Modelers
Spokane, Washington
Tri-City Model Railroaders
Kennewick, Washington
Whatcom Skagit Model Railroad Club
Bellingham, Washington
Puget Sound Model Railroad Engineers
Tacoma, Washington
Olympic Model Railroad Society
Lacey, Washington
Columbia Gorge Model Railroad Club
Portland, Oregon
Willamette Model Railroad Club
Clackamas, Oregon
Lane Society of Model Railroaders
Junction City, Oregon
Rogue Valley Model Railroad Club
Medford, Oregon
Eastern Cascades Model Railroad Club
Jerome, Oregon
Caldwell Model Railroad Club
Caldwell, Idaho
Old Boise Model Railroad Club
Jerome, Oregon
Hostler Model Railroad Museum
Ogden, Utah
Sherman Hill Model Railroad Club
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Nebraska-Iowa Railroaders
Omaha, Nebraska
Orlando N Trak
Orlando, Florida
Citrus Model Roailroad Club
Orlando, Florida
Pensacola Model Railroad Club
Pensacola, Florida
Crescent City Model Railroaders
Metaire, Louisiana
Greater Houston Train Show
Pasadena, Texas
All Points North Model Railroad Association
Conroe, Texas
Gulf & Western
Woodsboro, Texas
New Braunfels Historic Railroad and Modelers Society
New Braunfels, Texas
San Antonio Model Railroad Association (SAMRA)
Live Oak, Texas
Austin Model Railway Society
Austin, Texas
St. Matthew Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall
Waco, Texas
Texas Northern Model Railroad Club
Dallas, Texas
Texas Western Model Railroad Club
Forest Hill, Texas
Cotton Belt Railroad Depot Museum
Tyler, Texas
Sue Line Railroad
Shreveport, Louisiana
Central Mississippi Model Railroad Association
Jackson, Mississippi
Meridian Railroad Museum
Meridian, Mississippi
Black Warrior Model Railroad Club
Northport, Alabama
Lincoln Area Railway Historical Society
Lincoln, Nebraska
Tri- City Model Railroad Association (TCMRA)
Grand Island, Nebraska
Colorado Model Railroad Museum
Greeley, Colorado
Moffat Modelers
Denver, Colorado
Nevada State Railroad Museum
Boulder City, Nevada
Carson City Railroad Association
Carson City, Nevada
South Bay Historical Railroad Society (SBRHS)
Santa Clara, California
Fresno Model Railroad Club
Selma, California
Golden Empire Historical and Modeling Society (GEHAMS)
Bakersfield, California
Pasadena Model Railroad Museum
Los Angeles, California
Southern Arizona Society of Model Engineers (SASME)
Tucson, Arizona
Memphis Model Railroaders
Memphis, Tennessee