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2026 Ohio Model Rail Directory
General Notice
At time of publishing, some hours and locations have changed. Please reach out via contact info
Ashland,OH
Ashland County Model Railroaders and Railfans
Contact Info:
(419) 512-1717
Athens
The Railroad Model and Historical Society of Southeastern Ohio, Inc.
C/O Keith Morrow, Treasurer
4941 State Route 56
Athens, OH 45701
Bucyrus, OH
Bucyrus Model Railroad Association
Location: Crawford County Fairgrounds 610 Whetstone St. Bucyrus, OH 44820
Contact: Jon Cooper - Senior Trustee 435 County Highway 55 Nevada OH 44849 419-569-7374 cooperj12@yahoo.com
Facebook -https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057610511363
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@bucyrusmodelrailroadassoci7256
HO scale DC layout.
Open Sunday afternoons from 2pm-5pm. New members always welcome
Cincinnati,OH
Ohio Valley Sipping and Switching Society
https://www.facebook.com/ovsss/
Contact: ovsssinfo@gmail.com
Columbus,OH
Central Ohio Model Railroad Club
6471 Proprietors Rd., Worthington,OH 43085
Email: contact@comrc-inc.com
Phone: 614-799-8686
Website: https://www.comrc.club/
Columbus Metro Railway Society
Physical Address
Fran Ryan Center (near Franklin Park-Olde Towne East)
865 E Capital St, Columbus, OH 43205
Open Most Saturdays 10 am-2 pm
Membership Info and Inquiries
Connie Logan Email at liaison@cmrsoc.org
Central Ohio N-Trak (CONTRAK)
(Clubhouse) 3804 North High Street
Columbus, OH
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ohiontrak/
Website: http://www.centralohiontrak.org/
Columbus Garden Railway Society
Website: http://www.cgrs.org/
Coshocton,OH
Coshocton Model Railroad Club
Club/Group Contact
Lance Hall
330-473-7466
https://www.facebook.com/amrec.rrclub/
HO Layout at meeting frequency: 8pm to 11 p.m. each Friday
Clubhouse address: (Coshocton County Fairgrounds) 707 Kenilworth Ave. Coshocton,OH 43812
Cuyahoga Falls,OH
Cuyahoga Valley Terminal Model Railroad Club
Website: http://www.cuyahogavalleyterminal.org/
Dayton,OH
Miami Valley Garden Railway Society
1512 Walters Street Dayton, OH 45404
Contact: Peter W. Wine
Email: webmaster@mvgrs.com
Phone: (937)228-1491
Website: http://www.mvgrs.com/
Ohio Valley Free-mo
4024 Fulton Ave. Moraine,OH 45439
Contact: John McManaman
Email: RoadRailRepair@woh.rr.com
Website: http://www.trainweb.org/ohiovalleyfreemo
Galion, OH
Galion Model Railroad Club
Physical Address
2 Public Square 3rd Floor
Galion, Ohio 44833
https://www.facebook.com/GalionModelRR/
Kenton, OH
Scioto Junction Model Train Club
202 E. Columbus St., Kenton, Ohio 43326
Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:30-8:00 pm.
Contacts Lee Frey 419 327-0285 or Ray Thibaut 567-674-9477 for more information.
Lima,OH
HO Scale Model Railroaders of Lima
1200 Boyer Rd Lima, OH 45801
Contact: Rick Davis
Email: railrick779@gmail.com
Website: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ho-Scale-Model-Railroaders-of-Lima/269525721171
Marion, OH
Marion Model Railroad Club
532 W. Center St. Marion OH 43334
Contact: Ben Swope
Email: bswope@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.marionmodelrailroadclub.org
Mount Vernon,OH
Kokosing Valley Central Model Railroaders Club
501 West High Street Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050
https://www.facebook.com/groups/901770026526460
Norwalk,OH
The Norwalk and Western Model RR Club
9 Benedict Street Norwalk, OH
Contact: Todd Livengood
Email: tlivengood001@neo.rr.com
Phone: 419-668-4181
Website:https://www.facebook.com/NorwalkandWestern/
Olmsted Falls (Cleveland)
Olmsted Falls Depot & Model Railroad Museum
25802 Garfield Ave
Olmsted Falls, OH 44138
(440) 235 – 6566
https://www.olmstedfallsdepot.org/
https://www.facebook.com/CVWSmrc
Sandusky, OH
Erie Mad River Model Railroad Club
1309 N. Depot St. Sandusky, OH
Most Saturdays 9am to 12 noon
Contact: Michael Link
440-785-7594
Email: Ozzyrules92@aol.com
Sebring, OH
Sebring Model Railroad Club
216 E. Pennsylvania Avenue
Contact: Dave Bertolini
Email: doc51@sbcglobal.net
Website: https://www.facebook.com/Sebring-Model-Railroad-Club-1565073673715109/
Sidney, OH
West Central Ohio Model Railroad Club
900 Chestnut St. Sidney, OH
Contact: Pat McCarthy
Email: lmccar@bright.net
Sunbury, OH
Delaware County Model Railroad Group
Open Membership
($ 25 per quarter, $100 a year)
Meeting on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Tuesdays at 10:00 am Meeting on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 6:00 pm 168 South Vernon Ave. Sunbury, OH
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1226040184094443
All skill level of modelers welcome
SUNBURY STATION
(Adjacent to the Sandel Legacy Trail; north of Big Walnut High School)
168 S Vernon St, Sunbury, OH 43074
For more information, contact Kenny Beamer - 614-306-3961
Jerry Hurt - 740-816-7231
Toledo, OH
Toledo Area Trainmasters Model Railway Club
Email: neastnut@sbcglobal.net
Phone: 419-304-7896
Golden Eagle and Freedom Valley Model Railroad Club
(Modular HO and N layouts)
https://www.facebook.com/GEFV19/
Uniontown, OH
Northern Ohio Garden Railway Society
Contact: David L. Hawk
Email: info@nogrs.com
Phone: (330)896-9340
Website: http://www.nogrs.org/
Vandalia, Ohio (Dayton Area)
Crossroads Railroad Club
304 N. Dixie Drive Vandalia, OH
Contact: Dale P Bartley
Email: dbartley@timcorubber.com
Website: http://www.crossroadsrr.com/
Youngstown, OH
Youngstown Model Railroad Association
751 N.Four Mile Run Rd. Youngstown, OH
Contact: Jim Pope
Email: yomodelrrclub@yahoo.com
Phone: 330-547-3614
Website: http://www.ymra.org/
Zanesville,OH
Zane Trace and National Trails Model Railroad Club
Physical Address
24 South Sixth Street, Zanesville, Ohio 43701
(Above Christ’s Table Ministries, north of Dutro Ford)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/193506154017707/
Brian Harrier, Club President (contact for club events and inquiries)
1-740-252-6404
E-Mail Contacts: Greg Short or Brian Harrier
Email: oc5855@hotmail.com (Greg)
LAKE COUNTY/GEAUGA COUNTY
Lake Erie N-Scale Society
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Simply put, bringing the news from Buckeye State and surrounding areas of model railroading, railfanning, and real railroads to the masses.
Whether in our main coverage area (OH, KY, WV, SW VA, PA, MI, IN) or beyond; we are here for the love of the Iron Horse.
Modelers, pro railroaders, historians, photographers and all for love railroads are welcome....Buckeye State and Beyond, we are Ohio Valley Rails