Wednesday, August 10, 2011

A Soakin' Wet Club Trip 2011

An empty NS coal train heads west by the Cassandra Overlook in the summer of 2011.

Another year, another successful club trip railfanning some of our favorite hot spots in Ohio and Pennsylvania.  While the club members spent most of the trip dodging rain drops, everyone had a good time.

To read the entire trip story, visit: http://mprr.org/clubtrip/clubtrip2011

Monday, July 25, 2011

Train Show - 2011 Amtrak 40th Anniversary

The Amtrak 40th Anniversary show at New London Union Station.
On the scorching hot weekend of July 23-24, 2011, the Amtrak 40th Anniversary Train was parked out in front of New London Union Station as part of its nationwide trip celebrating the history of Amtrak. As part of this event, the club displayed a 12'x20' HO scale layout which featured Amtrak equipment cruising around the layout for the duration of the weekend.

Check out the entire train show wrap up at: http://mprr.org/trainshow/amtrak40th-newlondon

Monday, January 31, 2011

Train Show - 2011 Railroad Hobby Show

Club members answer questions about the layout during the show.
Another successful Railroad Hobby Show is in the books for the Mohegan Pequot Model Railroad Club. Once again, the club displayed its HO and G scale modular railroads inside the Young Building.

To learn more about the show, visit: http://mprr.org/trainshow/railroadhobbyshow2011