Danbury and Garden State Northern Day Trip

A ride through the Danbury Railway Museum in April 2013.

 The club was again invited to visit the Garden State Northern model railroad club in North Haledon, NJ.  It was a great trip and the group coupled the visit with a stop at the Danbury Railway Museum.

Read about the entire trip: http://mprr.org/clubtrip/gardenstatebound2013

Train Show - Railroad Hobby Show 2013

The HO scale layout at the 2013 Railroad Hobby Show.

After a long summer of revamping the layout, the HO scale modules were looking good for the 2013 Railroad Hobby Show.  Besides the appearance renovations like green fascia paint and new black skirting, the club converted the layout to DCC which meant all new wiring and harness for over 70 module sections.

To read more about the show, visit: http://mprr.org/trainshow/railroadhobbyshow2013

Danbury and Garden State Northern Day Trip

A Metro-North train sits at the Danbury Railway Museum in March 2010.

The club was invited to visit the Garden State Northern model railroad club in North Haledon, NJ.  It was a great trip and the group coupled the visit with a stop at the Danbury Railway Museum.

Read about the entire trip: http://mprr.org/clubtrip/gardenstatebound2012

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

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

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

Club Trip 2010

A CSX intermodal train passes through Fostoria, OH.

Perfect weather and plenty of rail traffic highlighted the club's annual railfan adventures through Ohio and Pennsylvania.  The members visited many of the regular spots including Fostoria, Deshler, Altoona, and Enola.

Read more about the club's adventures: http://mprr.org/clubtrip/clubtrip2010