In the Spring of this year, MCMR members were invited to tour the U.S. Sugar plant in Clewiston Florida.U.S. Sugar produces 800,000 tons of sugar each year. That’s one billion, six hundred million pounds of sugar. Sweet!The company provided the bus, the guides and a meal among other things, all …
Sadly, Martin County Model Railroaders lost our fellow member, John Penicnak this summer. John, an enthusiastic model train man, was an effective and dedicated leader of our organization. He provided direction and he he helped introduce some innovative ideas, not the least of which was the concept of raising funds …
Yesterday afternoon we started building the West Side layout. The fact that there was an on going tornado warning did not stop progress! In a short span of time, with many hands, a number pieces of benchwork were completed with precision. Members met from 3 PM to just before 7 …
In order to make way for the new, the old must be removed. In the following photos, recently provided by Larry McCarthy, are some familiar faces who are working hard to deconstruct the old West Side Layout.The old layout has been part of the club for a long time and …
MCMR is pleased to announce that Peter Ellison has become the most recent member of our Club. Welcome Pete!
As most of you know, members of our club have recently suffered the loss of a loved one. On March 3, 2015, Katherine Cialgo passed away. She was the wife of member Dennis Cialgo. Her obituary may be read here: http://www.foresthillspalmcityflorida.com/tribute/details/10806/Katherine_Culverhouse_Ciaglo/obituary.html#tribute-startIn addition, we were recently informed that the mother of one …
We at Martin County Model Railroaders are pleased to welcome four new members to our club. They are: Richard Gustafson, Bruce Kopf, Ed Martz and Alan Tesson. Welcome to MCMR!
<— Click here to see photos of the 2015 Raffle Layout prize. A number of members have been hard at work preparing the layout. One photo shows Rich Burke demonstrating his design skills. These photos were submitted by Larry McCarthy.
Here are four very nice photos of MCMR’s recently acquired N scale trains. Rudy’s layout is an excellent addition to the club’s existing G and HO layouts. Thanks for the photos Larry Greenley! (If you don’t see a “Continue Reading” prompt, click the photo to see the other photos.)
Recently Wesley was interviewed by Mr. Drew Mello of WQCS Radio, NPR for the Treasure Coast, 88.9 on the dial. Wesley made an excellent presentation on behalf of our club. In particular, he emphasizes our upcoming open house. Wesley is to be commended for the time and effort he put …
