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Here is a listing of model railroad groups and clubs in area. If your club
is in the
Carolina Southern Division area and not listed here, please contact our webmaster
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Jack Parker's P&W Operations Group
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Charlotte, North Carolina |
A fairly large group of modelers from as far as a couple of hours away meet monthly to operate on Jack's P&W empire near Hwy 16 and Mt. Holly-Huntersville Rd in Charlotte. Directions are here.
The Piedmont &Western is a coal-hauling bridge line, joining Huntington, WV and Charlotte, NC. It has about 600 real ft of mainline, 12 towns, 3 yards. Coal is hauled from 5 major mines to 2 power plants. The railroad is set in the early fifties, with a mix of steam and diesel.
Jack uses a Digitrax® Chief DCC system. Operation is by card order and takes place the first Saturday evening of each month. Operations requires 12-18 people. Visiting engineers always welcome.
Email
Jim Thomas at
or
Martin Oakes at
if you'd like to attend. Click here to visit the
P&W website.
The Piedmont
Central Round Robin
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Charlotte, North Carolina |
Club information is in this PDF file.
This organization has been re-assimilated into the Piedmont Central Round Robin (see above).
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Concord, North Carolina |
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HO Modular, G and O Scales |
Meets every fourth Saturday of each month at 7pm at member's layouts. Most
members model in HO scale, but all scales are welcome. Dues are charged for postage
and materials for notification of meetings.
For more information contact:
Dave Chance, 704-933-4200.
or visit
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Concord_Area_Model_Railroad_Club/ .
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Belmont, North Carolina |
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Rock Hill, SC. |
We understand this HO and NTRAK club is no longer active. If anyone has information to the contrary, let us know.
Cherryville Model Railroad Club
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Old SAL Depot 105 Depot Street Cherryville, NC |
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HO and O
Scales |
The Club is located in the old Seaboard Air Line Depot in Cherryville, which is located on the CSX line from Charlotte to Bostic at milepost SF 371.42. CSX has a radio repeater and tower on site (frequencies 160.590 and 161.520). The club is currently restoring the Depot to look just as it did when in operation in the early 1900's. The loading platform has been rebuilt to enable train watching and picture taking. They have installed a safety fence to protect over-eager train watchers and rocking chairs (no less) for comfort. An O Scale layout and an enlarged HO layout are currently under construction in the warehouse. A 2-track G scale layout hangs from the rafters. An N Scale diorama of the Seaboard Air Line train wreck on July 13, 1966 that occurred in Cherryville will be constructed. This wreck destroyed 6 engines and killed an engineer.
There is a museum in the Depot, located in the old waiting rooms. The Club meets every Thursday night at 7:30pm. There is an open house each Saturday from 10:00am – 2:00pm.
Rick Knight's Knight Bros. & Dad Railroad
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Huntersville, North
Carolina |
The Knight Bros & Dad Railroad is modeled on the Norfolk Southern's "S LINE" running from Spencer to Asheville. The HO layout is on three levels in a 24x24 ft garage. It is set in the "modern era" and features a variety of mixed freight, wood chip and coal unit trains running between Tennessee and the Linwood Yard (both represented in storage yards) over the "S Line."
The Monday Night Irregulars operate the layout each Monday night from 7 to 10 PM. The railroad is located at Rick's home just west of Birkdale, off Exit 25 of I-77. An Ideal crew is 8-10 and newcomers are always welcome. Directions are here.
For further details
email Rick at
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50 mile radius of
Salisbury, North Carolina |
This club was organized in the summer of 2005 and has members in Rowan, Iredell, Catawba, Mecklenburg, and Cabarrus counties. They are currently focused on developing an N Scale modular layout using NTRAK standards that can be displayed at various train shows and other venues in the region. However, several of the member also have N Scale home layouts. Meetings and activities for the club can be seen on their web site at: http://ccnscalers.com. They also have an open forum you can visit at: http://forums.ccnscalers.com/index.php.
The Piedmont and Western Railroad
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Valdese, NC |
The Piedmont and Western Railroad is a fictitious line serving Western North
Carolina whose mainline extends from Marion, NC to Leadvale, TN. Its chief
purpose is to carry the trains of its owners, Southern RR and the Clinchfield RR
across the Blue Ridge Mountains. Since it is the only Carolina's mainline that
crosses the Blue Ridge, traffic is heavy. The Piedmont and Western also
maintains extensive terminal facilities in Asheville, which is the focus of
operations. Trains set off or pick up local traffic, or are reclassified for
their final destinations. Modern operations with diesel locomotives are
emphasized.
The HO Scale Club was formed in July 1988 in the city of Valdese, North
Carolina.
The club was Incorporated in November of that year and commenced construction of
the layout in January of 1989. The layout is almost 1400 square feet (130 sq.
meters) in area, with workshop, storage and railroad museum in adjacent rooms.
The mainline is mostly single track to increase operating interest, and is
approximately 250 feet (76 meters) long with total trackage well over 1000 feet
(305 meters). The Digitrax Super Chief® control
system is used. Currently 16-20 locomotives and almost 200 freight and passenger
cars are in use.
During 2004, construction began on the "Murphy Branch" extension which is in the
adjacent room of 600+ sq. ft. The "Murphy Branch" will include the Graham County
Rwy.
A railroad museum in adjacent rooms is available for viewing on weekdays during
normal business hours. Among other things, the museum includes a restored
Clinchfield sppeder and a replica depot. Once the "Murphy Branch" is completed,
the museum will be expanded with the addition of more displays. The layout may
be viewed by appointment only.
The Club's activities focus on Thursday nights, with monthly
business meetings on the first Thursday and operating sessions and work sessions
on other
Thursdays. Informal viewing can be arranged in advance for the latter or at
other times by prearrangement. Their
website is http://www.pwrr.org . Photos of the
CSD visit to the club in Feb 07 are
here.
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