Probably a dumb question, but I was wondering if anyone knew of a N scale club, N track group, or round robin groups in the Erie Pa area? Since my drastic lifestyle change (read divorce) I have been trying to get back into trains, but no space for my O scale or N scale even (small apartment). Sold most of the O gauge stuff off. Have a small box of N scale but getting tired of running a loop on the kitchen table. lol
Not sure about N groups in Erie but if you are ever out 1 hour west on I-90 toward Lake County, Ohio, you are welcome to come and check out my little layout and run trains.
WOW! Isn't Erie, PA the home of the GE Locomotive Plant? I can't imagine there are no organized N scale groups there. In any event there are some groups that may be near you. There is the LENS group east of Cleveland. Here is there website: http://www.lensohio.org/NTrak/index.html Then there is the Burning River club also in Cleveland. Here is their website: http://www.burningrivernscale.com/ There is also the Twin Tiers Ntrak group east of you. Here is their website: http://ttntrak.org/index.html Not sure how close any of these are to you. There also is one in Pittsburgh but that may be too far.
Thanks all. Yeah, pretty much nothing in N scale here in Erie. And yes, I work at GE. Oh well. Thanks for the replies.
Hunter: Don't know how close to Erie you're looking for,but give these a look- Gowanda/Collins NY-"Gowanda & Buffalo Model Railroad Club" www.gowandabuffalomodelrrclub.bravehost.com Niagara/Erie counties-"Niagara Orleans Model RR Engineers" "NOMRE" -a search on that term should give you the website... edit- http://nomre.railfan.net
Elk Valley Railroad Club, as close as your going to get to Erie, Permanent layout in clubhouse. I thought they were just HO, but I see they are also N. Not sure if they have a N-scale layout. Hazel Kibler Memorial Museum 522 East Main St. Girard, PA 16417 If your interested you can do a search for contact person.
Now this is in my backyard practically. Didnt even know about that museum. Ill have to check it out. 10 minutes from my house. Thanks
Well, nevermind. Apparently they are no longer active. Waiting for a call back to verify, but all contacts for the club are no longer active phone numbers.