All Aboard! A New Model Railroad Club Is Taking Shape in Monroe–West Monroe
Have a train enthusiast in the family? Here’s a chance to help a new local club get rolling!
The Monroe-West Monroe Model Railroad Club is inviting interested community members to its founders' meeting on Tuesday, November 10, at 5:30 p.m. The Biedenharn Museum and Gardens has graciously offered its Education Building as the gathering place for this first meeting.
For families who love tiny towns, winding tracks, and watching a train round the bend, this is an opportunity to learn about a new club—and share in the excitement from the beginning.
Big Plans for Little Trains
The club’s plans include HO, O, and N scale layouts, plus an outdoor G scale layout. If those letters sound like a secret railroad code, they simply describe different sizes of model trains!
Model railroading brings together storytelling, history, engineering, art, and plenty of imagination. Building a miniature railroad can mean designing scenery, measuring track, researching real trains, or dreaming up an entire community around the station.
For parents and homeschool educators, those interests offer plenty of connections to learning. Ask your young train fan: What would your railroad carry? Where would it travel? What would you build along the tracks?
Attend the Founders Meeting
- Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2026
- Time: 5:30 p.m.
- Location: Education Building at the Biedenharn Museum and Gardens, Monroe
- Parking: Use the parking lot on Speed Street between North Third Street and Riverside Drive.
- Contact: mwmmodelrrclub@gmail.com
The meeting will introduce the developing club and its plans. Families interested in youth participation or future activities can email the organizers to learn more.
Know someone who lights up at the sound of a train whistle? Share this invitation! Whether your household already has tracks around the Christmas tree or a kiddo who stops everything to watch a passing train, this new club could be just the ticket.
