RITMRC visits R&GVRRM and NYMT

Last Sunday, members from the RIT Model Railroad Club visited the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum and the New York Museum of Transportation. These two museums are connected by their own private two-mile demonstration railroad constructed by volunteers more than 20 years ago. Starting at the NYMT, the club boarded a 1925 vintage interurban trolley that originally served the suburbs of Philadelphia before it was retired in the 1990s. At the halfway point, appropriately named "Midway," we boarded the diesel-powered train that took us the rest of the way to Industry Depot, home of the R&GVRRM. Many RITMRC alumni volunteer here, including Joe Nugent (past RITMRC president and current R&GVRRM vice president), club advisor Dave Scheiderich (current R&GVRRM trustee member), volunteer Mike Walsh (past RITMRC club officer), and Otto Vondrak (R&GVRRM trustee member). Joe Nugent showed us around "behind the scenes" including the restoration shop where old trains go in to become new again. We look forward to visiting again, and possibly volunteering in the future. The museums are open for train rides on Sundays through November 4.

Construction continues on new layout

Construction of our new model railroad continues, with many of our members (and alumni) helping along the way. You can usually find us down in our club room (Room A-420 in the Student Union) on Tuesday nights, stop by and see what we're up to!

Syracuse Train Fair: The RITMRC will be traveling to the Syracuse Train Fair, which takes place November 3 and 4 at the New York State Fairgrounds. It is one of the largest train shows in the region, and there's always something new to see (and buy). Are you an RIT student who wants to join us? Call us at 475-2227 and you can tag along!

We meet Tuesdays at 7:00pm

We've just started constructing our new model railroad! First comes the benchwork, which provides a solid foundation for the model railroad that will go on top of it. It doesn't look like much yet, but these are the important first steps to building our new railroad empire. Want to see what we're all about? Want to lend a hand? We're usually down in the club room Tuesday evenings (A-420 in the basement level of the SAU), give us a call at 475-2227 and let us know you're coming down.