Kitchener Model Train Club - Huge HO and N Scale Layouts
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History of the
Kitchener Model Train Club

Starting in a hobby store in Preston to the current home at Trinity Village, the club has worked through many changes.
Below you will find a number of photos that show the journey from the old location to the new.

  • November 2, 1997
    • First meeting took place at Iron Horse Hobbies - 750 King St, Preston (Cambridge), Ontario
    • Decided on dues, construction plans, height, & scenery material.
    • Chose our meeting night for Mondays & Thursdays
  • January 8, 1998
    • Decided on layout plan
  • March  1998
    • Double Header Tour. Not officially on tour. Partnered with Iron Horse Hobbies.
    • Dundas Valley Modular Railroad Club set up in meeting room.
  • December 1998
    • Had open house & potluck dinner for families to see our progress
    • Made the decision to go with Digitrax DCC.
  • March 1999
    • First year on Double Headers Tour. Some new members added.
    • Planned to have a fall open house.
  • March 2000
    • Double Headers Tour. Another successful day.
  • Fall 2000
    • Iron Horse Hobbies move down a block
  • January 2001
    • Had to move to 1453 King St. Cambridge ON.
    • Iron Horse Hobbies became our new landlord. Bigger building. 3000 sq. feet. Used to be an old factory
    • Rebuilt layout from scratch again.
  • March 2001
    • Double Headers Tour. Layout up and running. Hard to believe so much was done in 3 months.
    • Some new members.
  • March 2002
    • More development and changes
    • Double Headers Tour once again came and went. Another great year.
    • Some new members were interested in N scale. Made plans to add N scale layout
  • March 2003
    • Double Headers Tour - Another good year
    • Shortly after were informed Iron Horse Hobbies was closing - hunt was on for a new location
  • September  2003
    • Moved to our present location at Trinity Village Care Centre, 2727 Kingsway Dr.,  Kitchener, Ontario
  • Present
    • Have now been here for 16 years.
    • People have come and gone.
    • Numerous changes to the layout have been made.
    • Now just starting up with a new Operations system developed by one of our new members.   
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