All About The Railroad Heritage Exhibit

Last Update: 2009-09-28

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(There is a malicious rumor out there that the dorm where the club is located, Davison, is scheduled to be torn down. This is NOT true - RPI spent a lot of money two years ago to install a sprinkler system and this last year redid the main electrical wiring into the building. All of the so-called freshmen dorms are a decade or two older and nowhere as solid construction.)

• Track Plan

• Layout Guide - Explanation and prototype information about the various scenes, etc.

• Photo Gallery - Photos of the scenes on the layout and their historical prototypes.

• Layout Construction

• Rolling Stock

• Train Operations

• Electrical System

• Officers & Members

• How To Join The Club

• How To Join The Website

• Rensselaer Student Union

• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Visiting The Layout

Open houses are infrequent and have become a low priority for this student-run club. On the other hand, we do continue to develop this website as a way we CAN share the layout with everyone at all times.

However, for the hour before our weekly meeting each Wednesday at 8 pm (in other words, from 7 to 8), we have a mini-open house (when school is in session). These open houses are limited to a total of 10 (ten) people (sorry, no one under 14). Admission is free, but trains may not be running and the place will generally be a "work-in-progress" (i.e., a mess).

However, these open houses are RESERVATION ONLY. They are also CONTINGENT ON FINDING A CLUB MEMBER(S) who is willing to escort any visitors around (which is proving to be hard to find). You have to understand that having visitors ties up at least one member's time, and this is proving to be NOT a desired activity.

To reserve for a specific date, please contact us at jonesj5 at rpi.edu.

• Location & Directions

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