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Announcing -
The 2009 Mass Transit Modelers Convention & Trolley Meet!
To be held on October 24th, 2009
Rutgers University Gymnasium
130 College Ave
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
The 2008 Mass Transit Modelers Convention & Trolley Meet Photos Photos coming soon
Held on October 4th, 2008
Rutgers University Gymnasium
130 College Ave
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Visit Brooklyn in O Scale on
Bob Olson's incredible BMT inspired layout!
His scratch built elevated structure follows the construction of the Fulton Street El
and when completed, will include the Sands Street Station complex. His Brooklyn Fleet includes
B.U. El cars, C-types, and Q-Types on the El. As well as 8000's, 6000's, a PCC and convertible type cars
on the street. Click on the pictures and come along for the ride!
Check out
Victor Gordon's large scale elevated layout!
Anyone remember The Broadway Limited store near Penn Station in NYC?
This was a great shop that an incredible selection of Transit books, photos, and memorabilia. Well, Victor
had his layout set up there. It has also been displayed at the
Shoreline Trolley Museum at Branford, in the IND R-9!
The NYC
Model Transit El & Trolley System In O Scale
ALSO - Try his
NYC Transit Modelers
Group. Model Transit Pictures
Check out the Model Pictures pages.
A note from members Nate Gerstein and Steve Olsen-- At that time, we could only build our cars from scratch, from whatever materials were
available. Now in the new millennium, we are at the height of popularity and availability
of rapid transit equipment. Trolley cars, buses, and subway trains are available from small
model companies and importers. Now a new aspect of the hobby is upon us! "Tinplate" or
"high-rail" 3-rail cars are now fast becoming popular. This opens a new avenue of subway
car modeling. "MTH" and Lionel are producing subway car models for New York City Transit and Chicago Transit fans. How exciting! The O-Scale people have inexpensive cars to convert to run 2-rail (or
outside third rail) or kitbash them into other models. The "tinplate" people have ready to run
cars, which can be run on any "Lionel" type layout. Last, but not least, the newcomer can
acquire and set up his empire in one night! The computers and digital equipment sold today
will further enable us to equip our models to have sound, video, make station stops, and
change directions. We can go as far as we like! Check out the websites, catalogs, and magazines. Attend the model shows. GET INSPIRED,
its a fun way to pass leisure time.
NYCMTA member, Mr. Joseph Frank has created a web-site dedicated to his
NYC Model Transit System layout. Lots of pictures and text!
It features his excellent model elevated structure, el cars, subway cars, and streetcars.
He also has videos of the layout.
AND NOW -
for work equipment fans, a new site devoted to models of NYCTA work trains!
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Work Equipment (Non-Revenue)- NY City Model Transit System
A forum for NYC Transit past - both real and models!
model subway layouts! New model pictures will be added soon!
See more model pictures -
As a tribute to the
PCC's of Newark's City Subway, there is now a page for models of the Public Service /
NJ Transit PCC cars.
Anyone wishing to visit the club on
their operating nights, are welcome. The club operates trains on the second & fourth
Fridays each month, from 8:00pm till 10:00pm. They have their NYC Elevated line
running again in addition to the streetcars & mainline trains. The
BRMRR Club website includes an excellent history of the club - check it out!
The club is located at:
28 Marine Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11209 - in the basement.
We have been in this hobby of O-Scale subway and elevated modeling for over forty years.
When I started, nothing was available. In 1955, Bill Clouser was commissioned to build two
types of subway cars for the St. Louis Car Co. One was the R-17 and the other the H&M (PATH)
Class K car. Seeing those models and befriending Vern Gillman, who built superb Manhattan El
and subway cars, gave us both the inspiration to build our own.
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