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Welcome to our club showcase. Our purpose is to help promote both our club's efforts and model railroading in general. The club's main focus is to help educate, not only from our members' knowledge of model railroading but also for the public's safety at railroad crossings and on railroad right-of-way areas through our involvement in Operation Lifesaver. We are a 501c(3) organization.
  
The next club meeting will be Thursday, July 16, at 7 p.m.
Club meetings are the third Thursday of each month at 144 Mill Street, Auburn, Maine (Visitors are welcome at no charge). Most of our members are from Lewiston, Auburn, and the surrounding towns; but everyone is welcome to join.
Every Wednesday evening beginning at about 5:00 and every Saturday morning starting about 9:00, renovation work continues at the new GFMRR club building, 144 Mill Street in New Auburn. For map and directions, click on Club Location.
July 5-11, 2009 - NMRA National Convention. The national convention of the National Model Railroad Association will be held this year in Hartford, Connecticut. This is probably the closest most of us will ever be to the national convention. It's a great opportunity to meet with other railroad enthusiasts. For more details, check their website.
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
(* = GFMRRC participating; keep watching for new listings)
August 23, Concord, New Hampshire, Train Show
TOURIST RAILROADS
The following railroads in this area offer rides to the public. For more details and information about schedules and prices, contact the railroads at the phone numbers and/or web-links listed below. (All of these railroads have been featured on at least one Train Time show.)
MAINE EASTERN RAILROAD: Regularly scheduled passenger train operating between Brunswick and Rockland with station stops in Bath and Wiscasset. Special group rates.
1-866-637-2457 or 1-866-MERAILS www.maineeasternrailroad.com
MAINE NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD: Probably the best publicized of Maine's narrow gauge railroads with regularly scheduled rides and special events throughout the year. Located in Portland, ME 207-828-9814 www.mngrr.org
WISCASSET, WATERVILLE, AND FARMINGTON RAILWAY: A two-mile point-to-point ride on a historic narrow gauge railway located in Alna, a small town just outside Wiscasset. Volunteers have beautifully restored the steam engine and are constantly making improvements at the site. One ticket price gives you unlimited rides for the day. Great opportunity to introduce children to the era of steam engines. A small railroad museum and gift shop. Authentic engine house with railroad artifacts is used for storing the engines. (Closed during winter months.) www.wwfry.org
BOOTHBAY RAILWAY VILLAGE: Features a steam engine operating on a narrow gauge railway with unlimited rides for one price and a variety of interesting exhibits for the entire family. Each half hour the train makes a double loop around the three-quarter mile track. Admission price also includes the opportunity to visit their extensive display of beautifully preserved antique autos and to wander through restored buildings found in a typical old-fashioned New England village served by the railroad.
207-633-4727 www.railwayvillage.org
SANDY RIVER AND RANGELEY LAKES: Another historic narrow gauge railway with a short but enjoyable ride with no charge for repeat rides on the same day. Volunteers continuely working to accurately restore and preserve the actual site, steam engine, and passenger cars. Another short but enjoyable ride with no charge for repeat rides on the same day. Located in Phillips, just north of Farmington. (Closed during winter months.)
www.srrl-rr.org
WISCASSET, WATERVILLE, AND FARMINGTON RAILWAY: A two-mile point-to-point ride on a historic narrow gauge railway located in Alna, a small town just outside Wiscasset. Volunteers have beautifully restored the steam engine and are constantly making improvements at the site. One ticket price gives you unlimited rides for the day. Great opportunity to introduce children to the era of steam engines. A small railroad museum and gift shop. Authentic engine house with railroad artifacts is used for storing the engines.
www.wwfry.org
Next club meeting: Thursday, July 16, starting at 7:00 p.m.
The GFMRRC Signal (Newsletter) is not available here at this time.
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