South Shore Model Railroad Club

MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN JACK FOLEY
P.O. BOX 170
HINGHAM, MA 02043-0170
Office: 781-740-2000
Fax: 781-740-8900

President Jack Foley
SSMRC
Office: 781-740-2000
Fax: 781-740-8900

South Shore Model Railroad
Building 51 Bare Cove Park
off Fort Hill St.
Hingham, Ma 02043-0170
Office: 781-740-2000
Fax: 781-740-8900

South Shore Model Railroad Club

Model Railroading

The South Shore Model railroard club has been around since 1938.
The club started in a basement of a store in Quincy, Mass.
During WWII the club moved to a members basement until the end of the war.
From 1946 the club moved to different stores in Braintree and Quincy. In 1953 the club moved into a basement of a block of stores on Middle St.in Weymouth and stayed there until 1998. In 1998 the club moved to Building 51 Bare Cove Park, Hingham, MAss. This an old ammunition warehouse that has 10,000 sq. ft. of space.The club is now in the process of building a new layouy. This will be DCC controlled. The layout room will be about 50' x 130'.
THIS IS AN HO SCALE LAYOUT.

OPEN HOUSE AND SHOWS

The club holds two open houses a year. One in March and one in October.
In March the club also hosts a large train show.There is an admission charge of $4.00.

WHEN CLUB IS OPEN

THE CLUB IS OPEN MOST EVERY
MONDAY AND THUSDAY EVENINGS FROM ABOUT 6:30PM. AND ON MOST SATURDAYS FROM 10:00AM.
THERE ARE CLUB MEMBERS THERE WORKING ON THE BUILDING OR THE LAYOUT AND ARE HAPPY TO SHOW YOU AROUND AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THE FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH IS A BUSINESS MEETING.