News

Officers for 2025

Officers for 2025 are as follows:

   Bill Hardy President
   Leon Butler Vice President
   Jim Rush. Secretary
   Bruce Wintersteen Treasurer

Members At Large of the Executive Committee
Rich Keckley
Jack Maines
Gerry Williams

Ex Officio Members
Betty Smiley
Bob Watson

Layout Changes

Several changes have been made to the Shannondell Model Railroad layout during 2024. Click Layout Changes in 2024 for details.

Bruce Wintersteen's presentations on Railroad Signal Systems are also available on this website.

2024 Open House Attendance

November 29 (1:30-3:30) 67
November 30 (1:30-3:30) 44
Family Day December 14
(10:00-12:00) 119
(12:00- 2:00) 75
( 2:00- 4:00) 66
December 21 (1:30-3:30) 58
December 22 (1:30-3:30) 61
December 28 (1:30-3:30) 58
December 29 (1:30-3:30) 66
Total for all events. 614

Oaks Train Show

SMRC participated in the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center Train Show 2025 January 11-12. We sold from our four tables a considerable amount of equipment, buildings, scenery and trackage, grossing $2,633 and leaving lots of empty boxes!

Thanks for sorting and pricing go to Bruce Wintersteen, Jim Rush, Howard Gordon, Rod Randow, Leon Butler, Bob Watson, Gerry Williams, Fred Reichert.

Thanks for sales go to Bruce Wintersteen, Jim Rush, Rod Randow, Leon Butler, Neal & Maureen Carlson, Christopher Hart, Paul Hanling, Howard Gordon.

2025 January Membership Meeting

President Bill Hardy opened the meeting at 2:00 p.m. with the following agenda:

•Secretary’s Report
•November (and December) Minutes Approval
•Treasurer’s Report
•2024 December Financials and 2025 Budgets
•Old Business
•Videos, Visitors, Letters to New Residents
•New Business
•Open House Review
•Oaks Train Show Review
•2024 Layout Modifications
•Brandywine Museum Train Display
•Club To-Do List for 2025
•Next Meeting

Please consult the 2025 SMRC Minutes for details.