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Doug Johnson has an MTH Railking One Gauge Offset Caboose for sale. This is model #70-7704 and is new in the box with the original plastic bag. The price is $50. If interested, please contact Doug at   drj1me@yahoo.com  or (207) 839-2946

Paul Corbett and MGRS have provided a small operating train display at the Westbrook Festival of Trees for a number of years. The trains run when the Festival is open to the public. And each of the kindergarten classes in the Westbrook Schools comes to the Festival to see the trees, visit the trains, and have StoryTime. This year setup is on the morning of November 25, and the Festival runs from December 1-8. If you can help with setup or running trains for visitors, please contact Sam Carr ( secarr1@comcast.net ) Here is a picture from the 2017 Festival. The layout is in separate room, so we turn the lights out when we start the trains. This allows the visitors to see the lights on the trains, buildings and holiday decorations.

MGRS will have an operating layout at the Fall Model Railroad Show in Topsham on Saturday, November 3rd. Sponsored by the Great Falls Model Railroad Club, these Fall and Spring events are the largest model train shows in Maine. We have participated in this show for the last several years, staring with John Middleton's Time Saver layout and now with a larger layout managed by Art Shean. The show takes place on Saturday, November 3rd from 10am to 3pm. Setup begins at 4pm on Friday If you can help with setup, operation, or move out, please contact Art Shean. ArtShean@comcast.net

MGRS will have and operating layout at the Model Train and Hobby Fair at the  Phillips Area Community Center, 21 Depot Street, Phillips, Maine 04966. Hours 9a-3p. Sandy River and Rangeley Lake Railroad trains will be running out of Sanders Station from 11am-3pm. For details please visit http://phillipspacc.org or contact Pam Matthews, pam15river@gmail.com or 207-639-2630. For the trains please visit http://www.srrl-rr.org/ If you can help with this event please contact Art Shean, ArtShean@comcast.net Here is a picture from last year. MGRS at Phillips Area Community Center 2017

Are you interested in making or having an MGRS Club Car,? If so, please contact Doug Johnson ( drj1me@yahoo.com ) or Sam Carr ( secarr1@comcast.net ). Once we know who is interested, we can decide what to make along with the theme, letters and decals Then you can come to a workshop to paint, decorate, and decal your club car. Each member will pair for their own car. Please let us know if you have ideas for this club car including sources, painting, decorating, and customizing. here are a few of the cars we might use   LGB 4074-02 Reefer   Bachmann 93270 Blank Reefer   USA Trains 1938 Box Car  

The 2018 dates are Move In Begins Thursday, November 1st Opening Day is  Friday, November 16th Trains will run through Christmas Eve except on Thanksgiving when the Mall is closed Please use the SIGN-UP button on the blog to schedule your time to help at the layout The plan is year is a "L" shape as shown below Thomas, Percy & a new Trolley are at the top (Santa end) Main platform has the Main, Trolley, and Mountain Lines The Circus is at the left

This Aristocraft M415 RDC-3 is available for $300. Please contact Jim Jenkins at 207-657-9218   It has been running well on Jim's garden railway this summer.