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The Festival of Trees will return to the Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church this year from December 1-8.   The trees are donated by local businesses and decorated by charitable groups. All business and visitor donations go to local charities. The Festival is an opportunity for visitors  to view the trees and take part in a variety of events. Full details can be found at Westbrook Festival of Trees       MGRS Member Paul Corbett has provided a G Scale Train display at the Festival for a number of years. All of the kindergarten students in Westbrook come to the Festival and visit the trains.       Other MGRS members volunteer as Engineers for the "Maine Line Trains" layout at the Festival. It is a simple loop with lots of Christmas decorations and lights. The magic starts when we turn off the ceiling lights and start up the trains.   Maine Lines Train Schedule   Day            ...

Neville Lewis has G scale engines, track and accessories for sale. You can contact him at (207) 354-8055 about the G Scale items and arrange a visit to see them in Cushing, ME.

There is a sale table available at the Mt. Ararat Show in Topsham on November 3rd. The MGRS member who rented it will not be able to attend the show. Any MGRS member can have this pre-paid table at no cost - first come, first served If you want to sell trains at the show, please contact Sam Carr to use this table

The 9 th Annual Holiday Train Display will start with Santa  on November 16th and run through December 24 except on Thanksgiving Please come and help us with setup starting at 10am on Thursday, November 1 st . Opening Day is  Saturday, November 17.Trains will run through Christmas Eve except on Thanksgiving when the Mall is closed. The plan this year is an “L” shape. The lower platform with   Thomas and Percy are at the top (Santa end). The higher platform has has the Main, Trolley, and Mountain Lines with the Circus at the left. The layout is shown on the next page. Please bring your trains to run and don’t forget your Eggliners!!!   Please use the SIGN-UP button on the blog to schedule your time to help at the layout. Shifts are 10-3 and 3-8 except Sunday which is 10-6.