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SJGRS was started in
1994 with four families (a small but enthusiastic train group) getting together
to talk about setting up outside layouts. Over
the years, we have interested new members in getting their trains out in the garden. When
Ocean City offered to host a train show on the Boardwalk Music Pier for all gauges,
our club hopped on board to show the public a different view of model railroading.
We began to set up the December
show with a small layout and trains with Christmas music and a winter theme.
Our layout drew children of
all ages to come and sit for a while (Ocean City gave us the stage for our layout)
and just watch the trains!
Parents and Grandparents
didn't have to hold little engineers up to see the trains, they could sit on the
stage and let everyone get a look. The
train show was such a success, that Ocean City decided to host a show in May.
We got into the spirit of
spring, with gardens and flowers to show off our trains. Cold
Spring Village in Cape May County hosted a model train show and invited SJGRS
to participate.
We set up a garden railroad
and a display on tables. Success brings more requests:
For
the several years SJGRS assisted Longwood Gardens each Fall by volunteering
our services to run trains on the layout set up by the staff at Longwood Gardens,
and talk to visitors about this great hobby. All of these shows have developed
into annual events, and we are pleased to be part of letting the general public
get a closer look at G-Gauge/Scale model railroading. SJGRS
and members bought ties to support the Wilmington & Western Railroad in their
effort to restore track and bridges that were washed out during a flood.
We also have taken rides and
had picnics at the WWRR site. Our
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