Mainline Hobby Supply Open House & Layout Tours Sept 15-16

[mu26aeh]

In a mere 2 1/2 months, it will be time again for Mainline Hobby Supply Open House and Layout Tour event, this year will be their 29th year.  Sept 15-16 are the dates.  10% off sales storewide and a self guided tour of area home and model railroad club layouts.  Most are within a 75 minute drive of the store and many will be open both days.  Most years involve between 20-35 layouts between the 2 days, and they've already started signups for this year, which include a few new ones to the tour.  Layouts cover many scales from N to outdoor/live steam.

[mu26aeh]

4 weeks and counting.  Deadline coming fast to get improvements/new construction finished up !

[mu26aeh]

Open house is 1 week away !  21 layouts will be available for viewing on Saturday Sept 15 and 19 layouts will be open on Sunday Sept 16th.

[jpec]

Is the information out yet?

Jeff

[mu26aeh]

Is the information out yet?

Jeff

Booklets are made available on Saturday morning at Mainline. 

[Blazeman]

Can't be two places at once...heading to ops session in Bethlehem on Saturday. Can you photo and copy to this thread the schedule after it's out so I can look at what I might be able to do on Sunday if I'm so inclined?

[R L Smith]

Jumping in here to let the group know that the layout tours are sponsored and managed by Mainline Hobby Supply. While we all like to see layouts, part of the goal is to support the LHS and that is why the store has you come to their location to sign a release, pickup a tour book, and hopefully do some shopping while you are there.

I know Adam would like to help you, but he is not able to copy and distribute the tour book for various reasons.

Distance is certainly a problem and we all have to make choices with our time.  I, too, am unable to attend this year due to prior commitments - would really like to see the three WM layouts in the Gettysburg / Blue Ridge summit area.

Thanks,

Ron (former Mainline Hobby Supply employee and layout tour host)

[Point353]

Jumping in here to let the group know that the layout tours are sponsored and managed by Mainline Hobby Supply. While we all like to see layouts, part of the goal is to support the LHS and that is why the store has you come to their location to sign a release, pickup a tour book, and hopefully do some shopping while you are there.

I know Adam would like to help you, but he is not able to copy and distribute the tour book for various reasons.

Distance is certainly a problem and we all have to make choices with our time.

Couldn't the shop at least post some basic descriptions (such as scale, prototype railroad(s), era, approximate size and maybe a photo) for each of layouts on the tour?
That might help someone to better reach a decision if it's worth making the trip to the shop, picking up a copy of the guide book and then taking the tour.
 

[R L Smith]

Excellent suggestion; that may be something they can do next year.

[SAH]

Any reccos for cool food places in the Blue Ridge Summit or surrounding area.  You know, donuts, subs, over stuffed sandwiches and the like.  The kind of food porn things Ed posts from his railfan jaunts.  I'll be coming from Winchester, VA area.  Mamma & I need a day away.  I hope the weather is not too crappy.

Steve

[mu26aeh]

Any reccos for cool food places in the Blue Ridge Summit or surrounding area.  You know, donuts, subs, over stuffed sandwiches and the like.  The kind of food porn things Ed posts from his railfan jaunts.  I'll be coming from Winchester, VA area.  Mamma & I need a day away.  I hope the weather is not too crappy.

Steve

Red Run Grill in Waynesboro is great !  If BBQ is your thing, Frontier BBQ in Carroll Valley (not sure if open this weekend) or Chubby's in Emmittsburg (pricey).  Numerous eateries in Gettysburg, all kinds of foods available

[delphiz302]

What are the hours for each day? 

[Philip H]

I'm looking forward to the pictures!

[mu26aeh]

What are the hours for each day?

Store hours are 9am-5pm on Saturday and 12pm-5pm on Sunday.  Layout openings vary on Saturday and Sunday, with many opening between 10am-lunch, and closing between 4pm-8pm.  Some Sunday openings are shorter, opening later and closing earlier.  20 layouts are open on Saturday, 18 are open on Sunday.  There are 5 model railroad clubs opening their doors, while the 20 other layouts are in private homes.  There are 13 HO layouts, 4 N scale, 8 O scale, 3 G scale, 2 S scale and 1 On30 layouts.  Obviously, some locations (mostly clubs) have multiple scales for viewing.  Given the location, heavy focus on WM, B&O, C&O, Pennsylvania, NYC and Chessie System, as well as a Milwaukee Road, CSX (mine, and I think only "modern" layout) and the Colorado Midland sprinkled in.  There are 9 layouts that are Freelance home roads, with various interchange/thru trains running on the layouts. 

[mu26aeh]

Some YouTube links to various layouts or photo sites

Tim Raisinski - Black Fork RR
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmBYMfFpnILyp0AVDJePPCA

Adam Henry - CSX Hanover Subdivision

Andrew Dodge - Colorado Midland


CUMBERLAND VALLEY MODEL RAILROAD CLUB
http://cvmrrc.com/

FREDERICK COUNTY SOCIETY OF MODEL ENGINEERS
https://www.facebook.com/pg/Frederick-County-Society-of-Model-Engineers-Fcsme-266885386669323/about/?ref=page_internal

Scott Griffis GRIFFIS JUNCTION RAILROAD - video shot by @Bfagan

KEYSTONE MODEL RAILROAD CLUB
https://www.keystonemidland.org/

Roy Hoffman - Penn Western
http://royhoffman.com/pwrr/

Dave Trone - West Penn Railroad
https://www.facebook.com/West-Penn-Model-Railroad-299064753610590/

Bob Johnson - West Virginia Midland
http://potomac-nmra.org/LayoutTours/Bob_Johnson_2016/index.html

Ken Kime - Western Maryland Dutch Line
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UUFNBEUNMoGZtUmzMc7FQeFA

Brian Wolfe - Western Maryland East Sub and Dwight Sprecher National Pike & Western photos here
http://jaysoscalelayout.blogspot.com/2013/09/

Jay Beckham - Western Maryland in O scale
http://jaysoscalelayout.blogspot.com/