Since 1975, the Palm Beach Model Railroad Club has maintained a model railroad layout in a permanent building owned by the South Florida Fair Corporation. The layout is HO scale, which is in the ratio of one foot equals eighty-seven feet, or approximately 1/8 of an inch to a foot of actual size.

There are approximately 40 club members, some of whom live as far north as Jupiter and as far south as Delray Beach.

We model the area of our country from Virginia south along the coast of Florida. Our time era is from the 50's to the mid 70's. The model railroad is the Southern Consolidated System (SCX) combining the South Coast, Florida Belt and Columbia Bay & Western railroads. We offer trackage rights to the Florida East Coast railroad and share motive power with the CSX system. We plan to reach an interchange agreement soon with the Union Pacific, receiving and freight from the New Orleans area.

Because the Club layout is in a near constant state of maintenance and improvement, our members perform various tasks in such areas as detailing, scenery, wiring, track work, design, lighting, operations, and painting.

We meet regularly on Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. and at other times as needed. While the members are concerned about the maintenance and operation of the Club Layout, all agree that camaraderie, friendship, and learning from one another are the most important reasons for coming together as a group.

In addition, our Club members give lectures and demonstrations to interested community groups that wish to develop an appreciation of our hobby, and actual railroads as a vital part of American history.

The Club layout is open for viewing during the South Florida Fair and at other events throughout the year.