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NOTICE: Our Annual Train Show, which we’ve presented every November for the last nine years, has been cancelled for 2019, due to the lack of an affordable venue. We regret any inconvenience, and are looking into the possibility of scheduling a show in January 2020. We’ll keep you posted.
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On May 6th, the N Scale Division of the GSMRR had a Golden Spike Ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. Thanks to Ed Sharett for the great photo.
On May 9th, the Union Pacific is had a similar ceremony in Ogden, Utah with the full size prototypes of these two steam locomotives. The recently restored Big Boy UP #4014 in this ceremony is the largest steam locomotive ever to run on US rails.
On May 10, the Golden Spike Ceremony was reenacted at Promontory Point, Utah, with full size replicas of the 1880’s 4-4-0 Atlantic locomotives used in the original 1869 ceremony.
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The Grand Strand Model Railroaders, Inc. exists to further the hobby of model 
railroading. The club was founded in 1986 above Ed’s Hobby Shop in Myrtle Beach, SC with six members. The club is now celebrating 30+ years. We have grown to 60+ members who form a diverse group to share their knowledge with each other and with our visitors. Come visit us at our current location in Myrtle Beach Mall (Store #08) right next to Bass Pro Shops. We opened on August 20, 2011 and on April 20, 2019 welcomed our 250,000th Visitor! We are a charitable, non-profit organization in South Carolina. If you or your organization would like to make a monetary donation to our club, it would be greatly appreciated. Come see trains running on five layouts: G, HO, N, Z, & O (Lionel) Scale every Monday & Wednesday 12PM to 4PM and Saturday 10AM to 5PM.
SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE ON OUR TripAdvisor PAGE
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On Saturday, April 20th 2019, the Grand Strand Model Railroaders received our 250,000th visitor since opening at the Myrtle Beach Mall. The family with four children, from Winston-Salem NC, received a VISA Gift Card in commemoration of the occasion.
Membership Information: If you have any interest in joining the GSMRR, information about the Club’s operations, activities, and membership is available on our FAQs page.
Club Contacts:
Charles Kucherer CLKUCHERER@YAHOO.COM 443-520-2600
Edward Sharrett NSCALEED@YAHOO.COM 843-293-4386
SEE OUR SLIDE SHOWS IN: “Galleries”
Videos – Turn Sound Up:
Club Trains (O, N and HO) by Train Fanatic
HO Track Level View
RJ Corman HO Wreck Train