About Us
Founded in 1972, the Housatonic Model Railway Club's purpose is to further the education and enjoyment of the model railroad hobby, primarily through the building and operation of an HO scale model railroad.
For more information, email our President, Jeff Dean. Our mailing address is 582 Davis Road, Fairfield, CT 06825.
The Housatonic Model Railway Club currently has openings for new members. The club supports itself with member dues and initiation fees, as well as through the Holiday Express Train show. If you are interested, drop us a line at info@housatonicmr.org.
Layouts
St Paul's Church Layout
Our first layout and meeting place was located in the basement of St Paul's Church, Old Post Rd, Fairfield in 1972.
It was started by a group of model railroad enthusiasts who wanted to share their knowledge, abilities and passion for the hobby by building large layout. This group later started the Housatonic Model Railway Club and continued at the church until 1982 when they moved to the basement of the Fairfield Public Library.
Check out these and more pictures of the Church Layout here.
St Paul's Layout circa 1980
St Paul's Layout circa 1980
St Paul's Layout circa 1980
Check out more pictures of the Church Layout here.
Library Layout
The Housatonic Model Railway Club moved to the Fairfield Public Library's basement in 1982.
Every year we opened the layout to the public as part of our outreach to the community
Construction continued up to getting our notice to leave September 2002, continually improving the railroad’s appearance.
Check out more pictures of our Library Layout here.
Library Layout 2002
Library Layout 2000
Library Layout 2002
Current Layout
In September 2006 we moved to our current location and started an entirely new layout. This new layout is modeled after locations from Norwalk to Danbury and beyond, with a focus on the Danbury yard. Our namesake railroad, the original Housatonic Railroad, was chartered in 1836 to build a line from Bridgeport, CT to the Massachusetts state following the Housatonic River. A spur was run to Danbury to service the many industries there. Regular service began in 1840 and it was opened to the Massachusetts state line in December 1842.
Check out more information and pictures of our Current Layout here.
For anyone interested in getting involved, we are accepting new members. Feel free to find out more about our organization and contact us.
Check out these photos of our progress from 2006 to now!
Initial cleanup & Construction
Initial cleanup & Construction
Initial cleanup & Construction
Danbury Yard 2006
Kent Station 2006
Road to Kent 2006
Danbury Yard Now
Kent Station Now
Road to Kent Now
Holiday Show
Every year, the Housatonic Model Railway Club supports the Fairfield Museum and History Center's Holiday Express Train Show with a model train display of the Town of Fairfield during the winter holidays. (Show usually runs from the first weekend in December thru the first weekend in January)
Check out more pictures of our Holiday Layout here.
Holiday Express Train Show 2022
