Model Railroad Clubs & Museums - Midwest
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- Alexandria Model Railroad Association - Model railroad club in Alexandria, Minnesota
- American Flyer S Gaugers of the St. Louis Area - Open to all American Flyer enthusiasts in the St. Louis, Missouri area
- Ann Arbor Model Railroad Club - HO scale club located at the historic Michigan Central Depot in Dexter, Michigan
- Badgerland S Gaugers - Social club promoting all facits of S gauge model railroading; Wisconsin
- Beatrice Area Railroad Enthusiasts (BARE) - Model railroad and railfan club in Beatrice, Nebraska
- Blissfield Model Railroad Club - Operates a two-level HO scale layout with a focus on the Chesapeake & Ohio and Clinchfield railroads in northeastern Kentucky and western West Virginia; Blissfield, Michigan
- Boeing Employee Railroad Club - Operates HO and N scale modular layouts in St. Louis, Missouri
- British Train Society - Organization of British railway enthusiasts and modelers around Chicago, Illinois
- Buckeye Division 6, NMRA - Ohio division of the NMRA's Mid–Central Region
- Capital Area Railway Society - HO modular model railroad club based in Lansing, Michigan
- Cedar Valley O Scale Modelers - O scale 2 rail club in Cedar Falls, Iowa
- Central Indiana Division, NMRA - Division of the Midwest Region, serving the Indianapolis, Indiana area
- Central Indiana Railroad Operators (CIRROPS) - Model railroaders interested in promoting and participating in prototypical operations
- Central Iowa Railroad Club - Maintains a layout on the State Fair grounds on Des Moines, Iowa
- Central Missouri Railroad Association - Model railroad and railfan club in Warrenton, Missouri
- Central Ohio Model Railroad Club (COMRC) - Operates HO, O, N, Z, and G scale layouts in Columbus, Ohio
- Central Ohio N-Trak - Multi-scale (N, HO, Z) modular railroad club in Columbus, Ohio
- Central Ohio S Gaugers - Members operate Hi-Rail, American Flyer, scale, and narrow gauge S model trains
- Central Wisconsin Model Railroaders - Plover, Wisconsin
- Cherry Valley Model Railroad Club - HO and N scale club in Cherryvale, Kansas
- Chicagoland Association of S-Gaugers (CASG) - Club consists of two modular groups: Chicagoland Hi-Rail and Scale Modulars (CHASM) and Chicago Land Area Narrow Gaugers (CLANG)
- Chicagoland Lionel Railroad Club - 3-rail O scale club in New Lenox, Illinois
- Cincinnati Division, NMRA - Cincinnati, Ohio division of the Mid-Central Region
- CiNTrak: Central Indiana N-Trak Club - N scale modular club in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Cisco Junction Model Railroad Group - Displays a model railroad layout, plus railroad artifacts and memorabilia, at a depot in Cisco, Illinois
- Claremore & Southern Model Railroad - Modelers in Northeast Oklahoma with a layout based on the Frisco route from Tulsa to Monett, Missouri
- Columbus Area Railroad Club - Model train layouts in N, HO, and G gauges, plus railroad photography and artifact displays; Columbus, Indiana
- Columbus Garden Railway Society - Garden railroaders in Worthington, Ohio
- Cooke Road Train Crew - Informal club in Columbus, Ohio for railfanning and model railroading
- Cream City Traction Club - HO scale modular model trolley club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Crossroads Railroad Club - Railroad club with HO and N scale layouts in Vandalia, Ohio
- Cuyahoga Valley S Gauge Association - Informal group of S gauge model railroaders in Ohio
- Cuyahoga Valley Terminal - Model railroad club in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
- DesMoiNTRAK Modular Railroading Club - Members gather to share in N-scale model railroading, the model railroading hobby, and often prototype railfanning; Des Moines, Iowa
- Detroit Model Railroad Club - O scale club in Holly, Michigan
- Division 1, Mid-Central Region, NMRA - Model railroaders in the Akron, Canton, and Youngstown areas of Ohio
- Division 1, North Central Region, NMRA - Toledo, Ohio
- Division 10, North Central Region, NMRA - Model railroaders in Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Sanilac, Shiawassee, and Tuscola counties of Michigan
- Division 5, North Central Region, NMRA - Lansing, Michigan
- Division 6, North Central Region, NMRA - Model railroaders in Wayne County, Michigan
- Division 8, Mid-Central Region, NMRA - Local chapter of the NMRA for Central Kentucky and Southern Indiana
- Division 8, North Central Region, NMRA - Connecting model railroaders in Macomb, Oakland, and St. Clair counties of Michigan
- Division 9, North Central Region, NMRA - Model railroaders in Washtenaw County, Michigan
- DuPage Division, Midwest Region, NMRA - Lisle, Illinois
- Eastern Iowa Division, NMRA - Division of the Mid-Continent Region, covering the Eastern Iowa area
- Eastern Jackson County Mainliners Railroad Club - Operates a modular HO scale layout open to the public in Odessa, Missouri
- Elkhart Model Railroad Club - Operates HO and N scale model railroad layouts in Elkhart, Indiana
- Elmhurst Model Railroad Club - Both HO and HOn3 layouts depicting a nostalgic look at life as it was in the Midwest in the 40's, 50's, and 60's; Elmhurst, Illinois
- End-O-Line Railroad Park & Museum - HO scale model railroad and exhibits depict the Currie railroad yards in 1900; Currie, Minnesota
- EnterTRAINment Junction - 25,000 sq. ft. indoor model railroad with 90 G scale trains and more than two miles of track; West Chester, Ohio
- Fever River Railroad - HO scale model railroad club in Freeport, Illinois
- Fox Valley Division, Midwest Region, NMRA - Prospect Heights, Illinois
- G Whiz Gang - G scale and F scale modelers based in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, with a 12x30 foot portable layout set up at shows in the Upper Midwest
- Gateway Division, NMRA - Annual train show, monthly meeting schedule, modeling tips, and news; St. Louis, Missouri
- Grand Rapids Model Railroad Historical Society - HO scale model railroad club in the Grand Rapids area sponsors an annual train show in Holland, Michigan
- Gratiot Valley Railroad Club - HO scale model railroad club sponsors two annual train shows in Warren, Michigan
- Greater Cincinnati Chapter of the Garden Railway Society - Provides a means for members to exchange ideas, learn, and enjoy the hobby of large scale indoor/outdoor model railroading; Cincinnati, Ohio
- Greater Cincinnati Modular Railroad Association - HO scale modular railroad club with a large portable layout for shows in the Cincinnati, Ohio area
- Green County Model Railroaders - Hosts an annual train show in Monroe, Wisconsin
- Hawkeye Model Railroad Club - Coralville, Iowa
- Illiana Garden Railway Society (IGRS) - Operates a 2000 sq. ft. model railroad layout in Valparaiso, Indiana
- Illini Railroad Club - Student organization at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; activities include operating and maintaining a large HO scale model railroad layout and going on railfanning trips throughout the Midwest
- Illinois Tech Model Railroad - HO scale miniature railway; Chicago, Illinois
- Illinois Valley Division, NMRA - Division of the Midwest Region, covering the area of Peoria, Normal, Springfield, Rock Island, and Quincy, Illinois
- Indiana Large Scale Railroaders - Enthusiasts, hobbyists, and collectors who enjoy large scale model trains
- Iowa State Railroad Club - Student club at Iowa State University; information on club activities and railroading in the Ames, Iowa area
- James Valley Model Railroad Association - Located in the old Milwaukee Road Depot in Aberdeen, South Dakota
- Kalamazoo Model Railroad Historical Society - HO scale club in Kalamazoo, Michigan
- Kankakee Model Railroad Club - Kankakee, Illinois
- Kankakee Railroad Museum - Railroad memorabilia and operating N, HO, and O gauge layouts; Kankakee, Illinois
- Kettle Moraine Ballast Scorchers Railroad Club - Modular HO and N scale layouts; West Bend, Wisconsin
- Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum - O and HO gauge train layouts; Wheeling, West Virginia
- La Crosse & Three Rivers Railroad Club - Modular railroad club holding a large railroad show every March; La Crosse, Wisconsin
- Lake County Model Railroad Club - Operates the HO scale Wauconda Cental Railroad in Wauconda, Illinois
- Lake Erie N Scale Society - Ntrak model railroaders from counties east of Cleveland, Ohio
- Lake Shore Model Railroad Association - HO/HON3layout with analog and DCC operation; Chicago, Illinois area
- Lansing Area N-Trak (LaNTrak) - N scale club in the Lansing, Michigan area
- Lansing Model Railroad Club - HO scale layout in the former Grand Trunk Millett Depot in Millet, Michigan
- Lawrence Model Railroad Club - Model railroad enthusiasts in Lawrence, Kansas
- Lincoln Area Railway Historical Society - Multi scale model railroad club in Lincoln, Nebraska
- Lines West Model Railroaders - Two level, HO scale, midwest themed club; Elmhurst, Illinois
- Lionel Railroad Club of Milwaukee - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Little 'Q' Model Railroad Club - Modeling a wide variety of trains in HO scale; Aurora, Illinois
- Little Falls Railroad & Doll Museum - Indoor model railroads and G scale garden railroad in Cataract, Wisconsin
- Lorain County Model Railroad Association - Model railroad club in Lorain County in northern Ohio
- Luce Line Railroad Club - Operates an HO scale modular layout; Hutchinson, Minnesota
- Marion Model Railroad Club - HO scale club housed in a historic train station in North Central Ohio, with a layout representing the Ohio diesel era along with traction and narrow gauge branchlines; Marion, Ohio
- METRO Model Railroad Club - Model railroading and railfanning club in Port Washington, Wisconsin
- Mexico Train Works Model Railroad Club - HO scale club located in Mexico, Missouri
- Miami Valley Division, NMRA - Division 3 of the Mid Central Region, serving rail modelers and railfans in the Miami Valley and Dayton area of southwestern Ohio
- Miami Valley Garden Railway Society - Garden railway club in Beavercreek, Ohio
- Miami Valley S Gaugers (MVSG) - S gauge modular club serving the southwest Ohio area
- Mid Kansas Model Railroaders - HO and N scale layouts open to the public; McPherson, Kansas
- Mid-Central Region, NMRA - Serves Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, and western Pennsylvania
- Mid-Continent Region, NMRA - Includes southern Iowa, southern Illinois, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska
- Mid-Ohio Valley Model Railroad Club - Operating Z, N, HO, S, O, and G gauge layouts in Parkersburg, West Virginia
- Midwest 'N' Pioneer Model Railroad Club - 840 sq. foot N scale layout in Broadview, Illinois
- Midwest Central Railroad Club - Model railroad and railfan club in central Illinois
- Midwest Region, NMRA - Includes Upper Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and western Kentucky
- Milwaukee Area N-Trak - N scale modular club in Wisconsin
- Milwaukee N Southeastern Model Railroad Club - N scale model railroad club in Cudahy, Wisconsin
- Milwaukee School of Engineering's Society of Model Engineers - Layout photos, construction techniques, and modeling tips; Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Minnesota Free-Mo Modelers - Constructs, operates, and displays an HO modular layout in the Twin Cities, Minnesota area
- Mississippi Valley N Scalers - St. Louis Metro Area's oldest exclusive N scale club with both fixed and module layouts
- Missouri Valley Model Railroad Club - HO and N scale club in Yankton, South Dakota
- Muskegon Railroad Historical Society - Preserves Michigan railroad history and operates O, HO, and N scale model railroad layouts; Muskegon, Michigan
- Naptown & White River Model Railroad Club - HO scale club in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Nebraska-Iowa Railroaders - Collects and operates model trains of all scales, types, and vintages; Gretna, Nebraska
- Newport Club - Operates a model railroad based on a midwest prototype; Newport, Minnesota
- North American Prototype Modelers Ltd. - 4000 sq ft HO scale layout; Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- North Central O Gaugers - O gauge club in Mundelein, Illinois
- North Central Region, NMRA - Michigan, northern Ohio and northeastern Indiana
- North Coast Division 4, Mid Central Region, NMRA - Serves Ohio's Cuyahoga, Lorain, Medina, Erie, and Huron counties
- North Western Illinois Model Railroad Club - HO and N scale club in Chadwick, Illinois
- Northeast Hoosier Division, NMRA - Division 3 of the North Central Region, serving railroad enthusiasts in the northeastern counties of Indiana
- Northern Lights Railroad Museum - HO scale model railroad in East Grand Forks, Minnesota
- Northern Minnesota Railroad Heritage Association - Railroad enthusiasts and model railroaders in Crosslake, Minnesota
- Northern Ohio Garden Railway Society - Garden railroaders in Northeast Ohio
- NorthWest N-Trak - N scale modular model railroad club in Illinois
- Northwest Trainmasters - HO scale modular club in Roselle, Illinois
- Norwalk and Western RR - HO scale modular club in Norwalk, Ohio
- Oak Park Society of Model Engineers - HO scale model railroad club in Oak Park, Illinois
- Ohio Valley Free-Mo - HO scale model railroaders interested in module building and operations
- Overland Western Lines - Group of model railroad enthusiasts comprised of Student Alumni from the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE); Wisconsin
- Ozarks Model Railroad Association - Operates N, HO, and large scale layouts in Springfield, Missouri
- Paper Valley Model Railroad Club - Operates HO and O scale layouts in Kaukauna, Wisconsin
- Peninsular Modular Railroad Club - Promotes model railroading in the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo areas of Michigan
- Prairie Lakes Division, NMRA - Member of the Thousand Lakes Region, serving Northern Iowa, Southern Minnesota, and Eastern South Dakota
- Purdue Railroad Club - HO layout and railroad-related activities; West Lafayette, Indiana
- Quad City Society of Model Engineers - Operates a freelance HO scale Midwestern layout set in the 1960s/1970s; East Moline, Illinois
- Quincy Society of Model Engineers - HO scale club in Quincy, Illinois
- Railroad Club at the University of Minnesota - Student group for those interested in model trains and railfanning
- Rails on Wheels - HO modular model railroad club in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan
- Redford Model Railroad Club - HO scale club in Inkster, Michigan
- Riverbend Model Railroad Club - Operates the 32'x22' double level HO scale Superior Northern Railroad in Hudsonville, Michigan
- Rivercity Railroaders - G scale garden railroad club in Omaha, Nebraska
- Rock River Valley Division, Midwest Region, NMRA - Covers northwestern Illinois plus Green and Rock counties in Wisconsin
- Rose-Hulman Model Railroad Club - Model train club at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Terre Haute, Indiana
- Roundhouse Inc. (St. James Model Railroad Club) - Models HO, O (Lionel), N, and G scales in St. James, Minnesota
- Sebring Model Railroad Club - Home of the 25'x70' HO scale Ohio & Western Allegheny Railroad; Sebring, Ohio
- Sheboygan Society of Scale Model Railroad Engineers - 38 x 46ft HO and HOn3 layout on several levels using Digitrax DCC; site includes list of society activities and an extensive database of railroads with their logos; Sheboygan, Wisconsin
- Sioux Valley Model Engineers Society - HO layout based on upper Midwestern countryside and urban areas in the late eighties and early nineties; Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Society of N-Scalers - N scale model railroad club in Hazel Park, Michigan
- South Central Wisconsin Division, NMRA - Madison, Wisconsin
- South Eastern Wisconsin Hi-Railers - O scale model railroad club in Sussex, Wisconsin
- South Oakland County Model Railroad Club - HO club modeling Grand Trunk Western in Hazel Park, Michigan
- Southeastern Michigan S Gaugers - Devoted to American Flyer, High Rail, and S scale model railroading
- Southern Illinois Train Club - Multi-scale club meets in Carterville, Illinois
- Southern Kansas City Model Railroad Historical Society - Models many eras of train layouts and landscapes around Kansas City
- Southern Kansas Free-mo - Builds and operates prototypical modular layouts to Free-mo standards; Wichita, Kansas
- Southwestern Michigan Garden Railway Club - Outdoor G gauge model railroad in a landscaped garden setting, complete with bridges, tunnels, and buildings; Coloma, Michigan
- Spinelli Equipment Museum - 22x50' HO scale layout, 12" and 30" trains under restoration, and many pieces of historic farm equipment, open by appointment only in Woodstock, Illinois
- St. Charles County Model Railroad Club - HO modular club in O'Fallon, Missouri
- St. Joe Valley Railroad Club - HO scale layout in Mishawaka, Indiana
- State Line S Gaugers - American Flyer, Hi-Rail, and 3/16" scale model railroading based in Rockford, Illinois
- Stoney Creek Model Railroad Club - Operates member layouts, builds modular layouts, and hosts train festivals in Southeastern Michigan
- Swanton Area Railroad & Model Club - O, HO, and N scales modular displays in Swanton, Ohio
- TCA Central Missouri Chapter - Train collectors meet monthly in Columbia, Missouri
- TCA Great Lakes Division - Train collectors meet monthly in Parma, Ohio
- TCA Heart of America Chapter - Model railroaders and tinplate train collectors in Kansas City, Missouri
- TCA Lakes and Pines Division - Promotes the tinplate toy train hobby in Minnesota, western Wisconsin, and the Dakotas
- TCA Midwest Division - Tinplate train collectors meet monthly in Streamwood, Illinois
- TCA West Michigan Chapter - Train collectors meet monthly in Grand Rapids, Michigan
- The Railroad Model and Historical Society of Southeastern Ohio - Athens, Ohio
- Thief River Falls Model Railroad Club - Club with HO modular layout; Thief River Falls, Minnesota
- Thousand Lakes Region, NMRA - Serves model railroaders in Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Manitoba
- Toy Train Barn - Operating model train layouts in all scales from Z to G, plus the 12" gauge Argyle & Eastern Railroad; Argyle, Wisconsin
- Toy Train Operating Society: Buckeye Division - Operates model trains at monthly meetings in central Ohio
- Trainland USA - Toy train museum featuring O and O27 Lionel trains; Colfax, Iowa
- Tri-State Station - 12 operating model railroad layouts including Lionel, O, G, On30, N, HO, S, and Standard gauge; Fremont, Indiana
- Tristate Model Railroaders - Promotes two annual train shows in Joplin, Missouri
- Turkey Creek Division, NMRA - Division of the Mid-Continent Region, covering the Greater Kansas City area
- Twin Cities Division, NMRA - Modelers in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota
- Twin City Model Railroad Museum - Model railroad displays and bi-annual train show in St. Paul, Minnesota
- Waukesha County Gandy Dancers Model Railroad Club - Operates HO and N scale layouts in Waukesha, Wisconsin
- Waupaca Area Model Railroaders - Model railroad club in Waupaca, Wisconsin
- Weekend Ngineers - N-Trak modular railroading group in Kansas City, Missouri
- Western Heritage Division, NMRA - Division of the Mid-Continent Region, serving Omaha, Council Bluffs, and surrounding areas
- Western Reserve Division, NMRA - Serving NMRA members in the Ohio counties of Lake, Geauga, and Ashtabula
- Western Reserve Model Railroad Museum - Displays N, HO, S, O, On3, and G scale layouts in Mentor, Ohio
- Wichita Toy Train Club - Operates a toy train museum and hosts events with modular O and S scale layouts; Wichita, Kansas
- Winnebagoland Division, Midwest Region, NMRA - Northeastern portion of Wisconsin and the western half of the Upper Peninsula in Michigan
- Wis-Ill HO Modular RR Group - HO scale modular group in southern Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Garden Railway Society - Organization of individuals and families primarily in the Wisconsin area who share an interest in large scale trains and garden railroading
- Wisconsin Southeastern (WISE) Division, Midwest Region, NMRA - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Youngstown Model Railroad Club - HO and O scale club in Youngstown, Ohio
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