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This page provides a directory of model railroad clubs and model railroad museums in California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii.
'20s & '30s Modular Model Railroad - Southern California HO module club; members build and transport their own six-foot-long modules which depict North American railroading during the period from 1920 through December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor Day
2nd Division, Pacific Northwest Region, NMRA - Model railroaders in Northern Oregon and Southern Washington
3rd Division, Pacific Northwest Region, NMRA - Eastern Oregon and Southern Idaho
4th Division, Pacific Northwest Region, NMRA - Western Washington and Alaska
7th Division, Pacific Northwest Region, NMRA - British Columbia, Yukon Territory, and part of Northwest Territories
Alameda County Central Railroad Society - Operates O and HO scale layouts in Pleasanton, California
All Gauge Toy Train Association (AGTTA) - Standard, O, S, HO, and N scale trains in San Diego, California
Antelope Valley Model Railroad Club - Lancaster, California
Antelope Valley N'Scalers - Lancaster, California
Bay Area Garden Railway Society - San Jose, California
Bay Area NTrak - NTrak model railroad club in the San Francisco Bay Area of California
Belmont Shore Model Railroad Club - N-Trak club in San Pedro, California
Boeing Employees Model Railroad Club - Dedicated to making model railroading fun with open houses and swap meets to promote the hobby; Kent, Washington
Cajon Division, NMRA - Encompasses Nevada counties of Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, and Nye and California counties of Inyo, Mono, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino
California Central Valley On30 Modular Group - Freelance narrow gauge group with members in the greater Fresno, Visalia, Hanford and Bakersfield areas of the Central Valley, California
California South Coast Modular On30 - Displays narrow gauge trains at shows in Southern California
California Southern Model Railroad Club - HO layout in Norwalk, California
Carquinez Model Railroad Society - Operates an HO scale DCC layout inspired by the Southern Pacific line from Oakland to Truckee; Crockett, California
Central California Coast Garden Railroad Society - Large scale model railroaders on the central California coast
Coachella Valley Model Railroaders - Models HO and HOn3 scale and operates with DCC; Indio, California
Coast Division, NMRA - Serving Alameda, Contra Costa, Monterey, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz counties in California
Coastal Valley Lines - HO modular model railroading in Sonoma County, California
Columbia Gorge Model Railroad Club - Large HO layout representing portions of the Columbia Gorge; Portland, Oregon
Corona Model Railroad Society - HO scale model railroad display; Corona, California
Corvallis Society of Model Engineers - HO layout based upon the Willamette & Pacific Railroad in Oregon; Adair Village, Oregon
Daylight Division, NMRA - Serves NMRA members in the California counties of Merced, Mariposa, Madera, Fresno, Tulare, Kings, Kern, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara
Diablo Pacific Shortline - Operates a portable large scale modular railroad at events in California, illustrating the history of American railroads
Eel River Valley Model Railroad - Operates a modular layout depicting several areas of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad between Schellvile and Eureka, California; Ferndale, California
Empire Builders Model Railroad Club - HO scale club in Oakland, California
Fairplex Garden Railroad - G scale garden railroad at Fairplex, home of the LA County Fair; Pomona, California
Free-mo SLO - Free-mo modular HO scale layout; San Luis Obispo, California
Glendale Model Railroad Club - Layout portraying the operations of the Southern Pacific Railroad between downtown Los Angeles and Bakersfield; Glendale, California
Gold Coast Garden Railway Society - Modelers along the southern and central California coast that build and run Gauge 1 trains
Gold Coast Modular Railroad Club - Ventura County, California
Golden Empire Historical and Modeling Society - Builds permanent and portable layouts in N and HO scales; Bakersfield, California
Golden Gate American Flyer Club - Collectors and operators of American Flyer S gauge model trains
Golden Gate Lionel Railroad Club - Operates 3-rail O-gauge trains in San Mateo, California
Golden Gate Model Railroad Club - San Francisco, California
Golden State Model Railroad Museum - 10,000 square feet of O, HO and N scale model railroading operated by the East Bay Model Engineers Society (EBMES); Richmond, California
Golden State Toy Train Operators - O scale train operators meet monthly in San Jose, California
Group 160 - NTrak group centered in Burbank, California
Hemet San Jacinto Railroad Club - Model railroad club in Hemet and San Jacinto, California
High Desert Modular Model Railroad Club - HO scale modular model railroad club in the Antelope Valley region of Southern California
High Sierra Model Railroad Club - HO scale model railroad club in Chico, California
Highland Park Society of Model Railroad Engineers - Los Angeles area HO scale club operates the Highland Pacific Railroad; San Gabriel, California
Inland Northwest Garden Railroad Society - Garden railroad club in Otis Orchards, Washington
La Mesa Model Railroad Club - HO scale model of Tehachapi Pass between Bakersfield and Mojave, located at the San Diego Model Railroad Museum in Balboa Park, San Diego, California
Lancaster and Northwestern Railroad Club - Garden scale club in the high desert Antelope Valley of California
Lewis-Clark Train Club - HO scale club in eastern Washington and Idaho
Los Angeles Division, NMRA - Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Model Railroad Society - Operator of the HO scale Great Lakes & Western Railroad; Hawthorne, California
Military Society of Model Railroad Engineers (MSMRRE) - Club operates HO, N, and O scale model railroad layouts on Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska
Mount Rainier N Scale Modular Railroad Club - Puget Sound area Ntrak style (4 tracks) modular club; site contains members' module photos section, club history, calendar, show photo gallery, and operation theme
Napa Valley Model Railroad Historical Society - HO scale Napa Valley Northern layout occupying 3600 square foot "L" shaped room at Napa Valley Expo in Napa, California
Nevada County Narrow Gauge Historical Model Railroad - On3 scale model railroad display dedicated to the memory of the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad; Grass Valley, California
North Coast Narrow Gaugers - HOn3 modular layout depicting Colorado, California, and New Mexico; Sonoma County, California
North County Model Railroad Society - Oceanside, California
Northern California Free-mo - Modular HO scale layout in the San Francisco Bay Area, California
Northern Lights Model Railroad Club - Operates the 900 sq ft HO scale Alaska Northern Railroad in Russian Jack Springs Park; Anchorage, Alaska
Northwest Pacific Z Scalers - Z scale club in Washington state
Orange County Module Railroaders - HO module club; California
Pacific Coast Modular Club - HO scale modular club that specializes in modern equipment in the Southern California area
Pacific Coast Region, NMRA - Includes California, Nevada, and Hawaii
Pacific Northwest Railroad Prototype Modelers - Loose-knit group of model railroaders interested in prototype-based modeling
Pacific Northwest Region, NMRA - Includes Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Alaska in the US, and Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and the Yukon and Northwest Territories in Canada
Pacific Southwest Region, NMRA - California, Nevada, and Arizona
Palouse Empire Rail Society - Model railroaders, railfans, and rail historians in southeastern Washington and north central Idaho
Pasadena Model Railroad Club - Operates the HO scale Sierra Pacific Lines, covering almost 5000 square feet; Los Angeles, California
Polk Station Rail - HO scale model railroad club in Rickreall, Oregon
Portland Area N-Trak (PANT) - N scale club operates a modular layout in Portland, Oregon
Poway Station - Multi scale modular model railroad club in Poway, California
Puget Sound Garden Railway Society - Models multiple scales and live steam in the Pacific Northwest
Redwood Empire Division, NMRA - Includes the counties of Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Solano, Lake, Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte in the State of California
River City Modelers - Operates the HO scale River City Western Railroad layout in Spokane, Washington
Rogue Valley Model Railroad Club - HO gauge trains on display; Medford, Oregon
Rose City Garden Railway Society - Portland, Oregon
Roseville Roundhouse Model Railroad Club - Operates HO and N scale model railroads using MRC DCC; Roseville, California
Sacramento Central Railroad - HO scale modular layout operated by the Sacramento Modular Railroaders; Sacramento, California
San Diego 3-Railers Club - Operates 3-rail O gauge trains at the Toy Train Gallery in the San Diego Model Railroad Museum; San Diego, California
San Diego Division, NMRA - San Diego, California
San Diego Garden Railway Society - Shares information about the construction, operation, and landscaping of garden railways; San Diego, California
San Diego Model Railroad Association - 4400 sq ft HO scale layout and 2700 sq ft O scale layout located within the San Diego Model Railroad Museum in Balboa Park, San Diego, California
San Diego Model Railroad Museum - 27,000 sq ft museum with N and HO scale layouts; San Diego, California
San Diego Society of N Scale - Club with a 85'x16' layout in the Model Railroad Museum at Balboa Park, San Diego, California
San Joaquin Valley Garden Railway Society - Group of families with an interest in large scale model railroading in the garden; California
San Joaquin Valley Toy Train Operators - Collectors and operators of model trains meet monthly in Turlock, California
San Luis Obispo Model Railroad Association - HO, N, O, and G scale modelers meet monthly in Oceano, California
Santa Cruz County Railroad Historical Society - HO, G, and N scale; Santa Cruz, California
Santa Susana Railroad Historical Society - Avid model railroaders and railfans in Southern California's Los Angeles and Ventura Counties
Short Track Railroad - N scale model railroad club located at the Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum in Vista, California
Sierra Division, NMRA - Serves NMRA members in Nevada and eastern California
Silicon Valley Lines Model Railroad Club - HO scale model railroad club in San Jose, California
Slim Gauge Guild Model Railroad Club - Sn3 and HOn3; Pasadena, California
Sonoma County Model Railroad Society - Santa Rosa, California
Southern California Traction Club - HO scale modular group operates model electric streetcars, interurban, and subway vehicles from live overhead wires
Stanislaus Model Railroaders & Historians - HO scale model train club in Oakdale, California
Tacoma Northwestern Model Rail Road Club - HO scale DCC club in Tacoma, Washington
Tanana Valley Model Railroad Club - HO layout located at the Alaska RR depot in Fairbanks, Alaska
TCA Northern California Division - Toy train collectors meet monthly in Lafayette, California
TCA Pacific Northwest Division - Train collectors in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska, and British Columbia
TCA Western Division - Tinplate toy train collectors in Southern California
Tehachapi Loop Railroad Club - Operates HO, G, N, and Z scales including Lionel and American Flyer; Tehachapi, California
Terrapin Narrow Gauge Society - Loose knit group of mainly 1/4 scale modelers that meets in Southern California
Toy Train Operating Society: Pacific Northwest Division - Model train club in Oregon and Washington
Toy Train Operating Society: Sacramento Valley Division - Toy train collectors and operators meet monthly in Sacramento, California
Toy Train Operating Society: Southern Pacific Division - Operators and collectors of toy trains meet monthly in Anaheim, California
Toy Train Operating Society: Southwest Division - Monthly train meets at the Masonic Temple in Arcadia, California
Tri-City Society of Model Engineers - HO and N scale layouts in Fremont, California
United Northwest Model Railroad Club - N scale club in Seattle, Washington
Upland Garden Railway Society - Garden railroading club in Upland, California
Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society - Operates the HO scale Diablo Valley Lines Railroad, an interurban (overhead electric), freight, and trolley layout; Walnut Creek, California
Whatcom Skagit Model Railroad Club - HO and N scale club in Bellingham, Washington (formerly the Bellingham Society of Model Engineers)
ZoCal - Informal group of Z scale model railroaders in southern California area
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