The Meade Area Railroad Society (MARRS ) is dedicated to railroad related hobbies. 
Our only membership requirement is an interest in railroads.   
​There are MARRS  members throughout the mid-Atlantic region and as far away as Maine.
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​Interested in joining us? 
Click HERE for more information!
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CONTACT MARRS via our Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/MARRSrail.org

UPCOMING EVENTS
[click the CALENDAR tab for a complete list]
MARRS  ZOOM Meeting:
May 6th, 2025
Check the CALENDAR page for 2025 ZOOM dates
ALL meetings held on the first Tuesday of the month
at 7:00 PM (1900) EDT/EST
Members: watch your e-mail for
​ZOOM log-in information

MARRS Workshop
April 26th, 2025
9 AM to 3 PM
Galilee Lutheran Church
4652 Mountain Road
Pasadena, MD
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Great Scale Model Train Show
MARRS Monster layout
set-up: Friday May 2
Show dates/hours: Saturday May 3 9AM-5PM; Sunday May 4 9AM-3PM
Maryland State Fairgrounds
Cow Palace
Timonium, MD
GSMTS website


HOBO Codes Exhibit - Gaithersburg Community Museum
The ever popular Hobo Codes Exhibit layout, originally created by MARRS members for the National Cryptologic Museum (NCM) at Fort Meade, was moved to the  Gaithersburg Community Museum in May 2021.   The Hobo Codes layout is an interactive exhibit to engage the general public, especially children, in an educational experience.  The educational focus is the history and use of hobo codes, notably along and around America's railroads.  The layout – set small town America circa 1920-1930 – allows visitors, via a push-button panel, to highlight various hobo codes located throughout the exhibit.  MARRS is pleased to partner with the Gaithersburg Community Museum to keep the Hobo Codes Exhibit layout available to the public.  

​For information about the Museum and to schedule a visit, please contact them via these links to 
their website and their Facebook page. 


​Did you know...

MARRSians  (as we refer to ourselves) maintain HO train exhibits for the Baltimore & Ohio Ellicott City Station Museum in Ellicott City, MD, and the Gaithersburg Community Museum.                                                                                                                                                   
​                                      Well, now you know...