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.
Interested in joining us?
Click HERE for more information!
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Our only membership requirement is an interest in railroads.
There are MARRS members throughout the mid-Atlantic region and as far away as Maine.
Interested in joining us?
Click HERE for more information!
opens a .pdf file
UPCOMING EVENTS [click the CALENDAR tab for a complete list]
ALL in-person meetings are CANCELLED until further notice due to ongoing COVID 19 restrictions
ALL in-person meetings are CANCELLED until further notice due to ongoing COVID 19 restrictions
AMP Show
MEMBERS ONLY
June 4th & 5th
(set-up: Friday, June 3rd)
Academy for Media Production
238 Main St.
McSherrytown, PA
MEMBERS ONLY
June 4th & 5th
(set-up: Friday, June 3rd)
Academy for Media Production
238 Main St.
McSherrytown, PA
MARRS ZOOM Meeting
Tuesday, June 7th, 2022
6:00 PM (1800) EDT
Members: watch your e-mail for
ZOOM log-in information
Tuesday, June 7th, 2022
6:00 PM (1800) EDT
Members: watch your e-mail for
ZOOM log-in information
HOBO Codes Exhibit OPERATIONAL!
The ever popular Hobo Codes exhibit layout is back in operation! The layout was moved to the Gaithersburg Community Museum in May 2021, and is located in the Museum's RDC Budd Car.
The Gaithersburg Community Museum is open
Wednesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. by appointment only.
Call or email to schedule an appointment. Please be prepared to share the number guests in your party.The Community Museum is open Saturday & Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., no appointment necessary.
All guests must wear masks & practice social distancing
For information about the Museum and to schedule a visit, please contact them via these links to
their website and their Facebook page.
Originally located at the National Cryptologic Museum (NCM), the Hobo Codes layout was designed as an interactive exhibit to engage the general public, especially children, in an educational experience. The educational focus was 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.
Extensive renovations at the NCM - including the construction of new facilities - necessitated the relocation of the exhibit to Gaithersburg. MARRS is pleased to partner with the Gaithersburg Community Museum to keep the Hobo Codes layout available to the public.
The ever popular Hobo Codes exhibit layout is back in operation! The layout was moved to the Gaithersburg Community Museum in May 2021, and is located in the Museum's RDC Budd Car.
The Gaithersburg Community Museum is open
Wednesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. by appointment only.
Call or email to schedule an appointment. Please be prepared to share the number guests in your party.The Community Museum is open Saturday & Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., no appointment necessary.
All guests must wear masks & practice social distancing
For information about the Museum and to schedule a visit, please contact them via these links to
their website and their Facebook page.
Originally located at the National Cryptologic Museum (NCM), the Hobo Codes layout was designed as an interactive exhibit to engage the general public, especially children, in an educational experience. The educational focus was 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.
Extensive renovations at the NCM - including the construction of new facilities - necessitated the relocation of the exhibit to Gaithersburg. MARRS is pleased to partner with the Gaithersburg Community Museum to keep the Hobo Codes layout available to the public.
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...
