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!
opens a .pdf file
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]
[click the CALENDAR tab for a complete list]
Greenberg's Great Train & Toy Show
December 3rd & 4th
MARRS 24' x 88' layout
(set-up: Friday, December 2nd, 1-2 PM to 7 PM)
Show times: 10 AM to 4 PM both Saturday & Sunday
Maryland State Fairgrounds - Exhibition Hall
Timonium, MD
[Greenberg website]
December 3rd & 4th
MARRS 24' x 88' layout
(set-up: Friday, December 2nd, 1-2 PM to 7 PM)
Show times: 10 AM to 4 PM both Saturday & Sunday
Maryland State Fairgrounds - Exhibition Hall
Timonium, MD
[Greenberg website]
MARRS ZOOM Meeting:
December 6th, 2022
Check the CALENDAR page for 2023 ZOOM dates
ALL meetings held on the first Tuesday of the month (except July)
at 7:00 PM (1900) EDT/EST
Members: watch your e-mail for
ZOOM log-in information
December 6th, 2022
Check the CALENDAR page for 2023 ZOOM dates
ALL meetings held on the first Tuesday of the month (except July)
at 7:00 PM (1900) EDT/EST
Members: watch your e-mail for
ZOOM log-in information
2023 MARRS Workshops
January 21st
March 18th
May 20th
September 16th
MARRS workshops are for MEMBERS ONLY
9 AM to 3 PM on specified dates
Location: Galilee Lutheran Church,
4652 Mountain Road,
Pasadena, MD
MAP
2023 Train Shows
Great Scale Model Train Show (GSMTS):
February 4th & 5th, 2023 - featuring the MARRS branchline
April 29th & 30th, 2023 - featuring the "MONSTER" MARRS layout
October 14th & 15th, 2023 - featuring the LIMITEDS UNLIMITED
[GSMTS website]
AMP Layout
June 9th, 10th, & 11th, 2023 - members only
Great Scale Model Train Show (GSMTS):
February 4th & 5th, 2023 - featuring the MARRS branchline
April 29th & 30th, 2023 - featuring the "MONSTER" MARRS layout
October 14th & 15th, 2023 - featuring the LIMITEDS UNLIMITED
[GSMTS website]
AMP Layout
June 9th, 10th, & 11th, 2023 - members only
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.
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.
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...
