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]
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
MARRS ZOOM Meetings
for the remainder of 2022:
August 2nd
September 6th
October 4th
November 1st
December 6th
ALL meetings held on the first Tuesday of the month
at 6:00 PM (1800) EDT/EST
Members: watch your e-mail for
ZOOM log-in information
for the remainder of 2022:
August 2nd
September 6th
October 4th
November 1st
December 6th
ALL meetings held on the first Tuesday of the month
at 6:00 PM (1800) EDT/EST
Members: watch your e-mail for
ZOOM log-in information
2022 MARRS Workshops
September 17th
November 19th
MARRS workshops are for MEMBERS ONLY
9 AM to 3 PM on specified dates
Location: Galilee Lutheran Church,
4652 Mountain Road,
Pasadena, MD
MAP
September 17th
November 19th
MARRS workshops are for MEMBERS ONLY
9 AM to 3 PM on specified dates
Location: Galilee Lutheran Church,
4652 Mountain Road,
Pasadena, MD
MAP
2022 Train Shows
with MARRS layouts
Great Scale Model Train Show
October 15th & 16th
(set-up: Friday, October 14th, starting at NOON)
Maryland State Fairgrounds - Cow Palace
Timonium, MD
[GSMTS website]
with MARRS layouts
Great Scale Model Train Show
October 15th & 16th
(set-up: Friday, October 14th, starting at NOON)
Maryland State Fairgrounds - Cow Palace
Timonium, MD
[GSMTS website]
Greenberg's Great Train & Toy Show
December 3rd & 4th
(set-up: Friday, December 2nd, starting time TBD)
Maryland State Fairgrounds - Exhibition Hall (projected)
Timonium, MD
[Greenberg website]
December 3rd & 4th
(set-up: Friday, December 2nd, starting time TBD)
Maryland State Fairgrounds - Exhibition Hall (projected)
Timonium, MD
[Greenberg website]
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...
