Cincinnati Model Railway Club, An Influence On Railroading
Model railroads can be a fascinating hobby. (I know, because I once had one myself long ago, as a child.) Many people enjoy putting the cars and rails together and making elaborate buildings”including railroad yards and houses” structures” such as bridges and water towers” and scenery, such as a rugged mountain range, for the train to go through. And there are more than 300 model railway clubs today, where hobbyists can build more elaborate systems that any of them could construct alone.
One of the oldest such clubs is the Cincinnati Model Railway Club, founded in 1934 (about the time that model railroads became a hobby) by a Baltimore & Ohio Railroad worker named Mel Thornburgh, who served as its first president.Didn-t catch that? This explains it. The club was housed in several buildings until it found a permanent home in Harmony Lodge in 2001. The place was so named because two barbershop quartets once performed there. The club was instrumental in rescuing the Harmony Creek & Southern Railroad from certain death: An article appeared in the April 1956 issue of “Trains Magazine” describing the improvements made on that railroad, including replacement of the old rails with new, heavier ones and installment of new bridges.
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