A Brief History
The GCGRS has built and maintained three portable layouts throughout it’s history.
The first iteration had real scenery. This display was super-ceded by the hexagonal design by Paul Busse.
The club built the modules in three sessions at the Watson’s warehouse. Members could take a module(s), decorate it and bring it to train shows. The new design was very versatile and was built to fit LGB track dimensions at a length of 46.5″. The modules were originally built with collapsible 1X3″ legs that soon proved to be unreliable and were replaced with 1″ aluminum conduit legs screwed into a flange, the same legs and design we currently use on our current modules. We participated in numerous shows in the Greater Cincinnati area and even travelling to Columbus, Ohio.
Shows*
- Erlanger Depot Train Days
- Carillon Train Fest- Dayton, Ohio
- Johnny’s Toys Train Shows – Latonia, Kentucky and Green Hills, Ohio
- Cincinnati Division NMRA 7 Train Shows- Covington, Kentucky. West Chester and Cincinnati Ohio
- LGB Big Train Club Convention- Columbus, Ohio
- CSX Christmas Party, Queensgate Yard- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Crossroads Church- Cincinnati, Ohio
- NMRA National Train Show, Cincinnati, Ohio
- 2002 National Garden Railway Convention- Fort Mitchell, Kentucky
- St. Andrews Train Show- Milford, Ohio
- Great American Train Shows- Cincinnati, OH
Great Train Expo- Cincinnati, OH
*not in chronological order.
Photos
Current Design
In 2012 the hex modules were repurposed to create a new modular display based on the famous Sundance Central with slight modifications. We still use the rectangular yard modules from the former hex display.
Shows
Cincinnati Division NMRA 7 Train and Trade Show- West Chester, Ohio
Heritage Village Halloween and Christmas
Modular Display – NMRA 2014 Train Show
2017 NMRA Train Show Recap
2021 NMRA Train & Trade Show
2022 NMRA Train &Trade Show
2023 NMRA Train and Trade Show Pictures
2024 NMRA Train and Trade Show Pictures
2023 Heritage Village Photos
2024 Heritage Village Halloween Haunt Photos