Hi, I am Forest Zeiders of the Mifflin County Model RR Club. We are in Lewistown, Pa at : 3 West Monument Square, Lewistown, Pa. Lewistown was once the Western Terminus for the Pennsylvania RR. I am a little late with this posting but late is better than never. The season has arrived for our annual Christmas Open House. We have a beautiful Ho Scale layout modeled after the Norfolk Southern Pittsburg Line running from Harrisburg, Pa to Altoona, Pa. Scenes include a scale model of the Historical Lewistown station. There is a small narrow gauge section representing the East Broad Top RR. Along with the HO Section of the layout we have a separate O Gauge layout. I will be posting photos and a few video scenes over the course of the the month.
Our open house dates run as follows. Thurs. Dec. 5th 5pm - 9pm. This was last evening and we had a great turnout. I want to thank everyone that showed up and especially thank all who donated to our cause. I will get back to this later as the Donations are what keep us up and running.
The rest of the monthly schedule is as follows: Fri. Dec. 6, 5pm - 9pm, Sat. Dec. 7, 12pm - 4pm, Sun. Dec. 8, 1pm - 4pm, Sat. Dec. 14, 1pm - 4pm, Sun. Dec. 15, 1pm - 4pm, Sat. Dec. 21, 1pm - 5pm. After Christmas we have the annual Thomas and Friends trains on display on Sat. Dec. 28, 1pm - 4pm, and Sun. Dec. 29, 1pm - 4pm. On the First Friday of every month we are open to the public from 5pm - approx. 9pm.
If you have a large group or Model Train Club you can contact me via E-mail to arrange for a private showing.
This is the good news, now to the sad part. At one time we had over 30 members. Over the last several years we have had quite a few members pass away and some who have had to move away from our area. We have enough funds to stay open for maybe one more year. We are currently down to about 10 members and the dues we pay only cover a small portion of the $4740.00 that we have to pay for rent and another $500.00 for insurance. After seeing the photos and video clips if can find it in your heart to make a contribution, you can contact me or send your much appreciated donation to: Mifflin County Model RR Club, 3 Monument Square, Lewistown, Pa. 17044. Thank You, Forest Zeiders. Now onto the photos.