Crossville Model Railroad Club presents the Wonderful World of Trains

04/19/2026

Just a small update. We are waiting on the IRS to process an application for 501c3 status in order to move forward. Keep looking here for further updates.

03/17/2026

Greetings to Fellow Model Railroad Enthusiasts

I would like to extend a warm welcome to all model railroad enthusiasts. It is a pleasure to have the opportunity to get to know each of you and share our passion for model railroading.

Club Updates and New Developments

I am excited to share the latest news regarding the Crossville Model Railroad Club. Our anticipation is growing as we prepare to move into our new home. However, as with many projects, we have encountered some unavoidable delays along the way. These setbacks have been caused by various site and building challenges that were beyond our control.
Throughout the past year, our dedicated project manager has worked diligently to keep things progressing. Despite these efforts, we have faced numerous unexpected obstacles—"kinks in the tracks," so to speak—as we continue to pursue our dream of establishing a new space for our club.

Looking Ahead
Our primary goal remains to create a welcoming environment where we can once again operate our trains and open our doors to the public. We look forward to the day when we can invite visitors back to enjoy our exhibits and share in the joy of model railroading together.

As we await the completion of our building, I’ll be sharing some of our members' layouts and discussing their experiences with being part of the Crossville Model Railroad Club. I’ll also provide updates on our progress toward constructing our new home.
If you are interested in becoming a member of our Club, you can find a request for membership form on our website:

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02/23/2026

To all our Facebook followers I am taking this opportunity to to let you know I am stepping down from being this sites administrator. I want you all to know how much I have enjoyed corresponding over the years with all of you.

Another club member will be the new administrator and her name is Sharon Shallcross. When messaging the club’s page she will be the person responding.

I hope the near 1500 followers I have had the pleasure of communicating with will continue to monitor our page for continuing updates. Thank you for your Interest in the Crossville Model Railroad Club.

Pat Taylor

12/05/2025

Special thanks to the Crossville-Cumberland County Chamber of Commerce for their assistance planning our groundbreaking ceremony and of course it was the coldest day of the year.

10/23/2025

The best way to start your day!

08/12/2025

Well it finally happened. The club voted tonight to move ahead with the lot on West Avenue. We will be breaking ground next month on September 11. There we will build a 50’X60’ building and I will be sharing pictures as we progress.

We will be beginning a fundraising campaign to help pay for the building. I will post on this site when I have specific details. We will have both types of fund raising. One will be for those who wish a tax right off and those who would like to just make a donation. I may start a Go Fund Me page for those who wish to support us. State laws prohibt us, as a 501c7, from asking for donors on the Internet. Our sister club, The Upper Cumberland Railroad Society, which is a 501c3, wil accept donations for the club.

Watch this site for details.
Pat Taylor President CMRC

12/26/2024

As 2024 ends and 2025 begins so does the rebirth of the Crossville Model Railroad Club.
Thanks to founding members Jim and Ann Grogitsky, who purchased the lot and will lease it to the club. We also have three very generous donors who have donated for the building construction and site preparation so the club feels very blessed.

Now it is up to the club to prepare our fundraising project which we hope to have up and running sometime in early 2025.

The building will be 3000sq ft and once the plans are complete we will begin the design of our four layouts. Again we will feature N, HO, O and G.

No firm opening date but we are hoping at least by this summer.

Please continue to watch this site for updates and fundraising directions.

Have a Happy and Safe New Year.

10/13/2024

The sign is up and the land survey done so the project is on its way. A donor is building our building and the land owner is leasing us the land for a very low rate once we are up and running.

10/03/2024

ATTENTION ALL CROSSVILLE MODEL RAILROAD CLUB
followers!
After 16 months without a home we have great news. Thanks to some very generous donors we have been given a lot and a 50’ x 60’ building. Details to follow.

06/14/2024

The Crossville Model Railroad Club is very close to having a new home. This is great news as it has been a difficult fifteen months being homeless.

Apparently I jumped the gun in trying to keep you loyal followers on our status with building info that was not ready for distribution. For that I am very sorry.

But please stay tuned as I will make sure I keep all of our valued followers and visitors up to date on the progress.

And thank you all for hanging with us.