Springfield Model Railroad Club

Springfield Model Railroad Club The SMRC operates an Ho scale, dcc layout in the Washington park pavilion. We meet on Thursday nights 6-10. All are welcome to visit and join.

The other night on the STRA a pair of Rapido Trains Inc. IC GP40s led an empty coal drag across the Mississippi on its w...
06/22/2026

The other night on the STRA a pair of Rapido Trains Inc. IC GP40s led an empty coal drag across the Mississippi on its way south towards St. Louis. There the train will be routed through the St. Louis metro over the TRRA before returning to IC rails and eventually to a mine in Southern Illinois.

A Springfield to Granite City manifest crosses the river as it heads south at Wood River. The train will soon arrive at ...
06/15/2026

A Springfield to Granite City manifest crosses the river as it heads south at Wood River. The train will soon arrive at the TRRAs Granite City yard where the train will be transferred to one of the class 1s to continue its journey!

05/14/2026

Today on the STRA SBL-2 (Southbound local return) heads north toward Springfield. A high hood NS GP38-2 leads the short train today’s as it emerges from the tunnel and motivates up hill. This train is the return section of the Southbound local that runs between Springfield and Alton. The crew has one more stop on its journey at the plastics plant outside Springfield before returning home.

A newly acquired STRA GP38-2 took its maiden voyage around the railroad last night on the south bound local. The STRA ge...
04/22/2026

A newly acquired STRA GP38-2 took its maiden voyage around the railroad last night on the south bound local. The STRA geeps interrupted the dominance of SP power working the railroad last night.

Last night during our weekly ops session a trio of GPs got to work pulling a northbound manifest through Bloomington!
04/01/2026

Last night during our weekly ops session a trio of GPs got to work pulling a northbound manifest through Bloomington!

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Washington Park Pavilion, 1400 Williams Boulevard
Springfield, IL
62704

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6pm - 10pm

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