This page contains information about the model railroading community in the greater Houston Texas area. If you are visiting our area, use this information to make the most of your visit.
Events
2011
Usually every weekend from October 15th through December 4th. Tour private and club layouts.
Saturday & Sunday, February 11 & 12, 2012, Reliant Park, Houston, Texas 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Saturday, February 18, 2012, Stafford Centre, Stafford, Texas 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
2015
35th Annual Narrow Gauge Convention
Narrow gauge modeling convention comes to Houston.
Hobby Shops
4007-e Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX 77025
A full, dedicated model railroad hobby shop. Hosts a fully scenicked N-scale layout.
2522 Times Blvd. Houston, TX 77005
Mostly model railroad items, some airplane/ship/car kits.
About 1/3rd of the store is model railroading. Has a small HO-scale layout.
6703 Chimney Rock Rd, Bellaire TX, 77401
Mostly R/C, but has a good selection of model railroading supplies. Has a medium size HO-scale layout.
Mostly R/C, but has some model railroading items.
Local Model Railroads on the Web
HO-scale, multi-level, under-construction, operations-oriented, layout.
G-scale, multi-room, mostly scenicked, operations-oriented, layout. Usually open during Fall Tour.
Denver & Rio Grande Western, Spring Division
On3-scale, above-garage, under construction, operations-oriented, layout. Usually open during Fall Tour.
Golden~Blackhawk & Central City
Z-scale, large, modular layout. Usually open during Fall Tour.
HO-scale, large, well-underway, operations-oriented layout. Usually open during Fall Tour.
Gulf & Denver Railroad Authority
HO-scale, under-construction, operations-oriented layout.
Old Orchard, Pottstown & Southern
On30, under-construction, operations-oriented layout.
O-scale, fully-scenicked, bedroom layout.
HO-scale, multi-level, mostly scenicked, operations-oriented, garage layout. Usually open during Fall Tour.
HO-scale, almost the entire house, operations-oriented, completed layout. Usually open during Fall Tour.
O-scale, above-garage, under-construction layout.
HO-scale, multi-room, fully scenicked, operations-oriented, layout.
Under Mountain Route/Argentine Central
Fn3-scale, outdoor layout. Usually open during Fall Tour.
N-scale, multi-room, multi-level layout. Usually open during Fall Tour.
N-scale layout.
Local Clubs
All Points North Model Railroad Club
HO-scale, permanent, dedicated building, Conroe, Texas.
Galveston County Model Railroad Club
N-, HO-, O-scale permanent and modular layout, Texas City, Texas
HO-scale, permanent, dedicated building. Open every Sunday afternoon.
G-gauge, "modular", has permanent layout in Northwest Mall.
Live-steam, permanent public layout, Zube Park.
N-scale, modular. Set up at Papa Ben's Train Place
S-scale, modular.
Houston Tinplate Operators Society
O-gauge, modular/permanent, Memorial Mall
NASA Area N-scale Operating Society (NANOS)
N-scale, modular.
San Jacinto Model Railroad Club
Multi-scale club, with no layout; organizes Houston-area model railroading
Museums
Has several prototype switchers, some freight cars, passengers, and a small HO-scale layout.