Texas Northern Model Railroad Club (TNMRC)

With a 30 year history, TNMRC is the largest DFW area permanent layout. The club is located in a business park at 11999 Plano Road, #154, Dallas TX 75243. It contains a 1760 SqFt HO layout running both DC and DCC, and a smaller DCC N scale layout. Thursdays evenings are popular for members to run trains and socialize. Tuesday evenings the club has TNMRC-RAILOPS sessions for prototype industry switching. And of course the club is available 24/7 for all members.

TNMRC has over 80 members making it one of the largest model train clubs in Texas. The club is known for exceptional track work, maintenance, operations, and has 100% complete scenery.
The layout allows extremely long trains (over 200 cars) which is a favorite site for visitors of our many open houses. We are accepting new members and have a reduced dues option for folks living over 100 miles away who have frequent trips to the area.

For operations, we typically run 8 trains with two yardmasters. Each train may be run with a one or two man crew. Club members bring their own DCC power, but club locomotives will be available for scheduled non-member events. The use their smartphones as throttles: Engine Driver, WIThrottle, etc. The club does not provide throttles. Non-members will need to bring their own throttle or smartphone.

ACCESS NOTE: We are not currently ADA accessible, as there is a 6 inch step up at the door (no ramp yet).
Some Jobs require duck-under (using optional stools), typically by the conductor.

   texasnorthern.org

   www.facebook.com/TNMRC

   OP SIG DESCRIPTION PAGE DRAFT.pdf

Location

Dallas, TX

Scale

HO

Layout Size

55 ft x 32 ft

Mainline Size

246 ft

Era

No set era.

Crew Complement

3 - 10

Completion

Track: 100%
Scenery: 100%
Electrical: 100%

Control System

CVP Easy DCC

Wi-Fi Throttles

Yes

Dispatching Method

Verbal/Mother-May-I

Car Forwarding

JMRI

Pets

None

COVID-19 Vaccine Policy

Vaccine recommended