We formed in 1996 when some of us met in response to an invitation by a local hobby store for people interested in creating an HO scale model railroad club. It was an enthusiastic group of about ten people, and we had grand plans. Most of us were beginners rather than experts, but we didn't let that get in the way.

We knew from the start that we were going to be a modular club. However, we decided we wanted to do something different from what we were use to seeing at the train shows we had attended. While entertaining to the public, we decided we didn't want to create the usual 'racetrack' layout typically seen at model railroad shows. We wanted to do more. After doing some research and talking, we came up with the idea of using two different module standards to create layouts that used single track and double track sections. We decided the best way to implement this would be to create a loop-to-loop layout.

 We also knew we wanted to be able to do some operation on our layouts. It has only been the last couple of years that we've started to make this happen. Its early in it's development, but its beginning to function. During our presentations to the public, we set aside a fixed period of time in which we're running locals, moving blocks of cars, building trains, etc. There is a dispatcher coordinating trains around the layout, and the radio traffic is broadcast to the public while we do this. We always gather an audience that seems to stay near to watch as all of this goes on.