

The West Central Model Railroad Club is located at 805 Clifton St. in Sparta, Wisconsin. We are an HO scale, permanent layout club located in our own building, right next to the Canadian Pacific (formerly Soo Line, formerly Milwaukee Road) mainline between Chicago and St. Paul. We purchased the building in the fall of 1987 and started building the layout in 1988.

The West
Central Model Railroaders' 1500 sq. ft. building has
an elaborate HO scale model railroad in progress. Approximately 7
scale
miles (425 ft.) of mainline track has already been constructed,
featuring city
scenes with industry and railyards, country scenes with hills and
rivers,
and mountain scenes with tunnels and trestles. We have also
converted the whole layout to Digitrax DCC operation.
Our
membership
is open to people of all ages interested in model railroading who would
like to be a part of the development of this exciting project. We
are eager to welcome people of any skill level who are willing to
contribute time and
talent
to this task. There are many opportunities to help work on such
as:
building maintenance, backdrop painting, public relations,
photography,
videography, scenery
construction, electrical wiring, track laying, model building,
locomotives, and rolling stock.
The
club
has about 10 members and is always looking for more members.
Adults, families,
and junior members are encouraged to join. There are NO
initiation or joining fees. Monthly
dues are $25 for adults, $25+$1 per family member for families, and $10
for junior members. We also offer an
associate membership at $50 per year for those who are unable to fully
participate.
We meet at the clubhouse every Monday and Thursday
starting at about 7:30pm. We have
a running night every third Saturday of the Month and operating
sessions scheduled throughout the year. Contact us by email or drop by the
clubhouse for more information.
Current club officers
are as follows:
Choose from the Links below for more about the West
Central Model Railroad:
Finding
the West Central Model Railroad Club
Member
Biographies
(New
2/09)
Club
News
(Updated 6/10)
Custom Milwaukee Road Gondolas (New 1/09)
Upcoming
Club
Open
House
(Updated 6/10)
Photos
of Club Room
Photos
on the layout
Photos
on branchline (3rd Division)
Photos of the museum layout (New 1/09)
West
Central Diesel Photos #1
West
Central
Diesel
Photos
#2
West Central Diesel Photos #3 (New
1/09)
West
Central Steam Photos #1
West
Central
Steam
Photos
#2
John
Bock's Photo Collection
Photo Tricks and Tips (New 1/09)
Model Railroad Links! (Updated 4/10)