The BSME, a model railroad club, features 12x65 foot HO & O-scale 2-rail layouts. The club runs steam, diesel, and trolleys. Plan a visit! Memberships open
Our mission is to further to hobby of model railroading.
The society operates both HO & O Scale layouts. The O scale layout is set in early 1950s, the late steam and early diesel era. This means the majority of the trains will be Steam and first generation Diesel Trains, but you will see an occasional modern passenger or freight. O scale is not the same a Lionel or O gauge, the most notable difference is no center (third) rail. If you compare O scale and O gauge car next to each other you will see more detail and more accurate dimensions of the scale cars. The O scale layout also has a trolley system running the 65' length of the layout running off the overhead wire! You might see city trolley models of Baltimore Streetcars as well as interurban cars running on the line.
The HO scale layout operates modern SD-90 diesels next to a ten wheeler (4-6-0) steam train with 40 foot boxcars. This is primarily to give the visitor a look at how trains have changed through the years. The HO Layout models the fictitious railroad the Chesapeake and Western, which operates a double track mainline from Baltimore, MD to Wheeling, WV, so the scenery reflects that. The City trolleys are undergoing restoration and expansion as the citizens look for green transportation alternatives.
To promote the hobby of model railroading through several facets. Club members maintain and improve the HO and O-scale 2-rail layouts at the clubs headquarters. The club provides educational and historical reference materials through an extensive book and periodical library. Club members take railfan and model railroad excursions. Provide fellowship and mentoring of members.
Model railroading fun!
"Furthering the hobby of model railroading through building operating model train displays in HO and O scale. Trains of all types and eras will be allowed to run on the layouts for educational purposes. Additional static displays, manufacturer photographs, authentic railroad heralds, and memorabilia is displayed."to add Baltimore Society of Model Engineers map to your website;
