The MODEL RAILROADING MUSEUM IS CHARTERED BY NEW YORK STATE and exists as a museum with traveling exhibits
The Model Railroading Museum has a proven history of service to the public. Originally established as the Nassau Model Railroading Club in the early 1950’s, located on Hillside Avenue in Williston Park, the organization was comprised of some of the top modelers in the field, who provided prototypical correct models and scenes many of which were “scratch” built. They prided themselves in providing shows to the public attended by upwards of 2500 people several times per year and were the subject of several national model railroading magazine articles.
In 1996 the club became incorporated as the Model Railroading Educational Foundation to better serve the public. After over 40 years in the same location it then lost its lease.
Still having many items of museum quality it was decided by the membership to seek museum status using those items as traveling exhibits in shows around Nassau County. In April 2001 the Model Railroading Educational Foundation was consolidated into the Model Railroading Museum and the Model Railroading Museum was granted a museum charter status under the auspices of the Regents of the University of The State of New York.
Presently the Museum has 166 Members.
The Museum continues to provide shows and seminars while seeking a new location to do what it does best.
