Scheduled 2026 Layout Tours
Maryland Potomac Division Meet Layout Tour
June 27, 2026 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
On Saturday, June 27, 2026, as part of the Division Meet at Leisure World in Silver Spring, Maryland, the Potomac Division will have four layouts open in the afternoon (1 PM to 4 PM) after the meet concludes. Location of and directions to the layouts will be provided via the Division's email distribution list and provided at the meet.
The layouts that will be open are:
1. Leisure World Model Train Club - This club has three layouts (HO, N, American Flyer scale) located in the lower level of the building where the meet will be held. All three layouts have full scenery and members of the club will be present running trains. This location is handicap accessible using an elevator.
2. Tom Matty's Western Maryland - Thomas Sub 1980's - This layout occupies two basement rooms, one 19' x 32' and the other 16' x 22'. It is a double deck point-to-point layout and structures are 90% compete with the scenery 15% complete. This location is NOT handicap accessible and attendees must use an interior stairway to access it.
3. Andrew Dodge - Central Maine Railway - 1890's - This layout is an O scale Proto 48 and is a freelanced Maine operation. It fills two adjoining basement rooms occupying approximately 1,000 square feet in size. All of the locomotives, cars, and structures are scratch built and the scenery is complete with over 1,000 trees. The layout is NOT handicapped accessible and attendees must use stairs to access it.
4. David Vaughn - Kentucky Western Division of the Nickel Plate Road - This layout is an O scale two rail (OS2R) rendition of the Kentucky Western Division of the Nickle Plate Road set in May of 1958, near the end of the NKP steam era. The layout is 18' x 90' and is multi-level ranging from 34" to 80" above the floor in height and is comprised of three historic OS2R layouts which includes 40% of John Armstrong's Canandaigua Southern. The three layouts have been renovated and modified to operate as a single layout with scenery 75% complete. The layout is NOT handicap accessible and stairs must be used to access it.
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Last modified: March 18 2026 15:12:57.