Youth Group
The purpose of the Youth Group is to provide young individuals with the resources and support they need to learn and enjoy model railroading for the rest of their lives.
We do this by using the club’s layout, which models the L&N railroad from Atlanta, Georgia, to Copperhill and Etowah, Tennessee, circa 1950.
In 1950 there were diesel and steam locomotives in common use and we have operational sessions in both diesel and steam.
The youth are given opportunities to learn the basics of model railroading including how a locomotive works, how to drive a locomotive, switching, modeling, how to build a layout, real railroad operations, and DCC control.
Each meeting has educational and project opportunities in addition to running the trains. Members are allowed to bring their own locomotives and trains, or they can run our trains already on the layout. Occasionally we have operational sessions where many trains are running at once an a schedule.
The club meets monthly on the 3rd Saturday. We meet 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Typically, the meeting will start at 11:00 with announcements. We then have educational / project time; time to run trains; and then another educational / project time. We meet in the club’s facility in the Mineral Bluff Depot.
The best way for you to know if you are interested is to come to one of the club’s open houses on the 4th Saturday of the month. There you can see first-hand what the layout looks like, meet the members, and most likely, run one of the trains in operation that day. You do not need to make an appointment. Just come early enough so you have time to drive a train.
Youth Group Meeting Location
Mineral Bluff Train Depot
150 Railroad Avenue
Mineral Bluff, GA
30559 USA
