The SMD's boundaries include Frederick, Washington, Garrett and Allegheny counties in Maryland, Berkley and Jefferson counties in West Virginia and Somerset, Bedford, Franklin and Fulton Counties in Pennsylvania. We meet monthly from September through May at various members homes usually on a Thursday night or a Sunday afternoon.
Guests are always welcome to come and meet their fellow modelers.
Most meetings are designed to be a social gathering combined with a modeling and learning experience. We enjoy our members' layouts and models, discuss model techniques and prototype railroad subjects. The program each month usually includes a clinic which in the past have included rock casting coloring, layout design, and slides of favorite protoype railroads. One advantage of coming to our meetings is to see what the other members are doing. Members receive the Wheel Report, a newsletter sent out in September, December and March.