The Edmonton Model Railroad Association is a non-profit society dedicated to providing its members with the opportunity to build and display a large model railroad. Formed in 1946, the club has built layouts in several locations, including the CP Rail station in Old Strathcona, the South Edmonton Public Library, and the Edmonton Gardens. In the fall of 1989, the sod was turned and construction started on the freight shed in Fort Edmonton Park . In late 1991, the shed was officially completed, and in early 1992, construction started on the current layout. The freight shed is open for viewing every weekend during the summer, and we hold an open house each October.
Visitors are always welcome.
In addition to building and operating the layout, the members also participate in other railroad-related activities such as railfan trips around Western Canada, attending or hosting model railroad conventions, or helping out with other shows. The layout we're building is based on an actual railroad that was surveyed and chartered in central British Columbia in 1896, but never built. It was to link Vernon and Castlegar by way of the Monashee Mountains. The layout represents what the club feels the railroad would have looked like in 1959 had it actually been built. This provides the opportunity for a mixture of steam and diesel locomotives, as well as regular passenger service.