Upcoming Events

Erie-Lackawanna Slide Show: January 7th 2009 at 8:00 pm

The New York Society of Model Engineers is pleased to welcome back rail historian and photographer Rich Taylor for a third appearance. The subject of this show will be about the early days of the Erie-Lackawanna merger, specifically North Jersey operations on former Erie lines.

Due to the strong response to this slide show it has been moved from NYSME HQ to larger location permitting even more people to attend. Non-NYSME members are welcome!    

Location: Rutherford Ambulance Corps, 44 Ames Ave, Rutherford NJ. Second Floor Meeting Room.  One block from downtown Rutherford and NJT rail station. Free parking located directly across the street.

Admission: Free! (However donations will be accepted to offset the cost of coffee and donuts.)  

2009 Spring Exhibition

March 13th, 14th, & 15th
March 20th, 21st, & 22nd
March 27th, 28th, & 29th

The New York Society of Model Engineers will be opening its doors to the public this spring. Visitors are invited to view our two large operating layouts. Watch the Phoebe Snow take to the rails again on the O Scale layout, or watch freight cars being sorted in our operational hump yard on the HO railroad. Our souvenir shop will be open for business allowing our guests to buy patches, magazines, books, videos, and other railroad memorabilia.
Admission: Adults $5, Children $1
Time: Friday nights: 7pm to 10pm.    Sat. and Sun. afternoons: 1pm to 6pm

See our exhibition page for more details and directions.

About Us

NYSME was originally organized in 1926 in New York City. In its early years, the organization moved to and from various locations throughout Manhattan. In the early 1940's, the organization moved to the Lackawanna's Hoboken Terminal. However, during the mid-1950's the organization moved to its current location in Carlstadt, NJ.

At our present location, our organization features two operating model railroad displays. One railroad, The Union Connecting, models two rail O-Scale. (1/4" to the foot) The other railroad, The Union, Hoboken, and Overland, models HO scale. (1/8" to the foot).

NYSME holds two public exhibitions of the layouts around Christmas time and in the early spring. However the club does hold a work sessions every Wednesday night starting around 7 p.m. Visitors are welcome to come by but there is no guarantee that any trains will be operating.

View our most recent article from The Wall Street Journal

Read our recent article in the South Bergenite Newspaper

 Also see our listing in the Bergen Record