Founded in 1983 Our 43rd Year!
Our Next Event!
Our next train show is the 2026 Henry County Fair in Napoleon, OH, from Thursday, August 13th to Thursday, August 20!
The O Divisions will be on display for the duration of this event! Hours are August 13-16 (Thursday-Sunday), 10 am to 9 pm, and August 17-20 (Monday through Thursday), noon to 9 pm. We will be set up in the historic Detroit, Toledo, and Ironton depot located on the Henry County Fairgrounds on State Route 108 in Napoleon.
Henry County Fair 2025
Club Meeting Information!
IMPORTANT: The meeting on September 11 will be held at Dennis & Denise Heban's farm. The business meeting will start at 8:00 pm, as usual. Social time will begin at 7:00 pm. Due to the Fulton County Fair wrapping up the day before the meeting, there will NOT be a club layout set-up in the barn. Swap meet and casual conversation will occur :) ! You may also pay your dues for 2027 at the meeting. Hope to see you there!
Due to the fire at the Swanton Village Hall, meetings will be held at St. Richard's St. Francis Hall, 333 Brookside Drive, Swanton. Park in back lot and follow the signs.
Social hour begins at 7:15 pm, business meeting at 8:00 pm.
Date - Show and Tell Theme
January 2 - Favorite locomotive
February 6 - Wabash
March 6 - Unique flatcar loads
April 3 - New York Central
May 1 - Operating cars
June 5 - Santa Fe
July 10 - Free-for-all
August 7 - Detroit, Toledo, & Ironton
**September 11 - Tank cars**
October 2 - Fall - orange, yellow, & brown
November 6 - Cabooses (Cabeese?)
December 4
All above subject to weather. Please listen to local media or check the Swanton Model Railroad Club – Members Only! or Swanton Area Railroad and Model Club, Inc. Facebook page.
The meeting will be automatically cancelled at Snow Level 2 or above in either Fulton or Lucas County, not necessarily both.