The South Shore Model Railway Club is an HO scale
club, conforming to National Model Railway Association Standards.
Founded in 1938 in the basement of a store in Quincy, MA , belonging to
one of the first club members, the club has been in continuous operation since
1938. The club’s extensive rail
network is the result of many individuals, with many talents, working together
for many years. The club is now in
its seventh decade of operation.
During W.W. II, the club layout was moved to a
member’s house basement until the end of the war. In 1946 the club was relocated to an East Braintree store
front. A store front on Beach
Street in Wollaston, a section of Quincy, was rented as the club’s next home.
In 1953, the club moved to Middle Street in Weymouth.. The North Division’s 1200 square feet doubled the old clubs layout and
opened in 1955. The North Division
was constructed of all hand laid track and turnouts.
The club once again doubled its layout to 2500 square feet with the
opening op the South Division in 1977. The
West Division was added in 1978 as a “staging area”
for operations
The club’s most ambitious move was in the Spring of 1998 with its move to a
10,000 square-foot facility in Bare Cove Park in Hingham, MA.
The building was used by the U.S. Navy as a warehouse for ammunition
storage during W.W.II II. The
facility was serviced by an extensive rail network providing support for Naval
operations in the Northeast. Committing
25% of the building to member meeting rooms, offices, library and museum, leaves
7,500 square feet for the club layout. With
the members area completed in Spring of 1998, the development of the new club
layout is well underway. When
completed, the club will have one of the finest facilities in the country for
model railroading.