The Guernsey Valley Model Railroad

The Guernsey Valley Model Railroad We are a nonprofit organization promoting and sharing the world's greatest hobby-model railroading. The Guernsey Valley Model Railroad(GVRR).

Within the Colley Block Building at 648 Wheeling Ave, in Cambridge, OH is one of Ohio's largest HO Scale Model Railroad. The GVRR was organized in 1973 by several individuals interested in preserving southeastern Ohio's railroad heritage in model form. Since then, the model railroad has grown to be one of Ohio's largest "solid-state" HO scale railroad, with over 20 scale miles (1260 feet)of mainli

ne track. The layout depicts in part scenes from along the
old Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Newark Division and
the old Pennsylvania Railroad's Marietta Branch. The era of the layout focuses on the 1930's to the late 1960's, but modern diesel locomotives (as well as everyone's favorite, the steam locomotives) are operated frequently. The layout has a 2-mile branch line that serves several "deep" coal mines. These mines and their surrounding communities were built from scratch with the aid of old photographs, in order to represent such actual mines as Black Top" and "Forsythe". A typical run over the entire railroad mainline takes on average about 1 hour. En route, as many as 10 trains may be encountered that are running in the same or opposite direction. Helper or "Pusher" locomotives are
frequently required in order to help push the long freights and heavy coal drags over the 2% mountain grades. And, unlike today's modern railroads, the GVRR still uses cabooses on its freight trains. So, if you are ready to reminisce about the "glory days" of railroading, visit the Guernsey Valley HO Scale Model Railroad in Cambridge, Ohio.

07/23/2026

Auto racks leaving the yard

07/22/2026

Auto rack train for your viewing pleasure
Thanks Tom Adair

07/17/2026

More Amtrak!

07/15/2026

Amtrak for your viewing pleasure
Thanks Tom Adair

It's with profound sadness that we're mourning the loss of our member Roger Adair, who passed in a car accident Monday n...
06/13/2026

It's with profound sadness that we're mourning the loss of our member Roger Adair, who passed in a car accident Monday night. Roger was a close friend and mentor to his fellow members, and the club's foremost expert on the history of Guernsey County's railroads. Roger was a lifelong resident of Cambridge, a Vietnam veteran of the United States Marine Corps, and one of the founding members of the GVRR over 50 years ago. He previously held a number of officer roles in the club including Treasurer and Secretary, and single-handedly kept the layout alive for over a decade when the club had previously fallen into relative dormancy. Without Roger's passion and dedication, there would be no Guernsey Valley Model Railroad Club today, and he has our eternal gratitude for everything he's done for us, our community and our country. We likewise offer our sincerest condolences to all of his family and other friends as we all come to terms with his loss.

We are officially open to the public 12pm-5pm
04/18/2026

We are officially open to the public 12pm-5pm

04/10/2026

We have a special announcement for Saturday April 11th involving our open house for April 18th. Don't miss it!
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Address

648 Wheeling Avenue
Cambridge, OH
43725

Opening Hours

7pm - 10pm

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