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Frederick County Society of Model Engineers - FCSME

The FCSME is a independent model railroad club located at the Walkersville Southern Railroad. The HO scale layout is operated with Digitrax DCC.

Founded in 1966, the Club’s unusual 70-foot, six-door Chesapeake and Ohio horse car houses a 56-foot HO scale layout. The Catoctin Central Railroad (CCRR) is a mythical railroad that crosses Frederick County and the Catoctin Mountains, where it connects with the HOn3 scale Catoctin Mountain Lines. After 50 years in Frederick, the club car moved to it’s new location at the Walkersville Southern Railroad on 21 July, 2022. Membership is open.

10/12/2026

🪧 Did you miss our last Yard Sale 🪧
If you did we have some good news!!

We will be hosting another Yard Sale this Saturday, Oct 17th from 10:00a-2:00p in conjunction with “Pop Up on Penn”. Be sure to stop by our tables that will be set up on our Deck between the Walkersville Southern Railroad and Museum and our Club Car! Our Club Car will also be open to the public with some trains running on the layout!
Admission is always FREE and your donations are greatly appreciated!!

09/29/2026

This weekend (Oct 3-4) be sure to come see us at Brunswick Railroad Days! We’ll be in spot # 20. We will have plenty of trains running for kids of all ages to enjoy!

09/27/2026

Yesterday evening the Club chartered a Private Dinner Train on the Walkersville Southern Railroad and Museum for our Annual Charter Train Ride. This time we had Jimmy, developer of Poor Man’s Throttle, give us a presentation/demonstration of his creation onboard the train and how we can implement this in our Club’s G-Scale collection.

Thank you everyone that attended, and thank you WSRR for a smooth ride!

09/22/2026

🪧"YARD SALE" and OPEN HOUSE 🚂

Join us this Saturday (September 26th) from 10:00a - 1:30pm for another “Yard Sale” outside of our Club Car on our deck! We will have tables set up with plenty of items that are priced to move.

We have restocked our HO items and vintage Lionel O-Scale items to put out on the tables, so come see what’s new on the tables!!!

We will have an assortment of locomotives, rolling stock, as well at some track/switches, scenery/buildings in both HO and O-Scale.

Be sure to stop by on your way to ride the train at the Walkersville Southern Railroad and Museum or when you check out our Open House!

We accept Cash (small bills please), PayPal, CashApp, and Venmo. 100% of the proceeds go directly to help fund our Club’s operations and on going projects.

We will have plenty of small boxes and some bubble wrap on hand for you to fill up with goodies!

See you guys soon!!

08/25/2026

Sorry for the lack of updates. We have been busy!!
A lot of progress was made in the upcoming Industry Area since the last time we posted! Track is 90% in place now, and industries are starting to populate the area!

We have also been working on some “behind the scenes” stuff as well. New electrical wiring has been ran in the car, a new EXIT sign was placed by the exit door, our wifi was upgraded for better connectivity, as well as the beginning of plans for Fall/Christmas events!

Be sure to stay tuned for updates :-)

07/17/2026

More progress has been made in the upcoming industrial area today. Today members cut and secured foam board to the plywood base. This foam foundation will help with securing scenery down (trees/telephone poles/etc) as well as dampen the noise down from the trains.

Now that the board is down, next steps are to paint the board and begin the track work! 🛤️

06/30/2026

🚂 Open House Announcement 🚂

We will be open on:
- Friday, July 3 (10:30a - 1:00p)
- Saturday, July 4 (10:00a - 2:00p)

Come visit us and cool off at our Open House and watch our model trains run around our layout! We’re still working on some areas, so stop by often to see how much we’re accomplishing!

We are located on the grounds of the Walkersville Southern Railroad and Museum, just behind the museum!

Like always, our Open Houses and Events are FREE to attend, and any donations you can give is greatly appreciated. Donations help us keep our doors open and our trains running smoothly!

We’re looking forward to seeing you soon!

06/27/2026

Today more progress was made on the upcoming industrial area. Buildings and switches were loosely placed in order come up with a track plan that will allow for switching operations. This track plan is not final and may change.

While the track plan maybe permanent in the end, the buildings will not be. The plan is to have the buildings removable so that trackside industries can be changed out easily, allowing us to change up the scene a little bit!

06/15/2026

🚂 Open House Announcement 🚂

Come visit us at our Open House and watch our model trains run around our layout!
We’re still working on some areas, so stop by often to see how much we’re accomplishing!

We will be open on:
- Friday June 19 (10:30a - 1:00p)
- Saturday June 20 (10:00a - 2:00p)

We are located on the grounds of the Walkersville Southern Railroad, just behind the museum!

Like always, our Open Houses and Events are FREE to attend and any donations you can give is greatly appreciated. Donations help us keep our doors open and our trains running smoothly!

We’re looking forward to seeing you soon!

06/05/2026

A peek at what is to be sold at the Yard Sale tomorrow. We even have some Lionel stuff for our O-Scale modelers!

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34 West Pennsylvania Avenue
Walkersville, MD
21793

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