We are G-Scale model railroad club, and our trains run outdoors in the garden. Our best known activity is the annual Holiday Train Display...
This post includes pictures of the rest of the decorated trees at the Westbrook Festival of Trees,https://www.westbrookfestivaloftrees.com/. The festival is sponsored by and held at the Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church at 810 Main Street in Westbrook.
The trees are donated by Westbrook businesses and decorated by local charitable organizations. Admission is free. All donations and proceeds go to the Westbrook Food Pantry
The Holiday Train Display at the Maine Mall is sponsored by the Maine Garden Railway Society.Trains will be running daily from 10am-7pm through December 24th. The Display is located in the lobby outside the JC Penney store.
Here are some videos of trains in motion.
Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
The Circus Train
The Christmas Trees at the Festival are donated by Westbrook businesses and decorated by local charitable organizations. Admission is free and all donations go to the Westbrook Food Pantry. Details can be found at https://www.westbrookfestivaloftrees.com/
Here are some of the decorated trees at the 2022 Festival.
Here are some photos and videos of the trains. Details about the festival can be found at https://www.westbrookfestivaloftrees.com/
This link will take you to pictures and video about the CP Holiday Train stopping in Maine in 2022
The Maine Train Lines G Scale Model Railroad is part of the Westbrook Festival of Trees at the Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook, ME 04092. The Festival is a display of Christmas Trees provided by Westbrook businesses and decorated by local charities. The trees and trains are open for public viewing on
Saturday December 3rd from 8:30am-6:30pm
Sunday December 4th from 1-7pm.
Saturday December 10 from 9am to 6pm
Sunday December 11 from 1-5pm
For details please visit https://www.westbrookfestivaloftrees.com/
The model railroad is sponsored by the Maine Garden Railway Society
The Holiday Train Display by the Maine Garden Railway Society is up and running at the Maine Mall in the lobby outside JCPenney.
Trains are running from 10am-7pm daily from November 25th through December 24th.
There will be a meeting for all MGRS members on Wednesday, November 3 at 6am. It will take place at Center Court at the Maine Mall. The purpose is to set up the tables for the 2021 Holiday Train Display.
Trains will run from November 13th to January 1st.
If you have question please contact Terry Norton, 207-748-3009 or bl2gscale@gmail.com
The Westbrook Festival of Trees held at the Westbrook Congregational Church has been cancelled for 2021 and will return in 2022.
Saturday July 17th 11 AM
Voting for Board of
Directors after lunch
Auction items needed (railroad
or garden items please}
RSVP by July 10th with who is coming and hamburger
or hotdog
Please bring a salad or
dessert
MGRS 82 Carll Rd, Buxton,
ME 04093
(207) 929-3655
Chris Hamilton in Naples has some G Scale items for sale. You can contact him via email at hami40@twc.com or 650-3481
Bachmann Florence and Cripple Creek Boxcar and Bachmann Kit
Bachmann PRR Little Critter Half Size black Diesel
Bachmann PRR red steam engine and four car passenger set
Here are some pictures of the pushbutton layout that Terry Norton and Peter Richards set up last week at O'Donals Nursery in Gorham. The nursery is a 6 Country Road in Gorham, on the section where Route 22 and 114 run together. Their current hours are 9am-5pm Tuesday through Saturday.
Ann Jenkins passed away peacefully at home today. She and Jim were married for 62 years.
Her obituary will appear in the East Machias, Maine newspaper. Condolences may be sent to Jim at 11 Adler Drive, Gray, ME 04039-9720.
The Mall does not have any empty stores, so there will not be a Holiday Train Display this year.
