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AMHERST BELT LINES

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HO Modular Railroad

a special interest group of the Amherst Railway Society, Inc.


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The Fictional and Factual History of the Amherst Belt Lines

Modular Mumblings (the ABEL newsletter--Including up to date layout drawings)

Module Specifications (To receive module specifications, please fill out the application on the link below.)
"Red Sheet" (information and application for membership)

The 1998 layout at the annual Big Railroad Hobby Show
The Pictures from the 99 layout at the annual Big Railroad Hobby Show
Photos of the 2002 layout
Photos of the 2003 layout
Photos of the 2004 layout
The 2005 layout
Photos of the 2006 show
ABEL at The 2007 show
ABEL at The 2008 show
ABEL at The 2009 show
Links to other model railroad sites

Members and visitors are encouraged to contribute photographs of the Amherst Belt Lines. Please contact the Webmaster.

2010 Railroad Hobby Show Layout

CLICK FOR 2010 SETUP PLAN


Click on diagram above for detailed track plan in pdf format.


2009-2010 Amherst Belt Lines Show Schedule

October 4, 2009

PSMRRC Model Railroad Show & Open House
Pepperell Siding MRRC, Pepperell, MA
http://www.psmrc.org/events.php

November 8, 2009

24th Annual Model Railroad Exhibition
Bedford Boomers, Bedford, NH
http://www.boomers-rr.com/

December 5-6, 2009

New England Model Train Expo
HUB Division/NMRA, Marlborough, MA
http://www.hubdiv.org/index.htm

January 30-31, 2010

Railroad Hobby Show
Amherst Railway Society, West Springfield, MA
http://www.railroadhobbyshow.com/
Photos of past shows: http://www.amherstrail.org/show/show.htm

Feb 28, 2010

Worcester Model Railroaders, Auburn, MA
http://www.wmrr.org/show.asp

April 11, 2010 (Tentative ABEL participation)

Nashua Valley Railroad Association Railfair – Shirley, MA

If you have any questions on participating, the event itself, or any other ABEL related topic, please feel free to contact one of the coordinators. Hope you had a great summer and we are looking forward to seeing at the upcoming shows.

Please add the above dates to your calendar... When we have more info, we will post it in an issue of Modular Mumblings.


Amherst Belt Lines Contact Information

Module Coordinators:
Sudro Brown
Clark Huber
Alan Rice
AmherstBeltLines@AmherstRail.org


Amherst Railway Society, Inc.
Amherst Belt Lines


If you have questions or comments, please email the Webmaster.