About The LMRA
Founded in May 2011, The Lakeshore Model Railroad Association (LMRA) assembled to promote the "All Scale" hobby of model railroading in the Lakeshore area of WNY & NWPA. It is our mission to educate and show first hand basic techniques into the Digital and Bluetooth era and other aspects of this incredible world known hobby. We market ourselves to inspire youth and adults equally to enjoy and become involved in the Art of Model Railroading.
Our Club House is located at the...
Eastminster Presbyterian Church
2320 East Lake Road,
Erie, PA 16511 (across from Wabtec)
For more information please CONTACT us.
In Brief...
Team LMRA
We come from all kinds of backgrounds. But we have one thing in common...
"We Love Model Trains!"
Because of this we're
"Connecting Modelers
One Track At A time!"
Craftmanship
Back in the beginning, when model trains ran in circles, the LMRA decided to do something about it. We designed and constructed 6 foot hexagons to make up both ends of our modular layout connected to many straight sections. This was good and called it a day.
Our LMRA Logo
When you see this logo on our shirts and hats, you'll know you found a member that cares about keep the Family together with
Model Trains
Thoughtful Design
Our layouts are designed for operations as well as displaying at shows. Members use a variety of techniques and material to achieve realistic, finished scenes.
Our Modular Layout
This Layout serves as our strategic way to develop modeling skills within the WNY & NWPA community. We run Z, N, HO, O & G scale Trains, We Educate and Encourage everyone's participation with trains.
We Never Crawl
We built 6 foot Hexagon ends on each end of our modular layout. This allows us to walk into the interior instead of crawling under the layout. It also allows us to show the lay of the land to our guest. There are DCC Control Panels scanning the layout to allow us to operate near the trains anywhere on the layout.