Genesee Society of Model Engineers

Genesee Society of Model Engineers The G.S.M.E was founded in 1969 by a small group of model railroad enthusiasts in the Batavia, NY area to promote the model railroad hobby and activities.

The G.S.M.E was founded in 1969 by a small group of model railroad enthusiasts in the Batavia, NY area. Early meetings were held at the homes of members. As the club grew, a location was needed for meetings and construction of club layouts. This requirement was met in the early 1980’s by renting the upper floor of a bank in the Village of Oakfield, NY. This location still serves as home to the G.S

.M.E., which now has three operating model railroads in O scale (3-rail), HO scale, and N scale. The club was incorporated in the State of New York in 1979 as a not-for-profit entity. Activities of the society range from layout construction to social events such as field trips, a summer picnic, an open house, and a holiday party. Members have use of an extensive book, magazine and video library including over 350 videos and DVD’s. Each year two train shows are held to financially support our various projects. These shows, now known as The Great Batavia Train Shows, have grown to become the largest model train shows in the Western NY region. The shows have run continuously for over 25 years, and in 2004 we celebrated our 50th train show. Today, the society’s membership is comprised of individuals from six counties who share interests including photography, railroad history, and railfanning in addition to railroad modeling. Membership is currently open, and those interested are invited to visit and learn more about the G.S.M.E.

12/31/2024

Buffalo, Rochester & Pennsylvania Bicentennial engine and caboose making their inaugural run around the club's layout here on the final day of 2024.

12/07/2024

GSME 2024 Holiday Open House

On Saturday November 16th, a few members of G.S.M.E. Took part in a special build session where a total of 12 Free-Mo Se...
11/18/2024

On Saturday November 16th, a few members of G.S.M.E. Took part in a special build session where a total of 12 Free-Mo Sections were assembled (we're also looking forward to adding an additional two curve modules in the near future as well.)

Club members will be taking these modules home for personal use, but the track plan has been coordinated to model a very familiar local short line! Members are very excited to continue the project, and look forward to displaying the modules public at events in the future. Our goal is to have track laid and ready to display by the Genesee County Fair next Summer, it is a tight deadline, but we're ready to get to work!

For those that may not be familiar, Free-Mo is an HO Scale, Portable/Modular Model railroading standard used quite commonly throughout the United States, and in similar variations, Globally. across the country there are Free-Mo Meets where many Free-Mo Module owners get together and set up their modules together, to create very large layouts, capable of filling entire events centers, hockey Rinks, and Gymnasiums.

A very Special Thank you to Paul P. an experienced Free-Mo Modeler for lending us his time, resources and expertise in facilitating this build session for G.S.M.E. we are very grateful for his help!

10/16/2024

Thank you very much to all those that attended our fall show this past Saturday. It was another great turnout, and it was wonderful to see so many familiar faces!

Mark your calendars now, our next show will be Sunday, January 12th, right back at Genesee Community College!


If you're interested in being a vendor at our January Show we still have tables available! Please contact [email protected] to register!

Our vendors are finishing setting up. We hope to see you here today. Show opens at 9:30.
10/13/2024

Our vendors are finishing setting up. We hope to see you here today. Show opens at 9:30.

10/12/2024

All Aboard for the Largest Train and Model Railroad Show in Western New York ...
The Great Batavia Train Show Located between Rochester and Buffalo

Sunday, October 13, 2024
9:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Genesee Community College Map It!
1 College Road,
Batavia, NY, 14020

Information:
Plenty of free parking
THE place to buy trains for over 50 years!
Train and Model Railroad vendors only... not a toy show, sorry just a few layouts
Snack bar on site
Admission: $6.00 / Under 18 $3.00 / Under 13 Free
Contact us for more information!
Our Spring 2025 show will be announced soon.

For the Lakeshores 24' NMRA Northeastern Region Annual Convention, our club organized a rare milage excursion ride on th...
09/26/2024

For the Lakeshores 24' NMRA Northeastern Region Annual Convention, our club organized a rare milage excursion ride on the Falls Road Railroad on Saturday, September 21st, 2024. Our train ran from Brockport to Medina, NY and back with Genesee Valley ALCO RS-32 2035 and Depew Lancaster & Western ALCO RS-11 1804 providing the power.

Since this was a rare milage ride, it only made sense to throw in a few quick photo stops along the way. The GVT/Falls Road crew and their ALCO powered duo did not disappoint in putting on a show for the cameras. Our layover in Medina included a visit to the Medina Railroad Museum where passengers had lunch while touring the museum.

We would like to thank everyone involved for helping make this event possible! We hope those that bought a ticket had a wonderful and pleasant experience with us over the weekend! We even included some photos taken from the event! Photos featured in this post are courtesy of GSME members Mark Klingel, Mike Pyszczek, and Paul Stamp.

09/15/2024

If you ordered a Arcade & Attica Railroad Corporation 44 tonner like I did you have probably either received it this past week or it's on its way.

The Utah Rails Net has a scan of the GE Specification book. Link here takes you to a listing. Scroll down and you can download a PDF.

Index page for Locomotive Notes at UtahRails.net.

Our members took part in a Bar Mills Make and Take Clinic over the winter and had an absolute blast! Check out that clin...
08/20/2024

Our members took part in a Bar Mills Make and Take Clinic over the winter and had an absolute blast!

Check out that clinic along with many others at the North East Regional Convention at the link below!

08/17/2024

Side Tracked: Things to do at the Lakeshores Convention

Ever wonder how your favorite DCC products get made? Check out Rochester's very own NCE Corporation during their open house, as a part of the North East Regional Convention!

If you're interested in learning more, the link below, and while you're there, go ahead and register for the convention if you haven't already!

https://conventions.nernmra.org/new-std-landing-page/hobby-suppliers/

08/13/2024
Come join the NMRA Lakeshores Division on a rare mileage excursion on the Falls Road Railroad!
08/02/2024

Come join the NMRA Lakeshores Division on a rare mileage excursion on the Falls Road Railroad!

All aboard for a one-of-a-kind rail adventure! Saturday, September 21st at 10AM! 🚂

Join the Lakeshores Division of the NMRA for a rare mileage excursion on the Falls Road Railroad- East End. Departing from Brockport, NY, we'll journey west to the captivating Medina Railroad Museum and back.

Experience:
A thrilling 5-hour round trip powered by a historic NY-built ALCO locomotive
At least one photo run-by
Access to the Medina Railroad Museum, boasting an impressive collection of railroad and fire memorabilia, plus a mind-blowing HO scale layout
A delicious box lunch (menu options coming soon)

No need to be an NMRA member! This event is open to everyone. Secure your spot now at https://reg.planetreg.com/E5189375178113

Don’t miss this incredible opportunity, spots are limited!

05/08/2024

Our newest club member Matt Jacobus also had some fun on the O Scale Hi Rail layout last night. He brought up this Pennsy Steamer, and a line of freight cars with some local and relatable favorites.

Welcome to G.S.M.E. Matt!

04/15/2024

Thank you to everyone that came out for the Great Batavia Train Show yesterday! You made the show our most successful one to date!

We set a new attendance record with 1650 attendees!

We hope to see you all in the Fall... Mark your calendars for Sunday October 13th!

Address

50 Main Street (Upstairs)
Oakfield, NY
14125

Opening Hours

Tuesday 6pm - 9pm
Saturday 9am - 2pm

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Buffalo, Rochester & Pennsylvania Bicentennial engine and caboose making their inaugural run around the club's layout here on the final day of 2024.

GSME 2024 Holiday Open House

This is a clip from this past Tuesday night on the HO layout at the club!

This is a shot taken on our traditional Lionel layout up at the club from this past Tuesday night. This is just 1 of the 4 layouts that the club has!

We have a lot of great action around the club last night! Here is a clip of some operations on the HO layout!

Last Tuesday we had a lot of stuff happening all over the club! We got this engine out of the round house on the Hi-Rail layout for some run time.

This past Tuesday night one of our club member brought one of his new engines to run on the HO layout!

A meet in Oakfield! #gsme #holayout #runby

There was a lot of stuff happening around the club this past Tuesday night! Here is a clip of some of the things on the O Scale Hi-Rail layout. We had both the main layout going along with the lower part of the layout!

The HO guys weren't left out of the fun last night either... The newly completed BR&P GP9 trio got some run time last night as well! #hoscale #protofreelance

Our newest club member Matt Jacobus also had some fun on the O Scale Hi Rail layout last night. He brought up this Pennsy Steamer, and a line of freight cars with some local and relatable favorites. Welcome to G.S.M.E. Matt!

Some action on the clubs Hi-Rail layout tonight!

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