"Growing Trains in the Garden"

The Rose City Garden Railway Society of Portland, Oregon promotes and practices the hobby of Garden Railroading. Whether you are a long-time hobbyist or a recent enthusiast, we welcome you to join us in planning gardens, building stock and scenery, running trains and, sharing lore and expertise.

We have members with experience ranging from years spent building and operating garden railroads, to those planning their first garden and running their first trains.

You do not need to have a garden railroad or even own any garden railroad equipment to participate in our club. Joining the club is your opportunity to see and run on other club member railroads to see if you like the hobby, with no commitment other than to join and attend some club activities.


Summer Tour

Our 2024 Summer Tour is scheduled for June 15! Father's Day weekend is the perfect time to get out and enjoy the many wonderful layouts our Club Members have created and are sharing with the public! Click here for more details: Summer Tour

Garden Railroad News!

Visit Garden Railroad News to download the most recent Garden Railroad Newsletter full of content from over 100 Garden Railroad Clubs across the world! 

New Around Here?

The Rose City Garden Railway Society is always looking for new Members to share their Knowledge, Expertise, and Enjoyment of Railroading with! 

The About Us page gives a brief overview of our mission as a Club and what we can do together. 

Check out the Activities page to see what it is that we do around here, then take a look at our Photo Gallery to get an idea of the scale, quality, and commitment our Members have to this hobby. 

Decided this Club sounds like something you want to be a part of? Head over to the Join the Club page to come aboard!



Society Newsletter

Make Sure to Join the Club to enjoy our Monthly Newsletter

Published in electronic format, the newsletter contains news about club happenings, upcoming events, clinics, how to articles and railroad history.

Our Newsletters span decades of Rose City Garden Railway Society History, find them in the Archives, and check out our newest Newsletter to keep up with other Club Members.

Upcoming events

May 05, 2024 10:00 AM • Staver Locomotive; 2537 NW 29th Ave, Portland, OR 97210
May 07, 2024 9:30 AM • Elmer's, 10001 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR
May 16, 2024 9:30 AM • IHOP - 15935 SW Regatta ln Beaverton


(To Schedule an event, address your emails to CALENDAR@RCGRS.COM)

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