Rappahannock River Railroaders

Founded in 2006, the Rappahannock River Railroaders is a model railroad club operated as part of the DCA. Based out of the DCA Annex Building, the club’s purpose is to promote the pleasure of model railroading.

The RRR’s home facility on the 2nd floor of the DCA Annex houses three large model trail layouts – an O, HO, and G Gauge. A fourth layout lives in the clubs Caboose – a mobile model train trailer which appears at events across the region.

The public is invited to check out the train layouts at any of the several open houses hosted on Saturdays throughout the year!

In addition to the open houses, the RRR provides educational opportunities to the public in the areas of railroad operations, railroad crossing safety, model railroad operations, construction of model layouts, low voltage electrical wiring for layouts, model building, and artistic skills required in building scenery. We serve as a source for Boy Scout counselors on model railroading.

Interested in joining? Feel free to join us at one of our monthly meetings! Meetings are held at the DCA Annex on the second Saturday of each month at 9:30am (though check our schedule below, the Saturday occasionally shifts due to event conflicts)

Questions? Want to visit or learn more? Contact club president Mr. Varley Wrick (804) 435-9326 or [email protected]

The HO & O Gauge Layouts at the Rappahannock River Railroaders home at the DCA Annex

The RRR Mobile Caboose Layout & Club Activities 

2024 Monthly Meeting Schedule:

  • Saturday, January 13 Monthly Meeting 9:30am
  • Saturday, February 10 Monthly Meeting 9:30am – HO Weight & Coupler Clinic

  • Saturday, March 9 Monthly Meeting 9:30am – 3D Printing tutorial

  • Saturday, April 13 Monthly meeting 9:30am – LED Tutorial

  • Saturday, May 18 Monthly meeting 9:30am

  • Saturday, June 8 Monthly meeting 9:30am

  • Saturday, July 13 Monthly meeting 9:30am

  • Saturday, August 10 Monthly meeting 9:30am – DCC tutorial

  • Saturday, September 14 Monthly meeting 9:30am

  • Saturday, October 5 Monthly meeting 9:30am – TMCC/Legacy Tutorial

  • Saturday, November 9 Monthly meeting 9:30am – Repair Clinic

  • Saturday, December 7 Monthly meeting 9:30am

2024 Open House Schedule:

  • Saturday, July 13 Open House at DCA Annex

  • Saturday, September 14 Open House at DCA Annex

  • Saturday, December 7 Open House at DCA Annex

2024 Caboose Travel Schedule:

  • Saturday/Sunday,
    January 20-21
    Caboose
    to Greenberg’s Great Train Show, Richmond Raceway Complex

  • Saturday, April 27 Caboose to Ashland Train Day

  • Saturday, May 11 Caboose to Lee Hall Depot National
    Train Day

  • Saturday, July 6 Caboose to Irvington Farmer’s Market

  • Saturday, September 28 Caboose to Wings, Wheels, and
    Keels at Hummel Airport

  • Sunday, September 29 Caboose to Hartfield YMCA
    2:00-4:00

  • Wednesday, October 2 Caboose to Lancaster Public
    Library 9:30-11:00

  • Friday-Sunday, November 29-December 1 Caboose to Model Railroad Show @ Science Museum of Virginia

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