MIT · Est. 1946
Tech Model Railroad Club
One of the oldest student activities at MIT, running trains through Gifford City along the Tech Nickel Plate since the days of Building 20 — and the birthplace of the term “hack.”
The Layout
Gifford City & the Tech Nickel Plate
From the Archive · 26 August 1997
On Tuesday night, August 26, 1997, four months to the day from the decommissioning of the old layout, a short Aaron Burr consist using the same locomotive (#2415) and two of the Burr cars traversed the new expanded P-yard.Read the full report from that summer →
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- 16 Apr 2025
Campus Preview Weekend 2025 Open House
We will be hosting open hours in the clubroom (N52-118) for the campus preview weekend from 6:30-8:30pm on Saturday, April 19th. We welcome admitted students to …
- 12 Feb 2025
Spring 2025 Regular Meeting Schedule
Our regularly scheduled meetings for the Spring 2025 Semester will be on Wednesdays at 6:30pm in the club room (N52-118). Feel free to drop in if you’re …
- 31 Jan 2025
First Meeting Spring 2025
Our first meeting of the Spring 2025 Semester will be this Wednesday, February 5th at 6:30pm in the club room (N52-118). This is a great opportunity to get to …