About Us
The Japan Rail Modelers (JRM) of Washington DC are a loose group that focus on modeling Japanese rail systems. Our goal is to support and encourage modeling of Japanese rail systems. We are currently producing a 62 square foot portable N Scale layout that can be set up at model railroading shows and other events.
Since modeling Japanese railroading is fairly rare in the United States, our group is trying to show the railroading public the uniqueness of the Japanese railroading. The amazing variety, efficiency, and speed of the Japanese passenger bullet trains, or shinkansens, is another facet we hope to show the public.
We also hope to show how the sophisticated track systems like Kato Unitrack can be used to create very intricate and interesting layouts in a limited amount of space and time. Our club layout was created as a group effort with several members loaning track pieces, buildings and trains to create our temporary layout in a very short amount of time and with a minimum of effort by our members.
Our current members are: Gary Bielstein |
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| From left to right: Jeff, Ken, Matthew, Bob, and Philip |
Our goals are also to stimulate more people to collect and model Japanese trains and, hopefully, they will imported by more dealers in the United States as a greater market is created for these trains.
The group also is investigating showing the layout at places like children’s hospitals to share the experience of the interesting Japanese trains and let the kids have fun operating the trains.
Our group is currently looking for new members to join us in the greater DC area. Please contact us if you are interesting in joining the group!
JRM Supporters
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