We have doubled the size of our Clubhouse, now we are doubling the size of our already HUGE layout.

Take a tour of our layout/clubhouse by looking through our Photo Galleries.  In particular, the Pike Scenes gallery really shows off detailed areas of our layout - click on the link to take a look at it, we think you will be impressed.  Or come visit us and take an up close and personal tour.  Just call one of the phone numbers below and set a date to watch trains running over our mainline. 

To get under the hood and learn about some of the more detailed mechanics of operating our layout, click here.

Welcome to the official website of the
All Points North Model Railroad Association - Conroe, Texas

Founded in 1981 as a social club, APN evolved and became a modular layout club, setting our layout up for display in malls and at public train shows, and between shows setting the layout up in rented storefronts where we ran trains for our own enjoyment.

In 2001 APN completed construction of a new 2,500 square foot clubhouse located on two acres of land in Conroe, Texas (just north of Houston) and set up our modular layout in a building that we now owned.

In early 2003 we began construction of our permanent layout.  It culminated in an operating HO scale point-to-point railroad with over 530' of mainline run.  It also included a narrow gauge HOn3 line. 

In less than 7 years after filling our available space with 1500 square feet of layout, we wanted more.  In May of 2010 we added an extension to the building, doubling its size to 5,000 square feet.  More of this space is available for layout than the original building.  That summer we embarked on our plan to more than double the size of what is already one of the largest if not the largest HO layout in the Greater Houston Area.

We are one of only a handful of model railroad clubs in the United States that owns both the land and a building solely dedicated to model railroading.  Members have access to the club anytime, day or night, allowing them to run trains or access the club's library, or use the work bench or paint booth to work on their models. Saturdays will almost always find someone at the club house sometime during the day.  We hold a business meeting the third Saturday of the month.

Operating Sessions have become an important facet of our enjoyment of our layout, and is what most modelers ultimately aspire too, many at the expense of finishing the scenicing of their layouts.  At APN we enjoy both!  We hold an Operating Session on the fourth Saturday of the month.  From time to time we also alternate with other layout owners in the Houston area (and beyond) and operate as guests on their layouts.  Click here to find out more about operations on the APN Railroad.
 

APN has memberships available to individuals with an interest in any phase of the model railroading hobby.  Membership is restricted to individuals 18 years of age or older. 
Click here for an Application for Membership.  Call our Member-at-Large to arrange for visit.

For more information on APN contact one of the following:

Terry Burkhardt, APN President:
(847) 997-3489

Mike McCrae, APN Member-at-Large:
(281) 832-0165

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