The AMRS is structured in three scale division: N Scale, HO Scale, and Large Scale (G), with some members active in more than one division. With the completion of the AMRS clubhouse 4 years ago, the HO and N scale layouts are in various stages of completion. The G scale has one layout that is mostly completed and is beginning building another layout adjacent to the current one. Each scale division is under the direction of a superintentent and an assistant superintendent.

No matter what scale you prefer, there are things to learn, work to be accomplished, and trains to run! To learn more about a particular scale, select the particular scale at the left.

Under the direction of Superintendent Bob Ginger and Assistant Superintendent Bob Christ, the N scale division is building their new layout with long main line runs and passing sidings.

Under the direction of Superintendent Marshall Wales and Assistant Superintendent John Myers, the HO division is putting the finishing touches on an extensive layout plan. The layout represents railroading in Southern Arizona in the mid 1950s. The modeling covers mostly Southern Pacific mainline railroading between Yuma in the west and Benson in the east with stops along the way at Maricopa, Casa Grande, Mohawk to name some. Also included is the Sante Fe based industrial area at Mobest in downtown Phoenix. Of course, many details have been omitted or “selectively compressed” to fit the desired features into the layout space. Located under the town of Maricopa is a staging area that takes trains between Yuma and Los Angeles, CA and between Benson and El Paso, TX.

For more detailed information and pictures of the layout, click on the HO Scale link to the left.

An informal organization within the AMRS, The Arizona Garden Railroad Society (AGRS), includes G scale modelers who prefer the outdoors for their railroads. Under the directions of Superintendent Bob Rys and Assistant Superintendent Sid Suydam, this group is working on a large, improved layout built around the cities of Dusty Flats and Adobe Junction.