AMRS is structured in three scale division: N Scale, HO Scale, and Large (G) Scale, with some members active in more than one division. With the completion of the AMRS clubhouse in the fall of 2004, the HO and N scale layouts are in various stages of completion. The G scale have two layouts adjacent to one another that are mostly completed. 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 under the Divisions menu option. For more pictures of the layouts, visit the Photo Gallery menu option.
Under the direction of the N scale Superintendents, the N scale division is building their new layout with long main line runs and passing sidings.
Under the direction of the HO scale Superintendents, 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, AZ and El Paso, TX.
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 direction of the G scale Superintendents,
this group is working on a large, improved layout built around the cities of Dusty Flats and Adobe Junction.