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Ocean County Society of Model Railroaders

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Ocean County Society of Model Railroaders

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Upcoming Train Shows
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Layout pictures-progress
Memoriam of past members
Railfanning
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Welcome To The OCSMR Website

Welcome To The OCSMR WebsiteWelcome To The OCSMR Website

Promoting The Best & Fun Hobby In The World... Model Trains

The Ocean County Society of Model Railroaders club in Lakewood, New Jersey serving the Monmouth/Ocean Counties on the Jackson/Howell borders of Lakewood has moved from All Saints Episcopal Church in Lakewood where we have been located there since 1992. The club initially was formed in 1987 at an old gas station on route 88 in Lakewood 

as a HO club. It became a dual gauge, HO and O club in 1992. We vacated the church basement completely on September 24, 2016 and now located inside Pine Park sharing the building with the Lakewood Historical Museum in Kuser Hall next to Lakewood Country Club and Maggie's restaurant off of West County Line Road on the Lakewood/Jackson/Howell border. Our address in GPS is 500 Country Club Drive.


A little history behind why we made the move. We were located in a basement of a church that has been around for close to 100 years and were having issues with the pastor aka our landlord, it was time to look elsewhere for another location. We were able to secure a new location at an old boys school called "The Newman School" built in 1927 in the basement of Kuser Hall. It is 1 of 5 buildings that was left untouched by Lakewood which was the science and physics building.  It is built like a fortress with poured concrete walls and bricked ceilings.


The move did come with costs involved to our club. We had to fully renovate a basement of a school built in the 1920's that ceased operation in the 1960's. No one has used the basement in many years. It was a task that started in April 2014 for us with the result that we have 2 operating layouts there. One room has the HO layout which is modeling the NY/LB RR from the 50's and the other room has the S and O gauge layout.


 You can google map us with our name or use our address, 500 Country Club Drive for directions if you want to visit us. Our club will continue to be known as the Ocean County Society of Model Railroaders. Check our website here, facebook page and the ogaugerr.com online forum in the photo/video section for updates on what we started out with at Kuser Hall to where we are at now. There are 21 pages of dialogue and pictures.

 

THE CLUB IS OPEN TO VISITORS ON  TUESDAY & FRIDAY NIGHTS FROM 6:30PM-10:00PM AND BY APPOINTMENT.  WE ARE NOW CHAIR LIFT ACCESSIBLE TO AND FROM THE BASEMENT. CALL OUR CLUB NUMBER AT (732)363-7799 OR GO TO THE CONTACT US LINK AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.


Thank you, Ted Bertiger, President

Ocean County Society of Model Railroaders, Lakewood, N.J.

www.ocsmr.com

Click Here to read and see much more pictures. This link will take you to the OGR forum, O Gauge Railroading forum in their photo/video section. You will be able to see our progress renovating our new location, layout building and where we are at as of winter 2025.

Ocean County Historical Commission Funding Program

The Ocean County Society of Model Railroaders received funding this year from the Ocean County Cultural & Heritage Commission through funds granted by the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State.


Who We Are-Click on the top left OCSMR icon for our YouTube

Photo Gallery


    Friday night- All Saints Episcopal Church, Lakewood, NJ. Our old location-- March 3, 2013

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    Brick Train show November 3, 2013

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    Toms River Train Show February 1, 2015

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    Manalapan, NJ Veterans Benefit Train Show March 23,2019-A yearly event.

      Railroaders Weekend at Pine Creek Railroad Allaire State Park Wall, NJ September 7-8,2019

      Greenberg show- Edison, NJ February 29-March 1, 2020

      Picture of our 6 table layout set up

        Annual Blueclaws Game 8/2/2022

          Video-Greenberg Show-Edison, NJ February 29-March 1, 2020

          Check out this great video

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hh26T_SaYtU

          About Us

          How We're Helping

          How We're Helping

          We are a community-based organization (A 501c3 Non-Profit Organization ) The Ocean County Society of Model Railroaders.  We  host an extensive "O", "S", and a "HO" layouts where members can operate their trains throughout  the year.

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          How We're Helping

          Are you passionate about the hobby? We are always looking for new members to join the club.  Members pay dues $15/month, $80/6 months or $160/yearly.

          Thank You

          Thank You

          Whether you help through volunteering your time, spreading our mission through word-of-mouth or joining our club, we thank you!  We couldn't accomplish our goals without the help of train enthusiasts or the general public like you!

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