About Us

The Hawkeye Model Railroad Club was formed in 2006 and is a 501(c)3 educational corporation whose mission is to educate the public about railroads and the hobby of model railroading.

It is sad to see our old layout go but we are excited about what the future holds!

The club has moved to the Johnson County Fairgrounds into a brand new 3,300 sq. ft. building along Oak Crest Hill Road (old Highway 218). The building is divided into a museum space and a 2,000 sq.ft. layout room that will house a new HO scale operations based layout designed to incorporate large amounts of foot traffic from the annual county fair. The new layout will primarily be HO scale DCC operated with NCE Digital Command Control. The new layout will also incorporate other model railroading scales. Follow our Facebook page for more layout updates!

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Membership

Our membership is open to all individuals aged 18 and older, with youth members under the age of 18 allowed with parental presence at all meetings and events that the youth member is present for. Student members (high school/college) are also encouraged to be a part of our group. We do not discriminate individuals wishing to become new members based on age, race, or gender.

Monthly dues are a part of our club to keep our club operating and pay for items that donations simply do not cover. The current monthly dues are shown below:

Regular Member: $30

Student members: $15

Youth members: $10

Probationary Member: $30

In order to become a member of our club, you must visit our club in person to pick up a membership form. If you have questions, please email us in the contact us page.

If you are a member of different model railroad club and wish to visit our club for tours, operating sessions, and other events, please email us as well!