Columbia Gorge Model Railroad Club

When this place is open to the public.what a great place to make memories.absolute gem of a place great people. It's definitely a place that makes Portland, Portland.

If you catch a nighttime inside, look at Mt. Hood for the sunrise. Loveliest place and strikingly kind people running it.

They've done a lot of work on the system an setup. Enjoyed all your hard work. Looked great everyone seemed to have a good time. Thanks for opening up this weekend.

Oh my gosh what a spectacular place. These guys and gals really put their heart into what they do. You will not be disappointed

Friendly and welcoming to visitors and old hands alike, the annual show is not to be missed.

If model trains are you thing than this is a must see. My only complaint is the allowed way too many people in the building which made it a zoo!

They have the most impressive and fun model train exhibit anywhere. And really nice friendly and engaging folks.

It's awesome. Fun for all ages. Really worth going. They take donations for any train stuff a person might want to get rid of.

Such friendly staff welcomed us into a world I never seen before. There were so many trains and awesome site to witness.

This is a worthwhile thing to do, if you miss the annual train show I think they do private tours if you email them? At least thats what I overheard at the annual train show.

For as long as I can recall, this spectacular layout has been open to visitors during weekends in November. I recently visited for the first time in many years, and it was just as good as I remembered.
They have limited, timed tickets, helping to keep the crowds manageable, and as the pandemic hopefully winds down, allowing a bit of space between attendees. Be sure to buy your tickets in advance - I do not think they sell walk in admissions.
As for the trains, they have an amazing number of things to show off to their target audience (children and middle aged to older men). As you enter, a long gone version of Portland greets you, with the Broadway Bridge (including the Lovejoy Columns) and a hand-built Union Station. The layout quickly changes to a glorious scaled down gorge, with passenger, freight, and logging rolling stock.
They have done a wonderful job with interesting things to look at alongside the visitors' hallway, and the multiple levels of trains ascending into the distance are endlessly fascinating.

That was AMAZING. Fun and knowledgeable people. Great gift shop with used model trains and memorabilia.

My plans were to bring my grand boys with me but they were sick today.took a bunch of pictures and videos.didn't want them to miss out