- June 15, 2025
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RealRail President Allen Novak and club member Doug Neumann work on the O Scale train layout that will be available during the club's special event June 14-15.
Photo by Jay HeaterPresident Allen Novak has been a member of the club for 47 years.
Photo by Jay HeaterModel railroading includes much more than just trains and track.
Photo by Jay HeaterRealRail operates the Railroad Education and Learning Center of Florida at 4908 Lena Road, Unit 101, Bradenton.
Photo by Jay HeaterThe RealRail Center and Model Railroad Store is open every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Photo by Jay HeaterEven miniature buildings in a model railroad layout need advertising.
Photo by Jay HeaterRealRail club member Robert Lumbrano has been working with HO scale trains since 1965.
Photo by Jay HeaterRealRail member John Schmidle enjoys himself as he gets an HO layout ready for the 50th anniversary celebration.
Photo by Jay HeaterRealRail's store specializes in selling used model railroad equipment.
Photo by Jay HeaterThe O Scale trains are twice of the size of the HO Scale.
Photo by Jay HeaterKeeping with the theme of the area, Sarasota trains used to move the circus.
Photo by Jay HeaterAnd when the model trains stop, the people can board the miniature airplane.
Photo by Jay HeaterIt could be a choo-choo for you kind of Father's Day Weekend in East County.
The RealRail model railroad club is hosting special event at its RealRail Center and Model Railroad Store, 4908 Lena Road, Unit 101, Bradenton, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 14-15.
The event also doubles as the 50th anniversary celebration for the club, which formerly was known as the Sarasota Model Railroad Club when it was founded in 1975. Its first home was at 1944 Main St., Sarasota, where the Main Bar is located now.
The club will have trains running in both the O and HO scale layouts. Children can build an HO scale railroad car and take it home for free, and there will be refreshments and special deals on model trains.
President Allen Novak has been a member of the club for 47 years and he is hoping that the special event will prompt people to come to the Lena Road location, where the club has been about 18 months. They are hoping to attract new members along with getting more people interested in model railroading.
