Crescent City Model Railroad Club

History

      THE CRESCENT CITY MODEL RAILROAD CLUB, ( C.C.M.R.C. ) dates back to the mid 1950s when a small group of teenagers began meeting in each other's homes to operate model trains in a realistic manner.  The group expanded over the years and built several layouts based on prototypical operations.

     In 1973, the club bought the present building on North Lester.  Many people bought bonds to gather the needed funds for the down payment.

     For many years, work on the layout was slow due to the many projects to repair and renovate the building.  Over the years since purchase, the exterior of the building was replaced, windows closed in, the north wall was reworked, doors have been changed out and secured, office remodeled, central air conditioning added, a new roof has been installed, one bathroom was taken out and the other refinished including a shower and hot water heater.

     In 1990, the final note on the building was paid, and in 1991 the last tenant vacated the downstairs room making it available for full time club use.  Some of the past tenants have included an auto mechanic, a dance school, the local fire department, and a hobby shop.  Since 1990, the layout has tripled in size.
 

Take a look at the building that houses this great layout by clicking HERE.

The Crescent Lines is a fictional railroad that connects the port of Crescent City (New Orleans' other name) and Kansas City.

The Crescent Lines has four divisions.  Our layout models one of these divisions.  The following divisions are listed from the southern end to the northern end.

River Division  -  Crescent City to Natchez (Modeled)

          Crescent City District

                    A) South Port - Produce Docks, Container Facility

                    B) North Port - Cotton & Coffee Wharfs, Grain Elevator

                    C) McNally Yard - Classification Yard, Engine Shop

                    D) C.C.U.P.T. - Passenger Terminal, All Express Operations & Pullman Service

                    E) Faubourg - Domino Sugar

                    F) Ellison - Shell Oil

                    G) Spanish Fort - Produce & Seafood Shippers

          Natchez District

                    A) Frog Bayou - Quarry, Brewery, Grain Elevator and others

                    B) Turner City - Grain Elevator, Lumber Mill and others

                    C) Nickolson - Fuel transfer, Plastics Manufacturer, Toxic Waste

                    D) Trager Yard - Major Classification Yard, Engine Shops

                    E) Natchez - Grain Elevator, Paper Mill, Concrete Plant

                    F) Vicksburg - Grain Elevator, Tire Plant, Oil Transfer

Delta Division - Natchez to Helena

Mountain Division - Helena to Bentonville

Plains Division - Bentonville to Kansas City

THE STAGING YARD IS CONSTRUCTED AS  TWO YARDS

Trains heading north go Elsewhere
Trains heading south from the Crescent Lines, go Beyond

The Crescent Lines relies on dependable locomotives to service it's customers.

Click the image below for the CL Roster