Membership Information
We meet monthly throughout the year at members' own railroads or at other meeting facilities. Many members do not have a garden railroad; but they have joined CGRS to gather ideas. So can you! CGRS is an active group with diverse activities: In past years we've held an annual banquet, constructed a portable display layout with live plants at Great American Train Shows (GATS), the Rose Festival at Whetstone Park, and Affair-of-the-Hort at Inniswood Gardens.
We operated a sale table and ran big-scale trains at Greenberg Shows and held open garden railroad tours in conjunction with Columbus Parks and Recreation Department Open Garden Tours. In addition, each year we have a picnic/barbecue with one or two of our regular monthly meetings.
Some years we do a weekend excursion to a railroad museum and to take a train ride. We generally include one or more non-rail events in the excursion. Some years we offer plant-buying trips to out-of-town nurseries. Some years we have a joint get-together with other Ohio garden railway groups. An annual Holiday Party ends the year. We're probably a bit unusual group in that we have no formal structure: we have no elected officers and no bylaws, just sort of a general guideline - Have fun! Dues are a minimal $24 a year.
A monthly newsletter keeps members informed. Many of our members prefer to take a less active role and simply enjoy the monthly newsletter.
Others look forward to our monthly meetings to gather ideas for their own garden railroads. Membership in CGRS is open to all interested persons.
We invite you to join us! For additional information call 614-885-0351.