We are a group of model railroading enthusiasts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Our group is made up of people from all walks of life who are brought together by a common love of railroading. Our layout is based on an era when steam and Diesel ran the rails together. Prototypes used for this era are the Southern Railway and Norfolk & Western during the 1950’s.

Established in 1973, the Southbound Model Railroaders (SMR) present the largest club HO-gauge layout in the Triad. The layout is powered by the latest technological advance in wireless digital Command Control (DCC). The layout size is about 35’x30′, with more than 2700 feet of track, and several miles of wiring. SMR simulates a portion of the 1958 era Southern Railway and Norfolk & Western locales of North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.