Welcome to the San Diego Division Home Page
The San Diego Division is one of four divisions in the Pacfic Southwest Region of the National Model Railroad Association. The Division includes the Southern California counties of Imperial and San Diego with a population of 3 million. Model railroading is quite active in the area, with 6 clubs, including those at the Model Railroad Museum in Balboa Park, over 75 known running home layouts (of which 7 have active operating sessions regularly) a very active Garden Railway Society, and 3 model train stores (along with several others that have model railroading supplies).
The Division is also quite active, with scheduled activities monthly including quarterly meets, layout tours, annual swap meet, annual picnic and other activities of interest to our members and model railroaders in general. The Division newsletter, "The Mail Hook", is published electronically quarterly on this web site, on the PSR website, and by email distribution to Division members. Hard copy subscriptions are available for a modest annual fee.
New FREE-MO group forming in San Diego
The San Diego Free-mo Group is a group of model railroad enthusiasts who construct, operate and display HO (1:87 scale) model railroads. We share a common interest in modern prototypical modeling and operations, and aim for the highest level of detail and realism on our modules and scale models. Individual members build their own modules that best suits their interests. Free-mo modules are free to take on many shapes and sizes, and they emphasize prototypical operations and realistic scenery. The Free-mo specification that we follow is based on the U.S. Free-mo standards. We are not a club in the typical sense—no officers or dues. The Group governs itself as a whole with the fundamental idea that we recreate what we see in the real-world which translates to realistic model railroading. (see side bar for link to this group's website).