This is a historic Lionel layout, located in Rochester’s Edgerton Recreation Center. It was started in 1950 as a project of the Police Athletic League. The layout was featured along with the long-gone 1949 Lionel Showroom Layout in several editions of Model Railroading (Bantam Books) in the 1950s, and served as an inspiration for many of us young-at-the-time modelers. Now run by the Edgerton Model Railroad Club, it continues in space provided by the City of Rochester and through private donations. The club has maintained the historic flavor of the layout, while upgrading control systems, trains, rolling stock and scenery to 21rst century standards.