JRD Next Meeting or Hangout

Next In Person Meet: July13, 2024

Historic Farmville Train Station 

510 West Third Street

Farmville, VA 23901

Time: Doors open at 9:00 a.m. and the meeting starts at 9:30 a.m.

Clinics:  The following clinics are planned.

• Panel to discuss Lessons Learned from Jerry Ritter, Rod Vance and Dick Munnikhuysen on the building of their layouts, operating the layouts and tearing them down or rebuilding them. 

• Overview of the Joint Build Initiative

Modeling Theme: Track-Side Structure

Other Activities: Door prizes, white elephant table, 50-50 raffle, coffee and donuts.  

Lunch: On your own with lots of restaurants nearby.

Layout Tours:  In the afternoon, tbd…  

• Tulley's Winter Layout

• Farmville Train Club

Directions 

From Richmond and Points East: 

Follow US-360 West.  Exit right onto VA-307 West (towards Sailor’s Creek Battlefield State Park).  Follow VA-307 about 9.4 miles to US-460.  Turn right onto US-460 West.  Follow US-460 West about 4 miles, and take the exit “Farmville, 460 Business” (1st Farmville exit).  Follow this road, which turns into Third Street, approximately 3 miles.  The road will cross Main Street in Farmville and will become West Third Street.  In about 3 blocks, the Train Station will be on the right side of the road.  Free parking is available next to the station.

From Lynchburg and Points West:

Follow US-460 East.  From Appomattox on US-460, drive approximately 22 miles.  Use the right lane and take the “Farmville, Culpeper, East Business 460, North 15” exit (1st Farmville exit).  The exit ramp will cross over US-460 and become US-15/US-460 Business East.  Move immediately to the right lane and at the first stop light take the right-hand turn onto US-15 Business South/US-460 Business East.  This road will become West Third Street heading into Farmville.  Follow this road approximately 3.8 miles.  The Train Station will be on the left side of the road.  Free parking is available next to the station.  

From South of Farmville via US-15:  Follow US-15 north towards Farmville.  Continue straight onto US-15 Business North, where US-15 crosses over US-460, and continue approximately 2.4 miles.  (US-15 Business North will become Main Street in Farmville.)  In downtown Farmville, turn left onto West Third Street. In about 3 blocks, the Train Station will be on the right side of the road.  Free parking is available next to the station.

From North of Farmville via US-15:  Follow US-15 South towards Farmville.  Turn left onto US-15 Business South/US-460 Business East.  (This turn is at a stop light just prior to the termination of US-15 South onto US-460 East and West.)  This road will become West Third Street heading into Farmville.  Follow this road approximately 3.8 miles.  The Train Station will be on the left side of the road.  Free parking is available next to the station.  

From North of Farmville via VA-45:  Follow VA-45 South towards Farmville.  VA-45 becomes North Main Street in Farmville.  In downtown Farmville, turn right onto West Third Street.  In about 3 blocks, the Train Station will be on the right side of the road.  Free parking is available next to the station.