It's been really exciting to put together the first ever Central Pennsylvania Shortlines RPM! If you are on FaceBook, please follow our page.

We have a great venue in the Bricktown Museum and the crew has been hard at work on their HO scale layout representing not only the East Broad Top but also the PRR main line from Mount Union through Huntingdon. There will be plenty of time between clinics to see the layout in operation.

We'll kick off at 1 p.m. on Friday and run through 9 p.m. On Saturday, clinics will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. As of this writing, we have nine of 11 clinic spots filled. If you would like to present a clinic, please contact Jerry Britton at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Saturday evening we hope to have layout open houses. So far, we have only been able to arrange one, and that is Lee Rainey's in nearby State College. If you are within an hour of Mount Union and would be willing to share your layout, please contact Jerry Britton at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

On Sunday, both the Broad Top Area Coal Miners Museum and the Friends of the East Broad Top Museum have agreed to hold special hours for our group, from 9 a.m. until noon. Both are located in Robertsdale.

We then hope to be on the 1 p.m. excursion of the East Broad Top Railroad.

So please put the CPS RPM on your calendar for July 14-16, 2023.

Registration will open in May and will be limited to 50 attendees plus staff and clinicians.