Club Quick Facts

What's the story with the club name?
While southeastern Connecticut is now best associated with the two large casinos in the area, the club was not named after them as the casinos didn't yet exist when the club was formed.  In fact, the club was named for the "Mohegan Pequot Bridge" which carries CT Rte. 2A over the Thames River.  This bridge was what many members had to cross to go to early meetings and work sessions and the name stuck.


Major Milestones
1980-Club formed
1981-First show and first modular layout
1987-First appearance at the Big Railroad Hobby Show in W. Springfield, MA
1987-First Avery Point Holiday Display
1988-Club profiled in NY Times Christmas edition
1990-Club meetings move to Bill Library in Ledyard, CT
1995-Club moves to Young Building at Railroad Hobby Show
1997-O Scale layout cover story in April 1997 O Gauge Railroading magazine
2000-First summer club trip held to Cass Scenic Railroad
2001-The Passenger Module project commences
2003-New website at mprr.org launched
2005-Module benchwork build session re-vamping entire HO layout
2007-MPRR.org given Webmaster's Choice Award by NMRA
2009-Displayed at 2009 National Train Show in Hartford, CT.
2011-Compiled 30th Anniversary Book
2014-First Place at 2014 National Train Show in Cleveland, OH.
2016-Displayed at 2016 National Train Show in Indianapolis, IN.
2017-Displayed at 2017 National Train Show in Orlando, FL.
2017-2023 The club leases space at 73 Rte. 2 in Preston, CT, as a permenant clubhouse location.