The Temple Historic Preservation Committee hosted a reception honoring the Moody Depot as the latest recipient of a Temple Historic Marker. The reception was held on Saturday, August 6th, at 11:30A.M. in the Moody Depot on 403 W Ave B.
The Moody Depot was built in 1881 effectively putting Moody on the map; it was later enlarged in 1901 to accommodate more freight and passengers. The big brown and yellow depot was later moved in 1975 off the railroad property to the City of Temple and is now used as the headquarters for the Central Texas Area Model Railroaders Organization.
On Wednesday, June 13th, 25 children aged 7 to 11 visited CentraMod to learn about modeling and running trains. They visited on the second day of a three day “Train Camp” experience that was offered through the Temple Railroad and Heritage Museum.
As the children arrived at the CentraMod club house, there were divided into small groups named after historical named passenger trains. These group names were the The Scout, The Texas Chief, The Super Chief, The Texas Special, The Daylight, The Southern Belle, and The Texas Eagle. They were also given a timetable to control their movements between various activites during their stay at CentraMod.
Camp Timetable
Over the course of their time with CentraMod, they:
Operated trains on the N, HO, and O scale layouts
Watched a video on model railroading
Learned how to model rocks with plaster castings and made a model tree
Learned how to apply roadbed and lay model track
Learned how to apply model grass and ground cover
Combined all of these new skills into a finished 4.5” x 6” N scale model/module
Great module built!
As CentraMod’s 2007 Train Camp wrapped up, the children left with their completed modules and a care package prepared by club members:
A model railroad magazine
A flyer for CentraMod’s 25th Annual Model Train Show this September
An application for CentraMod membership
A N Scale car donated by club member Ron Miller
An authentic railroad tie date nail donated by club member Michael Ross
The module they built today with the skills learned above
