Welcome to the Northern Delaware (Nordel) Model Railroad Club located in Hockessin, Delaware!
Our HO Scale layout is a representation of the fictional Northern Delaware Railroad Company, operating between Wilmington, DE and Strasburg, VA via Newark, DE, Rising Sun, MD, Conowingo, MD, Hagerstown, MD, and Winchester, VA.
If you would like more information about the club, the layout, or want to mail an item to the club, please use the form on the Contact Us
page to email us.
Business Meetings (In-Person): The second Thursday of every month at 7:30 P.M.
Thursday Work Nights the 1st, 3rd, 4th, and sometimes 5th Thursdays of the month.
Come visit our layout during the 2026 Open House!
Friday November 13: 4:00PM-9:00PM
Saturday November 14: 12:00PM-6:00PM
Site last updated November 5, 2026
Latest from Facebook
Take a scroll through the latest Nordel updates on our Facebook page!
Upcoming Events:
1
2
3
4
5
7:30pm WORK SESSION
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
7:30pm BUSINESS MEETING (In-Person)
13
4pm 2026 OPEN HOUSE
14
12pm 2026 OPEN HOUSE
15
16
17
18
19
7:30pm WORK SESSION
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
7:30pm WORK SESSION
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
7:30pm WORK SESSION
4
5
3pm HOLIDAY TRAINS AT AUBURN HEIGHTS
What's New?
Be sure to view our latest newsletters and YouTube videos for the latest Nordel news.
2026 Open House Dates - Friday November 13: 4:00PM-9:00PM and Saturday November 14: 12:00PM-6:00PM
Check out our most recent newsletter!
Club member has TT & TO System article published in National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) Magazine