SACOM 
We’re mourning the passing of brother James (Jim) Butler, who passed on Jan. 6, 2025. Jim was instrumental in the creation of our St. Albans C&O Modelers a quarter-century ago, inviting many of us to become involved, working tirelessly to acquire our SACOM building and refurbishing it, then in the layout’s construction and financial support … Read more
The 24th Chesapeake and Ohio Modelers Weekend is now behind us. The annual gathering of C&O modeling enthusiasts was, for the second time, held at West Virginia’s Chief Logan State Park Lodge. And, as in past years, Mother Nature gave us a mixed bag of spring weather, however, this year sparing us the bitter cold … Read more
The upcoming C&O Modelers Weekend (March 31-April 1) is fast approaching! Having departed from our venue at Hawks Nest for the 2022 event, we will again host it at the Chief Logan State Park Lodge- a much larger and nicer venue. Anyone wanting to register for the Modelers Weekend: Please visit the homepage of this … Read more
March 31-April 1 SACOM will be hosting our annual C&O Modelers Weekend at the Chief Logan State Park lodge. Registration information can be found on the home page of this website, and you can also register online via sacom.ludus.com We have lots of great speakers lined up to keep the weekend full of fun, excitement, … Read more
Here are the winners of the 2020 C&O Modelers Weekend raffle. It surely wasn’t as much fun as our usual event finale, but we hope the winners enjoy their goodies and we thank everyone for the continued support of the Chesapeake and Ohio Modelers Weekend and the St. Albans C & O Modelers. Blane Hienfeld, … Read more
We are sorry to announce that in an abundance of caution, we have elected to cancel the Chesapeake and Ohio Modelers Weekend (Hawks Nest 2020) that was scheduled for March 27-28. This is a hard decision that we held off making as long as we could, and still give people time to cancel room and travel reservations. … Read more
(Hawks Nest @ Pipestem) The 2017 version of the C & O Modelers Weekend is behind us, leaving us with some fun and some poignant memories. The annual event for model railroaders, who have chosen the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad as their favorite subject, has been held at Hawks Nest State Park for 17 of … Read more