Meet our President:
Kyle Linardo
Born and raised in Southern New Jersey, Short Line Model Railroad Club Co-President Kyle Linardo’s interest in trains and railroading was sparked by weekend family trips to the Strasburg Rail Road. The Linardo family would make the yearly pilgrimage starting from before Kyle reached the age of one and, despite attending college and law school in Virginia, is an unbroken tradition that continues to this day. Kyle’s dad built a small layout on a 4′ x 8′ table to run the model trains acquired at the Choo Choo Barn’s and local South Jersey model train shops and shows and Kyle has been a model railroader ever since. Kyle moved to Lancaster County in 2020 and began the process of joining the SLMRC shortly thereafter.
Today, Kyle is a practicing trial attorney full-time, but spends a large chunk of his leisure time in the railroading hobby. In addition to being elected Co-President of the Short Line Model Railroad Club in March of 2023, he is also a shareholder and part-time employee of the Strasburg Rail Road Company. You may not be surprised to learn that Kyle has been working on amassing the entire Strasburg Rail Road roster in HO scale. His favorite locomotive is an Empire Midland Brass 2-10-0 modeled after Strasburg’s #90, custom painted, and equipped with lights, sounds, and DCC.
Kyle’s favorite portion of the hobby is operations and loves the varied tasks that can be found along the “Short Line” portion of our layout as well as the larger industries and yards in Hornberg. Kyle’s goal for the SLMRC is to prioritize membership enjoyment of the hobby by creating and maintaining clear and reasonable operating rules and organizational by-laws and encourage new membership to learn the tricks and trade from experienced members.
Meet our Vice President:
Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, introduced to trains by his dad’s Lionel Post & Pre War trains, Vice President of the Short Line Model Railroad Club, and Jim has always had a love for trains. Jim served 22 years in the US Army from 1972 – 1994 retiring as a senior non-commissioned officer. Jim enjoys watching the trains, visiting railroad museums, and other model railroad layouts.