Friends in model railroading, clubs, do these things exist?

Thanks!

We’re actually working on a new chunk of the layout right now. It’s going to replace a temporary staging yard that is currently in use. The new area is a switching area for a local freight, and includes an ocean beach scene, a fishing harbor, a brass drawbridge (the Gloucester drawbridge, actually), the end of our trolley line in an 18"R loop, a junk yard (cutting up steam engines…we have a lot of steam parts), and several other industries. It will also have us run as one giant loop for train shows instead of having two like we do now.