The club was originally formed in 1976 as a modular (sectional) layout.  A modular layout consists of individually owned sections, which can be moved to various locations and assembled for operation.  

In 1980 the layout was moved to the basement of the Whistle Stop Hobby Shop and changed to a permanent form.  The layout measures 12x36 feet with a 10x20 foot island.  The track of this layout a combination of commercial and hand laid track and this layout was about 75% sceniced.  The layout was converted to DCC (Digital Command Control).  This will allow more prototypical operation. 

In 2005 this layout was dismantled in anticipation of the closing of the shop and moved to storage. The good news is that the Whistle Stop Hobby Shop is now back with a new owner who has granted permission for the club to have a layout in the store again. It is a work in progress and was built as a semi-permanent modular layout with nearly 300 feet of main line track with the appropriate sidings and yards. Most of the track is laid and is functional with most of the signaling  and some scenery in place.

The Cuyahoga Valley Terminal Railroad models a fictional railroad that covers from Cleveland to Mineral City, Ohio during the 1950s.  The story is that the line started as a terminal railroad in Cuyahoga Falls and gradually expanded to its present size.  The railroad’s base of operations is still Cuyahoga Falls.  Much of the business is coal from mines and general freight carried to all points of the system.  Many other railroads have trackage rights on Cuyahoga Valley Terminal tracks.  Railfans are thus treated to the sight of various Railroads as they pass.