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Trainfest started in 1971 as a one-day show in a Milwaukee Veterans of Foreign Wars hall. [1] Today, Trainfest is a two-day event sponsored by the Wisconsin Southeastern (WISE) division of the National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) and takes over 200,000 square feet (19,000 m 2) of the Wisconsin Exposition Center during the second weekend of November. [2]
Cherry Valley O Scale is a not-for-profit club dedicated to the promotion of 2-rail O-scale model railroading, [1] located in Merchantville, New Jersey, United States, in the basement/undercroft of the Grace Episcopal Church. [2] [3] [4]
The world's first model railway was made for the son of Emperor Napoleon III in 1859 at the Château de Saint-Cloud. [1] However, "There is a strong possibility that Matthew Murray, who built the geared-for-safety rack engines for John Blenkinsop's coal mine near Leeds, England, was actually the first man ever to make a model locomotive." [2]
Model Railroader publishes two annual special issues: Great Model Railroads showcases 10-12 spectacular model railroads, including large, inspirational photographs, detailed track plans, and how-to information. Model Railroad Planning deals with aspects of designing and constructing a model railroad. Typical articles focus on reproducing ...
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The National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) is an American non-profit organization for those involved in the hobby or business of model railroading. It was founded in the United States in 1935, and is also active in Canada , Australia , the United Kingdom , and the Netherlands .
The Great American Train Show is the name of what was, for two decades, the largest traveling model train show in the United States. The company was incorporated in 1985 and went defunct in 2006. During the 1990s, the company operated as many as 90 train shows every year in 40 different states.
Hornby Hobbies bought model paint manufacturer Humbrol and their scale model kit subsidiary Airfix in 2007. The die-cast model car brand Corgi was added in 2008. Hornby's other brands include for model railways Bassett-Lowke , Jouef , Lima , Rivarossi and Electrotren, the large scale car model kit Pocher , and the scale car racing Scalextric .