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Pages in category "Model railway shows and exhibitions" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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]
The Railroad Hobby Show is a fund-raiser for the nonprofit Amherst Railway Society. Since 1991, the society has donated more than $800,000 raised through the show to various railroad museums, historical societies, nonprofit groups and organizations dedicated to preserving railroad history and restoring railroad equipment and structures, as well ...
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, as well as Pennsylvania Railroad, hired him to create giant model railroads for world fairs to stimulate interest in train travel and help revive the national economy during the years of the Great Depression. His 40-by-70-foot model railroad exhibit was the "chief transportation feature" of the 1935 ...
The Train Journey was the main attraction at EnterTRAINment Junction. This 25,000 square foot (2,300 m 2) [4] train display was billed as the world's largest indoor train display. Over 60,000 man hours were put into this massive display that featured intricate models and over 90 G-scale model trains.
Scottsdale Model Railroad Club O scale model train layout housed in the McCormick Ranch Bunkhouse Scottsdale Live Steamers: The Scottsdale Live Steamers is a 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ( 190.5 mm ) gauge miniature railroad which surrounds the Xeriscape Arboretum and was the former home of the Maricopa Live Steamers .
Held in a different city each year, it consists of railfan and model railroading products, and model train layouts created by clubs. In 2005, it occupied about 300,000 square feet (28,000 m 2 ) of display space and had about 20,000 visitors.
Inside the museum there is a library, artifact displays, 2 large model railroad layouts (HO and N scale), [4] and a boardroom that is available to rent. The museum is open on Tuesdays from 5PM to 8PM, and Saturdays from 10AM to 4PM. [5]