Train show in Springfield

[eightyeightfan1]

There were a lot of layouts, some very nice. One was O scale, had a train with 6 modern diesels (sorry, I don'r know one from another, no interest in modern day) and a train of 56 hopper cars. I tell you, in O scale this was one long train! There were many very nice scenes on the various layouts, sorry but I have no pics to offer.
Gary

That could of been the Proto48 Club that are up there every year. The detailing on their rolling stock and locos, makes me salvate everytime I go. They also had(When I was there last) an operating Bascule bridge.
I hope you got to see Amherst's operating HO scale hump yard. I could stand there for hours and watch. The first year I went(maybe 1986 or 87), Conrail had an SD40-2 and caboose parked on the premisis, so folks could poke around. When the fairgrounds expanded, they took the tracks out. How unfortunate.
Anyway, hope you found some good deals while you were there.

Next time...Try the chili dog.