Railroad Hobby Show held at The Eastern States Exposition fair grounds is considered the largest show of its kind in North America. The event features real life railroads and scale model railroads, historical societies, travel agencies, art shows, flea market dealers, importers, manufacturers and photographers. Modelers' exhibits display outstanding handiwork on layouts ranging from the tiny Z scale which fits on a coffee table, a monster 80 foot N-Trak system, to the Amherst Railway Society's (show's host) own Amherst Belt Lines Modular layout that boasts 8+ scales miles of track. The Eastern States Exposition is located in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts, in West Springfield, Massachusetts.
Railroad Hobby Show held at The Eastern States Exposition fair grounds is considered the largest show of its kind in North America. The event features real life railroads and scale model railroads, historical societies, travel agencies, art shows, flea market dealers, importers, manufacturers and photographers. Modelers’ exhibits display outstanding handiwork on layouts ranging from the tiny Z scale which fits on a coffee table, a monster 80 foot N-Trak system, to the Amherst Railway Society’s (show’s host) own Amherst Belt Lines Modular layout that boasts 8+ scales miles of track. The Eastern States Exposition is located in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts, in West Springfield, Massachusetts.
Pennsylvania Railroad No. 9356 Baggage Car, built in 1928 by St. Louis Car Company, St. Louis, Missouri. Baggage cars had a variety of uses on American railroads. The staff included a baggage clerk and his staff of handlers to handle shipping crates, mail bags, express packages, steamer trunks, and parcels. They hauled the load on a motorized wagon to the loading platform where strong backs heft the varied cargo onto the car. In some cars, such as the No. 9356, the work was carried out en route, requiring a work desk, pigeonhole sorting racks, steam heat, electric lighting, water cooler, safe, and a restroom for the agent.—The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is a railroad museum in Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The museum's collection has more than 100 historic locomotives and railroad cars that chronicle American railroad history. Visitors can climb aboard various locomotives and cars, inspect a 62-ton locomotive from underneath, view restoration activities via closed-circuit television, enjoy interactive educational programs, and more. In addition to full-size rolling stock pieces, the museum offers a number of other exhibts, which include several model railroad layouts, a hands on educational center, a library and archives.—Wikipedia & The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
