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The Great Train Story is a 3,500-square-foot (330 m 2) HO scale model railroad display located in the Transportation Zone of Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry. It explains the story of modern-day rail transportation in a 2,206-mile (3,550 km) journey from Seattle, Washington , through several plains states en route to Chicago, Illinois .
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.
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]
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The model train display sprawls across some 1,200 square feet with 25 model trains wending their way through landscapes as diverse as the White House, the Indianapolis skyline and the Grand Canyon.
For those seeking more model train events or who wish to start a collection, the Greater Toledo Train and Toy Show will be 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 10. For more information visit toymasters.org .
In the middle of the wing is The Great Train Story, a 3,500-square-foot (330 m 2) HO-scale model railroad which recreates an embellished version of the "Empire Builder" rail line from Chicago to Seattle, with sections depicting downtown Chicago, the Chicago suburbs, the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains and the Cascades, and downtown Seattle ...
The Valley Model Railroad Club is a non-profit member-only association. The HO scale trains are run with a state-of-the-art signal and DCC control system developed by one of the members who is an electrical engineer. The club hosts many public events year-round. The washroom and soda vending machine are available for public use when the club is ...