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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 .
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 ...
This is a list of model railways. 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 ...
Emerson Zooline Railroad's Chance Rides C.P. Huntington train in Saint Louis Zoo, one of hundreds of exact copies of this ride model in locations worldwide. A ridable miniature railway (US: riding railroad or grand scale railroad) is a large scale, usually ground-level railway that hauls passengers using locomotives that are often models of full-sized railway locomotives (powered by diesel or ...
Live listings of UK Steam and Vintage Events (Visitors may also submit to this Events Guide) "Old Glory" Online Guide to UK Events including steam rallies and fairs (dynamic list) - from the Old Glory magazine (Old Glory also publishes a 'Free' paper version at the start of each year listing UK Events.) Search for steam fairs near you (UK only)
Holiday Junction Featuring the Duke Energy Holiday Trains is a rail-themed holiday event held annually since 1996 at the Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal in Cincinnati, Ohio. [1] Its main attraction is a much older model railroad display, which is owned by CSX Transportation and sponsored by Duke Energy.
It is dedicated to the exhibition of model trains and historical railroad paraphernalia. The museum's main exhibit is a 40' by 100' scale model of the railroad lines connecting Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Cumberland, Maryland , accompanied by information on the history of the route and the technical details of its construction.
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.