Pictures and Video the Mt. Ararat HS Show 4/25/15

Here are pictures and video from this show, sponsored by the Great Falls Model Railroad Club

WCSH Channel 6 had this video on their weekend news show

Model Train Enthusiasts Roll in Topsham

Here is a slide show of the operating displays from Great Falls, Maine 3Railers, the On30 Narrow Gauge Modelers, and MaiNe Ntrak. Click on the slides for  larger view with captions.

Maine Layout Tour Project, September 18-20, 2015

You are invited to offer tours  of your Garden Railway layout during the weekend of September 18-20, 2015.

These tours are being planned by a group including

Boothbay Railway Village
Eastern Maine Model Railroad Club
Great Falls Model Railroad Club
Maine 3 Railers O-Gauge Model Railroad Club
Maine Garden Railway Society
Maine Model Works
Maine Narrow Gauge Club
MaiNe Track
Model Train & Slot Car Shop
Norm's O Scale Trains
Seacoast Division NMRA
Sheepscot Scale Products
Sn2 Crew


The initial layout tour area will likely be in the general territory between Portland, Auburn, Augusta and Boothbay Harbor. The tours will be free and self-guided. They will be limited to members of the co-sponsors and their guests, and not open to the public.. If you want to offer a tour, please contact Jeff Jacobs, atlanticme@comcast.net, or (207) 729-2252

Hookset Lions 20th Annual Model Train Show, 4/26, 10am-3pm, Hookset, NH

The Hookset Lions Train Show will take place on April 26 from 10am-3pm at the Hookset Cawley Middle School, Route 27, 89 Whitehall Road (1 mile off Route  30), Hookset, NH 03106. Adults $4, Children 6-12 $1, under 6 free, family maximum $10. For more information call 603-485-3881, 603-627-4662, or email  hooksetlionsclub@yahoo.com

July 19-25, Lionel Collectors Club of America 45th National Convention, Danvers, MA

The LCCA 45th National  Convention will take place from July 19-25 at the  Doubletree North Shore Hotel, 50 Ferncroft Rd., Danvers, MA 01923.  The Convention includes the LCCA Store, Train Layouts, and a Train Show in the Trading Hall (Fri-Sat).

For more information please visit http://www.lionelcollectors.org/annual-conventions/

Spring Model Railroad Show 4/25 10am-3pm, Mt. Ararat High School, Topsham, ME

This is one of the larger model railroad shows in Maine, and is sponsored by the Great Falls Model Railroad Club, http://www.greatfallsmodelrrclub.org/

Remaining cars.

update from John on remaining cars. see previous post for prices and contact info

Bachmann	81180	Pardee and Curtin Lumber Co. #6 Climax	$ 200.00
Bachmann	96201	Hand Car w/ Trailer	$   50.00
LGB	3150	Deutch Eisenbahn 1985	$   50.00
LGB	4067-K 01	State of Maine boxcar	$   50.00
LGB	30430	Grizzly Flatts Sightseeing Car	$   50.00
LGB	31440	Christmas Sightseeing Car	$   50.00
LGB	41120	Christmas Gondola w/ Trees- '96	$   50.00
LGB	45352	Coca Cola Boxcar w/ Sound	$   50.00
LGB	47400	Christmas Tank Car	$   50.00