The 22nd annual Wiregrass Model Railroad Show and Sale will be Sept. 15 and 16 at the National Peanut Festival fairgrounds in Dothan, AL.
The fairgrounds are located on U.S. Hwy 231, three miles south of Dothan. This show is hosted by The Wiregrass Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. Door prizes and concessions also will be provided.
Show hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p..m. Saturday, Sept. 15 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday Sept. 16.
Admission is $5 for adults and free for chindren under age 12.
The show will feature feature several large operating model train layouts, many model railroad product vendors from throughout the Southeast and an outdoor train ride for children. I just spoke with Mr. Danny Lewis, who is the point of contact for the show, and he told me that they had 150 confirmed vendors and he was expecting a few more in the coming week. This will be the largest show here to date.
There are usually dealers from Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee at this show. All scales are well represented. Memory Station from Watkinsville, GA and Hollash Trains from Tampa are two of the larger dealers with plenty of stuff for O-gaugers. It is a very good show that I have been attending since I moved here 19 years ago and I haven't been disappointed yet.
There are also a couple of big O-gauge modular layouts from clubs in the Florida panhandle and southwest Alabama that are always there.
Feel free to contact Mr. Danny Lewis at; 334-790-6284 or dannylws@yahoo.com with any questions.
P.S. Camera's and stollers are allowed.