Franklin, Indiana train show.
YEAH: first train show in over a year
108 miles from home.
Wow, great to get to a train show after sooooo long! It was at the county fairgrounds. All the buildings were recently constructed. There were 4 buildings for trains; aaaahhh! Never been to this train show (not sure why). We had a great time. All the big doors were open so it felt like we were outside. Very nice day at 71 degrees.
Joe and I went but we met a few other railroaders from the Cincinnati, Ohio area.
Lots of passenger and freight station pictures.
Didn't know there was a T scale; that stuff is really small. To the right was Z and the N to the left look 'huge'!
Military theme layout.
Fellow railroader Bob was there.
Lots of buildings for sale. Overall stuff was very reasonably priced. Guess people wanted to sell stuff after a year!
N scale.
Another building.
John and Joe.
Another building.
Two separate layouts connected in the center. The owner has covers for them when in 'transport'.
Dave from Middletown: 2 rail O gauger. Building a layout: so far, two mainlines done.
Last building.
Live steam layout.
HO gauge.
Two tables of bridges for sale.
Building kits. Very nice.
Didn't know MRC built such a large 'transformer'; even has 'inertia'. Probably cost a 'few bucks' when it was made.
Very nice eating area on the fairgrounds.
A very large N scale layout.
2 rail O gauge layout.
Some 'wall' decorations.
More nice building kits.
Another large N scale layout.
Didn't know they made such one of a kind 'motive power' for just one railroad in N gauge.
Another engine that, I believe, only UP had in N gauge.
One more N gauge layout.
Some 3 rail. The owner is GN and belongs to the Great Northern Historical Society
Looks like John Allan's 'time saver'.
Another N gauge layout.
Booty:
I went mainly to 'get out of the house' and socialize but I did manage to buy a few things.
I'm a sucker for the old Athearn and Varney all metal freight cars to I bought more....just what I need!
Some 'sugar cube' speakers. Good price at 15 bucks for two of them including the 'sound boxes;.
I already have 7 logging engines but I couldn't pass up buying this engine for sale.
This thing is beautiful. Made in 1984 by Key. I have several of Key's engines from the 80's and they reached their 'pinnacle' during that 'time period' as I have engines with functional sand hatches, turret hatches, smoke box doors, cab doors and tender water hatches; truly amazing work.
'Tons' of detail.
Really nice cab detail.
I couldn't believe how quiet the engine runs. Has a can motor and can't even hear it 'go down the track'. My other logging engines sound like 'meat grinders'. I'll post a video of it running when Youtube is 'done'.
Americana.
A beautiful town hall in Franklin.
The kind of small town anyone wouldn't mind 'living in'.
Nice railroad station.
Nicely kept houses.
And some were really large. Could put a really big layout in there!
Also, some unusual houses with flat roofs. Not normally seen in 'snow country'!
Next door to the flat roof house.
Can't pass up a picture of nice old barns!
Don't think I've ever seen a house with an octagon on top! Counting it, it looks like it may be a pentagon or just 4 sided.
Came up to a big railroad crossing with lights plus gates: must be a major mainline track........
...NOPE, weed covered!
Went into one building figuring it was more trains....wrong. A dog show. All collies. Had to get pictures since my daughter has a dog grooming business.
Didn't know they had unusual colored ones.
Long haired.
and short haired.
Black ones.
And, yes, even 'regular' ones!
Again, that's the most fun I've had in a year; well, not counting 'playing with my trains'!