Great Train Expo AND Layout Tour in St Charles. MO! < NOW JUST 2 WEEKS AWAY >

I plan on attending the show. Driving up from columbia mo. Would love to meet you and your wife. I will email you off line about meeting up. Roger.

I may also try to make it from Columbia, Mo., where my daughters attend MU!  Go Tigers!

I always try to go and cannot wait.  I usually stay all day at the show.  I live about 2.5 hours away in Sikeston, MO.  

 

I will contact you again when we get closer to the date.

 

David56

 

ps nice website, etc.

It is such a mad house there with nothing I really want that I rarely go.  

Sounds great, guys! I'll be emailing all of you soon.

 

Dick,

I have been to this show at the St Charles Convention Center several times, and IMHO, I believe it is the best around here. The Convention Center offers a lot of room, and even though they always have had a lot of vendors, it has not been cramped, as happens at other shows. True, there is a lot of HO, but in the past this particular show has had plenty of O-Gauge 3-rail stuff. Several hobby shops have been there, and some, such as the Switch Stand (mostly MTH), have had their rolling stock and buildings at 20% to 30% off. Even if you don't make it to the show, you are welcome to visit anyway.

 

Thx!

 

Alex

Anyone going to the show this weekend in Collinsville?

 

Jeff C

I'll be at the Collinsville show but not sure which day.  I plan to do St. Charles as well.

Jeff, Bob -

When I lived closer (in Bridgeton) I used to go to both the Collinsville and the St Charles show. But now I go only to St Charles because Collinsville is close to 70 miles each way for me.

 

Hope to see you both in February!

 

Alex

 

 

Just a Reminder

 

Per my original post, if you are planning to attend the Great Train Expo in St Charles, Missouri February 01 & 02, consider stopping by to see my layout. 

 

Please email me if you plan to visit.

 

Thanks!

 

Alex

 

PS. A few shost of the layout . . .

 

Please,

 

Remember to email me if you plan to attend the show and visit my layout so we can coordinate timing, and perhaps have lunch together before heading to my house after the show.

 

Thx!

 

Alex

Hi Ingeniero,

 

I plan to attend the St Charles show in two weeks and hope to see your layout.  I live 2.5 hours south of St Louis and will not arrive until close to 11am and will go straight to the show.  Maybe we can meet after the show.

 

fyi - my wife and grandson will probably attend with me.

 

David56

Alex:

 

I commend your generosity to open up your home and layout to the Forum members. In my opinion this is the best way to really get to know one another, face to face.

 

Obviously the show is a little far for us to make, but your fabulous layout is on our "must see list". It will be our pleasure to meet you and your wife.

David,

 

If you possibly can, please email me so we can at least exchange cell phone numbers so we can coordinate to meet at the show, and for directions to my house. Your family is welcome to visit as well, of course.

 

Brian,

 

Thank you for your thoughtful comments.

 

Alex

Alex,

Thanks for posting this info. I looked completely over this event. My bad. Louanna and I will be out of state on those dates, sorry we will miss this and Judy's cookin'

 

If OK with you two we would like to come up sometime this spring.

 

For those of you that are attending this show....forget the show and go see Alex's layout. If you are that close to this magnificent layout and couple, you NEED to see both of them.

 

Thanks again Alex, and we will be talking to you soon.

I wish I lived closer to see this wonderful layout.  I've watched your youtube clips.  My favorite is the grey Challenger, great layout.  

 

Maybe someday I'll be able to see it first hand.  It blows me away you were able to build the layout so fast.

 

Hope everyone has a great time and enjoys!