Train Show Drought

Move to the Northeast and there will be more shows than you can attend!

There's a big snow show going on right now in Portland, Maine. It started early this morning & will continue until late Sat. We have 8 or 9" on the ground already since 5 this morning. Total expected is around 24 to 36"

I think Eddie G has explained why the other advice won't be followed..for that and other reasons, and why I thought my brother was kidding when I went with him to

look at a vacation condo for sale in Silverton, Colo., known for its July 4th snow storms.  (He was, and bought one down the west coast of Florida)  I mean, I really

like the Four Corners area, train hog heaven,  in the summer and fall....but winter?  Right out of school I moved to Arizona...I had had it with trudging across snowdrifted campuses.

Houston used to have a few train shows.  We will had the Great Train Expo at Reliant this weekend.  But with no more GATS, very few here.

Try Florida.   Shows are very rare and most are not worth attending.   

There isn't much going on here trainwise in the Dallas area either.  Maybe 2 big shows and 2 smaller ones yearly sprinkled in with others from surrounding cities miles and miles away.  The NE is where train heaven is.

Hey guys all the shows aren't here in the the NE.  Check out this site.

 

http://trc.trains.com/events.aspx?page=list&type=1&cat=6

Rocky Mountain Toy Train Show!
Biggest train show west of the Rockies. March 2 - 3 Denver Merchandise Mart 500 tables 30 layouts Bachman, Marklin, LGB  by the RMD TCA
Www.rmtts.com

There still are a good number of train shows--pretty much year-round--in the northeastern Ohio/western Pennsylvania area.  I don't attend many anymore since there's not much more, aside from a few pre-orders and some small detail/scenery items, that I want or need.  If/when I do go, it's generally just to browse around and to talk with folks.

I second Vinny26's comment about train shows in Florida. I only go to two that are put on by the same club and thats only because it is ony about 4 miles away. Within an hour and a half I'm outta there and on my way home. But after wandering for 13+ years in the choo-choo show desert, hosanna, hosanna, my wife's transfer/promotion finally is coming through. We will be moving to NJ  in April. The way I look at it, I'll be trading 4-5 months of beautiful winter weather for sucky cold and snow. But I'm also trading a train room the size of a large walk-in closet for a house with a nice sized basement. York will be 3 hours away and more local train shows than I can shake the proverbial stick at. Right now there's only 1 good LHS in this area. We'll be moving to an area where there appears to be numerous shops within an hour or so of our future home. In short, I'm leaving the desert for the choo-choo promised land. Amen brothers and sisters!