{"id":5508,"date":"2014-01-27T05:09:22","date_gmt":"2014-01-27T10:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=5508"},"modified":"2014-01-26T14:37:03","modified_gmt":"2014-01-26T19:37:03","slug":"amherst-railway-societys-big-railroad-hobby-show-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/amherst-railway-societys-big-railroad-hobby-show-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Amherst Railway Society’s Big Railroad Hobby Show\u2014Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

West Springfield, Massachusetts, January 25, 2014.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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This past weekend (January 25-26, 2014) was the annual Big Railroad Hobby Show<\/a> sponsored by the Amherst Railway Society<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It fills four buildings at the Eastern States Exposition grounds at West Springfield, Massachusetts and attracts tens of thousands of visitors.<\/p>\n

For railway enthusiasts it\u2019s an epic event and an annual pilgrimage. The show is the living testimony of the late Bob Buck\u2014long time show director and proprietor of Tucker\u2019s Hobbies.<\/p>\n

Through clever marketing, unceasing persistence and a life-long passion for trains of all scales, Bob built the show from a small railroad hobby event into a massive one.<\/p>\n

This weekend\u2019s show was another well-attended event. It was a virtual sea of trains and people. Here are a few photos of people I met at this year\u2019s show and exhibits that I enjoyed.<\/p>\n

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Otto Vondrak of Railfan & Railroad Magazine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Scarlett<\/a>
Scarlett promotes Palmer’s premier railroad restaurant, the ever-popular Steaming Tender (located at the old Union Station).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Quabog<\/a>
Quabog Valley’s Boston & Albany J-2 Pacific.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Berkshire<\/a>
Berkshire Scenic.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Model Station.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Phil and Rich.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Rich<\/a>
Rich Reed’s Penn Central display.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Tucker's<\/a>
Tucker’s Hobbies of Warren, Massachusetts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Did you attend? What was your favorite exhibit?<\/p>\n

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