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All Aboard!...
For the 27th Annual WNYRHS GREATER BUFFALO TRAIN & TOY SHOW at the Agri-Center on the Fairgrounds in Hamburg, NY. November 22nd and 23rd, 2008.
Hours: 10am to 5pm Saturday - 10am to 4pm Sunday
Dads, Moms and Kids of all ages will love the operating train layouts.
Over 300 tables filled with great deals! See - NOME's Layouts, The Flower City Layout, WNY Model Engineer's Layout, Live Steamers, Madd Matt's NASCAR Race track, Live Steamers, Fun City's Train Ride, and more!
Save on: All gauges Model Trains, Railroad Collectibles, Train Books and Videos, Collectible Toys and Die-cast, Dolls and Miniatures, Lionel –American Flyer – Thomas & Friends!
Admission is only $6 , KIDS 12 and under are FREE!
Bring the whole family to the biggest Train and Toy show of the year. Plenty of FREE parking available! Proceeds benefit the preservation and restoration projects of the Western New York Railway Historical Society throughout the area.
To reserve space in the show email Stephen Kocsis: trainshow@roadrunner.com or call 716-743-0945 ASAP.
17th Annual WNYRHS Winter
Train & Toy Show 2008 Review
by Katie Kocsis
The 17th Annual WNYRHS Winter Train & Toy Show was held this past February 23rd and 24th, 2008 at the Agri-Center at The Fairgrounds in Hamburg, New York. It was a great success! Compared to the February 2007 show, the attendance was up by 700 with over 5200 people coming through the doors. In addition, we had several new dealers and more tables were added. As a special (non rail related) treat; Monk’s Bread was present on Saturday and they gave away free loafs of their delicious bread to all those in attendance. The Maple Cinnamon was great!
This year, the Society had several railroad layouts for the public to admire. The Flower City Tinplate Trackers “O” Gauge, Niagara Orleans Model Railroad Engineers “HO” & “N”, WNY Garden Railway Society “G” and the WNY Model Engineers “O”. Small dealer layouts such as the Rock Springs Station and Aurora Rails displays drew a lot of admiration from the crowd.
In addition, the Niagara Frontier Live Steamers and Dick Britton’s Circus Train had great displays that people of all ages enjoyed. Madd Matt’s NASCAR Racing, Fun City’s Train ride and Niagara Hobby’s Thomas Play area provided fun for the little kids. The Society also sponsored a Chinese Auction that raised money for the Williamsville Depot restoration. We would like to thank Niagara Hobby & Craft Mart and Aurora Rails & Hobbies for their generous donations of door prizes.
If anyone has any questions, concerns or comments about this past show or future shows, please let me know. I will help you out any way that I can. We are always looking to improve the show and welcome any suggestions that a member may have. Feel free to contact me at kitkatkatie@roadrunner.com
If you were not able to attend this winter's show, please plan ahead for our huge 27th Annual Greater Buffalo Fall Show in November. For those of you that came to this show, we hope you enjoyed yourself and that we will see you again!
For More Information 
to Train Show at - trainshow@roadrunner.com
Or call 716-743-0945
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Sounds
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back in 2000 in the Conrail Days
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Hear the Whistle Blow Event!
On August 7th, 2004 at 12:30PM at the Williamsville, New York - LEHIGH VALLEY DEPOT, 86 South Long Street, visitors were treated to another real "Blast from the Past" with those thrilling days of yesteryear when the sound of a steam locomotive’s whistle would bring kids and parents alike to trackside to see the train. We were able to relive those days with the sounds of steam locomotives as they blew their whistles for the South Long street crossing. Each railroad had its own idea as to how a locomotive whistle should sound. The result was often a sound unique to that railroad. Some were deep and throaty. Others were melodious and some were high pitched. But no matter what the sound, the message was the same. The train is coming!
Dr. Charles Blumle of Emporium, PA. brought for a second time, his collection of more than twenty whistles from steam locomotives of the New York Central, Baltimore and Ohio, Pennsylvania, Reading, Norfolk and Western, and Southern, to name just a few. Visit our "Whistle and Horn Blow" page for the sights and sounds we all enjoyed.
Whistle Blow 8/7/2004
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The WNYRHS, Inc. P.O. Box 416, Buffalo, NY. 14231-0416 is an independent organization and has no affiliation with any other local or national group. The Society is a fully qualified organization under 501 (C) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and all donations to the Society are tax deductible. ©Copyright 1999 - 2008 WNYRHS Inc. all rights reserved
