| 28th Annual WNYRHS Greater Buffalo Train & Toy Show 2009 Review The 28th Annual Greater Buffalo Train & Toy Show held over the weekend of November 21st and 22nd, 2009 was our largest one ever held at the Agri-Center at The Fairgrounds in Hamburg, New York. Over 450 tables were rented and we needed two buildings to hold all of them! The weather was decent weather both days and we had no Buffalo Bills game to compete against! |
| We placed 12 dealers in the back room of the AgriCenter and a newly constructed all weather hallway connected that room to the "Expo Building which held another 20 vendors. With the economy down, our attendance was down about 18% over last year but most dealers had no complaints about sales. In addition, we had many new dealers and layouts. |
| The Society had many railroad layouts for the public to admire. The Niagara Orleans Model Railroad Engineers had room for both their "N" gauge and "HO" layouts, WNY Garden Railway Society"G" and the WNY Model Engineers "O" gauge had a lot of admirers. Small dealer layouts such as the Rock Springs Station and Aurora Rails displays also drew a lot of attention from the crowd. In addition, the Niagara Frontier Live Steamers had great displays with an expanded show of stationary steam engines that people of all ages enjoyed. Niagara Hobby's Thomas Play area in the Expo Building provided plenty of room for the little kids to spread out and have fun! The "Fun City" Amusement Train had excited passengers all day. We would also like to thank Niagara Hobby & Craft Mart for their generous donations of door prizes. If anyone has any questions, concerns or comments about this past show or future shows, please let Katie K. know. She will help you out any way that she can. We are always looking to improve the show and welcome any suggestions that a member may have. If you were not able to attend this fall's show, please plan ahead for our 19th Annual Winter Show February 20th and 21st, 2010. For those of you that came to this show, we hope you enjoyed yourself and that we will see you again! For More Information |
 "Right view of show floor ©2009 smph50 - Click to Enlarge (10K)-(99K)") |
 "Left view of show floor ©2009 smph50 - Click to Enlarge (10K)-(99K)") |
 "Western New York Garden Railway Society always had a crowd! ©2009 smph50 - Click to Enlarge (10K)-(99K)") |
 "The Doll Collectors Society had the Doll Doctor on hand and offered advice to many collectors. ©2009 smph50 - Click to Enlarge (10K)-(99K)") |
 "Bob R. and Joe K. man the Society table and manage the many door prizes. ©2009 smph50 - Click to Enlarge (10K)-(99K)") |
 "Bova's Train Stop. ©2009 smph50 - Click to Enlarge (10K)-(99K)") |
 "A NOME engineer adds another consist to the huge HO Layout! ©2009 smph50 - Click to Enlarge (10K)-(99K)") |
 "WNY Live Steamers had a beautiful display of Stationary Steam Engines. ©2009 smph50 - Click to Enlarge (10K)-(99K)") |
 "A Mom and her son are facinated by the WNY Live Steamers stationary steam engines. ©2009 smph50 - Click to Enlarge (10K)-(99K)") |
 "WNY O Guage Model Engineers layout was a hit with many family's. ©2009 smph50 - Click to Enlarge (10K)-(99K)") |
 "The entrance to the AgriCenter back room and the hallway to the Expo Center. ©2009 smph50 - Click to Enlarge (10K)-(99K)") |
 "A dozen dealers had many visitors in the back room of the AgriCenter. ©2009 smph50 - Click to Enlarge (10K)-(99K)") |
 "American Flyer was the featured item by this dealer. ©2009 smph50 - Click to Enlarge (10K)-(99K)") |
 "Niagara Hobby and Craft Mart had their Thomas© Play area in an expanded area in the Expo Building and a place for Dad's to take a break! ©2009 smph50 - Click to Enlarge (10K)-(99K)") |
 "The Fun City Amusement Train Ride had plenty of passengers all day. ©2009 smph50 - Click to Enlarge (10K)-(99K)") |
 "The NOME N Guage Layout had a detailed scene that challanged a Son and Father to find all the minature details. ©2009 smph50 - Click to Enlarge (10K)-(99K)") |
 "This dealer had bargains by the box full! ©2009 smph50 - Click to Enlarge (10K)-(99K)") |
 "A young man gets a closer look at an O Guage freight. ©2009 smph50 - Click to Enlarge (10K)-(99K)") |
 "The Circus Display drew the attention of Grandma and her Grandkids with all the action! ©2009 smph50 - Click to Enlarge (10K)-(99K)") |
 "Dad asks some tough questions as his son listens in on the discussion. ©2009 smph50 - Click to Enlarge (10K)-(99K)") |
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