35th Annual WNYRHS
Greater Buffalo
Train & Toy Show 2016 Review
November 19th & 20th, 2016
 "Here is the main floor looking right with the NOME N Gauge layout below. ©2016 smph50 - Click to Enlarge") |
Fall weather in WNY can be unpredictable. Winter storm advisories kept some people away but it didn't stop over 3400 people who came to the show. The main "Events Center" and the "Expo Building" offered something for everyone in the family with over 400 tables loaded with great things to see and buy. A big THANK YOU to all those who supported the Train Show and we hope to see you in February! |  "Here is the main floor looking left with over 400 tables at the 10:00am opening. ©2016 smph50 - Click to Enlarge") |
 "Society members, Adam, Ed and Paul, man the WNYRHS table loaded with information and great stuff to buy. ©2016 smph50 - Click to Enlarge") |
Our Society table was busy all day selling magazines, maps, rolling stock and our 2017 Buffalo Railway Heritage Calendar . They answered many questions about our progress at the Heritage Discovery Center, our Depots and equipment. Most of our regular vendors were back for a chance to sell their inventory and many of our new dealers reported great returns on their tables. |
 "Williamsville Depot information and \"Silent Auction\" table. ©2016 smph50 - Click to Enlarge") |
We had great success with both our Williamsville Depot "Silent Auction" and our "Parlor Car Restoration Basket Raffle" for the "Francis J. McGrath" . The basket raffle raised over $1,100 and we again thank all those who contributed to this effort. |  "Parlor Car Restoration fund drive \"Basket Raffle\". ©2016 smph50 - Click to Enlarge") |
| Again this year we had five great layouts provided by the "Flower City TinPlate Trackers" with their "O" scale layout from Rochester. The "Western NY Garden Railway Society" had their wonderful "G" guage layout with lot's of Thomas© to keep the little ones amused. The "Gowanda & Buffalo Model Railroad Club" continued work on the new addition to their "N" scale layout and the "Niagara Orleans Model Engineer's" entertained everyone with their great "HO" and "N" scale layouts! Of course our old friends from the "Empire State Passenger Association," "Niagara Frontier Chapter," of the NRHS "Model Railroad Club of Buffalo," "Lower Lakes Marine Historical Society," and many others had tables with members to answer all your questions. The "Niagara Railway Museum," even had a 1985 CP Rail Woodings speeder on display next to their table. In the "Expo Building" the kids enjoyed the "Kids Play Area" and "Chuckles the Balloon Clown." Members from the "Utica & Mohawk Valley Chapter of the NRHS," the "Upstate New York Train Collectors Association Kid's Club" and many other groups were all ready to show off their displays and answer questions. Below are just a few of the many tables we had for our visitors to see and shop. We hope you enjoyed yourself and that we will see you for our wonderful "26th Annual Winter Train & Toy Show" February 18th and 19th, 2017! |
 "Niagara Railway Museum table and 1985 Woodings speeder. ©2016 smph50 - Click to Enlarge") |
 "\"NOME's\" N Gauge layout. ©2016 smph50 - Click to Enlarge") |  "A balcony view of \"NOME's\" fantastic N Gauge layout. ©2016 JKocsis - Click to Enlarge") |  "Flower City Tinplate Trackers wonderful layout in the Expo Hall. ©2016 smph50 - Click to Enlarge") |  "The Gowanda and Buffalo Model Railroad Club always has something new to see. ©2016 smph50 - Click to Enlarge") |
 "The Western NY Garden Railway Society had five trains running at once . ©2016 smph50 - Click to Enlarge") |
 "Dean Hunneshagen of the Train Collectors Association (TCA) shows a young engineer how to run a train. ©2016 JKocsis - Click to Enlarge") |
 "Marty P. did a great job with the Medina Railroad and Fire Museum display. ©2016 smph50 - Click to Enlarge") |
 "This dealer had some very unique and collectable lanterns. ©2016 JKocsis - Click to Enlarge") |  "If you like Lionel© O Gauge, this was the place to stop and shop. ©2016 JKocsis - Click to Enlarge") |
 "The parents loved the \"Kids Play Area\" where the little ones could spend some time. ©2016 JKocsis - Click to Enlarge") |
 "Our friends of the \"Niagara Frontier Chapter\" of the NRHS always have a great display. ©2016 smph50 - Click to Enlarge") |
 "D&L Trains had a great selection of scale buildings and accessories. ©2016 JKocsis - Click to Enlarge") |  "Tommy R. was the man to see for anything you wanted to know about model or real trains. ©2016 smph50 - Click to Enlarge") |
 "One small part of detail on the Flower City Tinplate Trackers layout. ©2016 JKocsis - Click to Enlarge") |
| Thanks again to all our dealers and friends who came to the show. And a hearty Thank You to all our Society Members who volunteered their time to help set up and take down tables, take tickets, man tables and answer questions. We couldn't have done it without all of you! |
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