New Haven Joe posted:I've never heard of it until this thread. Never saw a flyer or anything anywhere, I guess my LHS didn't know about it either. I'm only 16 so I haven't been around long enough to appreciate the 28 years this has been held, began long before my time.
Peter, Welcome to the forum. At 16 you must be one of the youngest forum members. It looks as if you are getting a good start with your Amtrak modeling. O Scale West is not one of the better known trains shows so it is unsurprising that you haven't heard about it before. It is worth attending if you are interested in O scale equipment. Perhaps you will be able to visit Bay Area for the show someday.
Another show that my interest you is the Cal-Stewart show that is held in Southern CA around Thanksgiving each year. You can Google it for the show dates. This is primarily a 3-rail O gauge show. The show has moved around in the LA area during the past few years. I don't know where it will be held this year.
Again, welcome to the forum. NH Joe
Thank you Joe. I researched the Cal Stewart show and I regret missing it last year. Around Thanksgiving a customer had mentioned to me there was a train show the next weekend and I missed it. Spent the day selling my boss' trains instead.
These shows look like a lot of fun, plenty of cool layouts. I'm sure at the O Scale West show there's plenty of brass to drool over, sounds like my kind of show.
