Amherst Historical Sociaty Train show at the Big E January 30/31

Gary, I will be there Saturday. Will you make Trainstock?

Don, thanks to Gary we both will be at Trainstock.

Rich,

Just wondering why the Amherst train show is not on the OGR calender of events?

OK! I got my tickets, directions to red rose... and now sending Gary an e-mail. Hopefuly e is not booked.

Anyone wanting to sit with us at Red Rose, give me your name at the 2 pm photo op so I have a head count

Gary, Ed and I will go to the Red Rose. 

Looking forward to it Don, see you all there, only a week away

Nice list Gary! Looking forward to Amherst next weekend.

A few forum sponsors that I want to stop by and see:

1. JT's Mega-steam
2. Evan Designs (led lights)
3. Miller engineering (signs)
4. Ogre Modelling (lighting)

I may have missed a few but these came to mind.

~Bill

The main dealer I want to see is East Coast Train parts. I'd like to pick up a few storage boxes. I don't care about how a reproduction box is decorated. I just want to be able to store some odd sized items in boxes. 
Such as:
3535 security car - its too tall for the generic boxes I have.
ZW Transformer boxes - so I can store them more compactly

Looking forward to being there as it's been 8 years or so, I'm not a big crowd person.

Z stuff for trains is making their first appearance at the show.  I have lots of products of theirs to return for warranty repair.

Weather forecast, subject change twenty times, but is looking good for Saturday.  40 and sunny.          

Never having attend before & living about 1 hour & 40 minutes away, would people recommend Saturday afternoon from about 1:30 p.m. (at the earliest) until closing (3-3.5 hours) or Sunday, when I could arrive at the opening bell and spend as much time as I wanted?

TIA!

—Matt

Saturday is very packed.  All the train geeks who still live with mommy come out that day.  With that said most of us OGR forum members also go on Saturday.  Expect the halls to be packed.   Getting their that late you will not have enough time to see everything. 

Weather is looking great.  40 Sat and 50 Sunday with only a small chance of a passing sprinkle

Matt,

Get there by 8:45 if you do not have a ticket if you want to see everything. If you arrive at 1:30PM + you will see one building, perhaps two.

Matt_GNo27 posted:

Never having attend before & living about 1 hour & 40 minutes away, would people recommend Saturday afternoon from about 1:30 p.m. (at the earliest) until closing (3-3.5 hours) or Sunday, when I could arrive at the opening bell and spend as much time as I wanted?

TIA!

—Matt

Yes. 

As in both!!

On a serious note, Matt, I agree with Gary & Scrapiron...getting there at 1:30 PM on Saturday will not give you enough time to see everything.

I'm planning to go on Saturday, and look forward to meeting some of you for the first time at the OGR Forum booth gathering!

superwarp1 posted:

 All the train geeks who still live with mommy come out that day. 

I usually get there early and go to the Better living building first. I find I can make it through that building before it gets too crowded.  

I feel it is well worth looking at the map and list of vendors to have a plan of attack. There is a lot to see.

This is all providing mom lets me take the car.

My birthday is Saturday and it has always been that we would celebrate my birthday weekend at the Big E train show.  Last year was a bust due to the weather so this year will be making up for it.  I only wish I still wasn't in the wheelchair but I am getting better but the show is so big that I'm glad I can have one of the gang push me around!  And of course then we can have my birthday dinner at the Steaming Tender restaurant provided we can get in.

My advise for  newbies is to download the list of dealers and highlight the ones you want to go to and see them first. then look around at everything else as time permits. And finally don't go to the Steaming Tender it's way too crowded.

We'll make way for you Dave, glad your coming

Well Tomorrow I am headed to the biggest Train show in the region, The Amherst Train Show in Springfield, MA. I will be going with my Big Spender HO buddy and I am bringing cash,checkbook and credit card.  I will keep you posted on my train buying addiction I mean additions LOL!

I'm still up in the air on the day, last year was great! it snowed heavy on Saturday and vendors were dealing. With great weather I may plan on Sunday and see whats left for deals towards the end of the day.

For those heading  to Red Rose with us local train geeks I'm moving it up to 4 pm.  Want to beat the crowds 

Hi Folks,

I am seriously thinking of going tomorrow and want to plan my strategy this evening.  But I can't find the list of what/who is located in which buildings.

I checked the Amherst Hist. Society website twice now with no luck.

Also, where is the 2:00 PM group photo that SuperWarp1 mentioned?  Is it for O Gauge Forum members?

Thanks in advance,

Tomlonson Run Railroad