Thursday, February 19, 2009

Debut of the M&M Railroad at Wichita Show







Manfred and Millie debuted their new portable layout with trestle at the Wichita Train show two weeks ago. It was a very popular layout and many of the WAGRS member got to run some of the RCS powered trains. Thanks Manfred and Millie for all your hard work on this layout. We hope we see it up again at future shows, including maybe the Heart of America show this summer.






The next big WAGRS event will be at Claudia's on the 28th when Mark Horowitz from Garden Railways magazine will be speaking and Jim C. and Steve S. will also be making presentations. We hope to see everyone there.



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  1. AnonymousFebruary 23, 2009 at 10:37 AM

    I missed everyone on Sat. but I brought my Climax and ran track powered from 4:45 - Close. One thing you can't see from those pic is the 4 foot high tresle and mountain on the right side of the 1st picture which is amazing. I got an email from Millie H. & their layout got 2nd prize.
    Congratulations to Fred & Mille

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Open House time.

Open House time.
Every Year, the club hosts an open house for folks to come see the gardens at their best. Our members love to show off our trains and gardens. Many gardens feature miniature worlds with buildings and people. Others focus on the natural aspect of "trains through a garden".

Is it real or a model?

Is it real or a model?
This train is a Shay loco at the blog hosts garden railroad. We hosted an open house on July 4, 2008 where this was taken. Garden Railroaders love to take pics of these trains and fool folks who actually think they are real trains.

One of our youngest members with his collection.

One of our youngest members with his collection.
My son is the third generation of train fans in our family. His grandfather was a live steamer in Golden, Colorado. My husband is the "trackmaster" of our Kansas Central and Colorado Railroad. Our son knows more about trains than any other 7 year old I know.

Members of MyLargeScale at Marty's September Thingy in Nebraska.

Members of MyLargeScale at Marty's September Thingy in Nebraska.
Every year, a friend of ours with a massive layout hosts his "September Thingy". Folks come from all over the country for this. These are members of www.mylargescale.com.

Our members like the real thing too. This is in Chattanooga, Tennessee. "The Long Black Train"

Our members like the real thing too. This is in Chattanooga, Tennessee. "The Long Black Train"
I took this pic in 2006 on our trip to Tennessee. This is the "Long Black Train" featured in the Josh Turner video. This train runs on the historic Tennessee Valley Railroad in Chattanooga.