The summer is coming to a close, and the last major garden railway event for the mid-west is the Heart of America Garden Railway Show in Kansas City on August 14 & 15. This show is at the Overland Park International Trade Center. Many members of the WAGRS club are going to support and help Fred and Millie with their new portable layout. If you can make it to KC, please give Fred and Millie a call so they can let you know the times they really need the help.
On another note, some news from the northern branch of WAGRS. Our garden railroad was chosen this weekend to be included on the Salina Master Gardeners June tour next year. This is quite an honor for us. We may need some help that day from club members to be available to answer questions from the public about our hobby. We'll let you know closer to next summer.
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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?
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.
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.
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"
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.
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