History Fridays: 2009 National Train Show

The HO layout plan for the 2009 National Train Show.

As many who have been following the blog know, my connection to the Railroad Hobby Show has been as an exhibitor with the Mohegan Pequot Model Railroad Club.  In just under a year, we will be celebrating our 30th anniversary at this event.  So, as a lead up to the 2017 show, for the next year during History Fridays I will take a look back at the history of the organization.

Over a span of three days, model railroaders from around the country gathered in Hartford, CT for the annual National Train Show.  The Mohegan Pequot Model Railroad Club's HO scale layout was invited to display.

The show, which is held in conjunction each year with the NMRA National Convention, drew modular layouts from all over the Northeastern US and even one all the way from Georgia.  The show was held at the Connecticut Convention Center located in downtown Hartford, CT.  This years show featured over 21 layouts and displays.  These ranged from Z scale to O scale and featured mostly scenes from the northeast.  Over 15,000 people attended the three day show held from July 10-12, 2009.

To learn more about the show, visit: http://mprr.org/trainshow/nationaltrainshow2009