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| The Tribute to Springfield layout on display during the 2023 Northeast Large Scale Show. |
What is better than one annual trip to the Eastern States Exposition for a train show? Well how about two!
The Amherst Railway Society has launched a second spring train show called the Northeast Large Scale Show which was held in the Young Building over the weekend of April 28 and 29, 2023. The focus of the show was meant to be geared towards G scale garden railroads but included some of the larger scales like O scale and live steam. There were enough layouts and vendors at the show to fill the building. Attendance was much lower than the main event in January but this was expected for a more focused event held in the spring.
The Tribute to Springfield layout made the second trek of the year up to West Springfield, MA, to participate in the inaugural version of the show. The layout ran well over the two days of the show.
It was fun to experience "Springfield" lite with nice weather, the ability to walk around during show hours, and easy parking. Hopefully this will be the start of a new tradition.
