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TrainShows.net @trainshows.net · Nov 25

If you want to see more model railroading photos and videos, be sure to check out the Model Railroading feed!
Read it, like it, pin it!

Great for finding like-minded hobbyists to follow too…
#modeltrains #modelrailroading #gscale #oscale #hoscale #nscale

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TrainShows.net @trainshows.net · 1h

They make water slide decal paper for laser printers?! 🤯

Can’t print white, but this opens up SO MANY possibilities!

Bill Doran @foamsmith.com · 10h

Here's how I applied the water slide decals to my Fallout 4 laser pistol! #fallout #fallout4

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TrainShows.net @trainshows.net · 4h

New model railroad club added:
The Model Railroad Club of Buffalo
Buffalo, New York, USA

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The Model Railroad Club of Buffalo -- Learn more about this model railroad club at TrainShows.net.

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TrainShows.net @trainshows.net · 1d

I want to go here!

Inside Futuristic Restaurant Serving Burgers with Tiny Trains

YouTube video by TEKNIQ

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TrainShows.net @trainshows.net · 2d

Unlike last time, we need consequences for all these crimes.

a man in a military uniform is standing in front of a group of people and says `` right to jail '' .

Alt: Parks & Rec GIF of whatshisface saying “Right to jail.”

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TrainShows.net @trainshows.net · 2d

🎶”Maybe Black Mesa…
That was a joke. Ha ha. Fat chance.” 🎶
#stillalive

TrainShows.net @trainshows.net · 3d

I (@pdelahanty.bsky.social) went to this college. Long after the trolley cars stopped running, but the Electrical Engineering building was the old trolley barn. Had large arched windows at the ends where cars entered. Also had many switches decorating the hall…at least when I went there decades ago.

TrainShows.net @trainshows.net · 3d

Correction:
Railfair 2026, not 2025:

Railfair 2026 Information on TrainShows.net

Railfair 2026 at Boxboro Regency Hotel & Conference Center in Boxboro, Massachusetts, USA on October 3-4, 2026. Learn more at TrainShows.net.

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TrainShows.net @trainshows.net · 3d

New model railroad open house added:
North Shore Model Railroad Club Open House
October 18-19, 2025
1pm-5pm
NSMRC Club at 404 Main St.
Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA

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North Shore Model Railroad Club Open House at NSMRC Club at 404 Main St. in Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA on October 18-19, 2025. Learn more at TrainShows.net.

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TrainShows.net @trainshows.net · 3d

New model train show added:
Railfair 2025
October 3-4, 2026
10am-4pm
Boxboro Regency Hotel & Conference Center
Boxboro, Massachusetts, USA

Railfair 2025 Information on TrainShows.net

Railfair 2025 at Boxboro Regency Hotel & Conference Center in Boxboro, Massachusetts, USA on October 3-4, 2026. Learn more at TrainShows.net.

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TrainShows.net @trainshows.net · 3d

New model train show added:
Greater Worcester Model Train Show
March 1, 2026
10am-3pm
Auburn/Webster Elks Lodge #2118
Auburn, Massachusetts, USA

Greater Worcester Model Train Show Information on TrainShows.net

Greater Worcester Model Train Show at Auburn/Webster Elks Lodge #2118 in Auburn, Massachusetts, USA on March 1, 2026. Learn more at TrainShows.net.

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TrainShows.net @trainshows.net · 4d

A few more train show photos of HO and N scale… (Some commentary in ALT text.)

Kevin Gallagher’s Hopedale Shops was at the show. They specialize in custom paint jobs for New England short lines. I was surprised to see this Grafton & Upton box car! (I have a fondness for G&U.) I took their card and will be checking out their Facebook page…
Photo taken by my son. He took A LOT of photos. I still need to look through them to see if there’s any keepers.

An HO scale MBTA commuter rail train heads across an overpass on the Amherst Railway Society’s layout. There’s a company selling construction equipment in the background beyond the tracks.

Northeast T-Trak had this cute module with a little farm stand and some massive N scale pumpkins by the tracks. (Compare the pumpkins to the size of the truck bed!) They’ll definitely need to ship these bad boys out by train. An orange New Haven sits on a third track on the closest edge of the module.

A simple T-Trak module by Northeast T-Trak that made us laugh. The track moves from the back to the front on this double width module. It has a few buildings placed on the pale green surface. Scattered among (and on) the buildings are ten dinosaurs. A group of people appear to have taken refuge on the roof of the leftmost building.

TrainShows.net @trainshows.net · 4d

Northeast T-Trak had a very nice custom painted N scale MBTA F40PH-3C. I wish someone would release this engine in MBTA’s current livery for N and HO. (Hey @rapidotrains.bsky.social!)

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KumataJDG (commissions OPEN!) @kumatajdg.bsky.social · 11d

Today is the 200th anniversary of the modern railway!

I often display my LEGO trains at shows, so for this year I created this little plank wagon - it carries a diorama representing the evolution of the railways from Stephenson's Rocket to modern day.

#Rail200 #LEGOtrains

Rail 200 wagon by KumataJDG

LEGO MOC train trains railway railways rail200 model

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TrainShows.net @trainshows.net · 5d

New model railroad club added:
Topeka Model Railroaders
Topeka, Kansas, USA

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Topeka Model Railroaders -- Learn more about this model railroad club at TrainShows.net.

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TrainShows.net @trainshows.net · 5d

New model train show added:
HBPS Mining/Railroad Collectibles and Model Train Show
October 11, 2025
9am-3:30pm
St Leo's Holy Rosary Church
Ashley, Pennsylvania, USA

HBPS Mining/Railroad Collectibles and Model Train Show Information on TrainShows.net

HBPS Mining/Railroad Collectibles and Model Train Show at St Leo's Holy Rosary Church in Ashley, Pennsylvania, USA on October 11, 2025. Learn more at TrainShows.net.

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TrainShows.net @trainshows.net · 5d

New model train show added:
Coosa Valley Model Railroad Association 39th Annual Spring Train Show
April 11, 2026
9am-4pm
Mary G. Hardin Center for Cultural Arts
Gadsden, Alabama, USA

Coosa Valley Model Railroad Association 39th Annual Spring Train Show Information on TrainShows.net

Coosa Valley Model Railroad Association 39th Annual Spring Train Show at Mary G. Hardin Center for Cultural Arts in Gadsden, Alabama, USA on April 11, 2026. Learn more at TrainShows.net.

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TrainShows.net @trainshows.net · 5d

New model train show added:
The Great Northeast Model Train Show
October 26, 2025
9am-2pm
Holiday Inn Scranton East - Dunmore
Dunmore, Pennsylvania, USA

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The Great Northeast Model Train Show at Holiday Inn Scranton East - Dunmore in Dunmore, Pennsylvania, USA on October 26, 2025. Learn more at TrainShows.net.

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TrainShows.net @trainshows.net · 6d

New model train show added:
Topeka Model Railroaders 4th Annual Train Show & Swap Meet
October 4-5, 2025
Sat: 9am-5pm, Sun: 9am-3pm
Great Overland Station
Topeka, Kansas, USA

Topeka Model Railroaders 4th Annual Train Show & Swap Meet Information on TrainShows.net

Topeka Model Railroaders 4th Annual Train Show & Swap Meet at Great Overland Station in Topeka, Kansas, USA on October 4-5, 2025. Learn more at TrainShows.net.

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TrainShows.net @trainshows.net · 6d

New model railroad display added:
Halloween Trains!
October 4, 2025
9am-2pm
St. Louis County Library–Daniel Boone Branch
Ellisville, Missouri, USA

Halloween Trains! Information on TrainShows.net

Halloween Trains! at St. Louis County Library–Daniel Boone Branch in Ellisville, Missouri, USA on October 4, 2025. Learn more at TrainShows.net.

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TrainShows.net @trainshows.net · 6d

We'll be stopping by this show on Saturday...

Railfair 2025 Information on TrainShows.net

Railfair 2025 at Boxboro Regency Hotel & Conference Center in Boxboro, Massachusetts, USA on October 4-5, 2025. Learn more at TrainShows.net.

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TrainShows.net @trainshows.net · 11d

The HSP46 needs a bath

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TrainShows.net @trainshows.net · 11d

Some views from the Worcester, Massachusetts train station this afternoon…

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TrainShows.net @trainshows.net · 11d

I’ve eaten ice cream there! I forgot about that place until I saw the photo.

Toots is an ice cream place in North Yarmouth, Maine serving ice cream out of an old rail car…and it’s still open.
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Toots Ice Cream - North Yarmouth, ME

Specialties: We carry freshly made home made ice cream as well as soft serve, gelato and sorbet. Our shop is a renovated caboose located on our family's farm.

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TrainShows.net @trainshows.net · 12d

New model train show added:
Granite City Train Show
November 8, 2025
9am-3pm
St. Cloud River's Edge Convention Center
St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA

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Granite City Train Show at St. Cloud River's Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA on November 8, 2025. Learn more at TrainShows.net.

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