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The 52nd annual model railroad show continues at Field House
HUNTINGTON — Right behind eating turkey and pumpkin pie, and watching football is the Thanksgiving Weekend tradition of taking the kids to the Veterans Memorial Field House to see the trains.
This weekend marks the 52nd annual Appalachian Model Railroad Society Model Train Show .
One of the longest running weekend events in the area, the show continues noon to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29 at the Veterans Memorial Field House, 2590 5th Ave., Huntington.
While few folks can say something like this in this economy — it’s bigger and better than ever with a record 15 model railroad layouts of all gauges from the foot-and-a-half-long cars that make up the G Gauge or Garden Railroad size down to the tiny N-scale cars which are about three inches long.
There are 90 tables of railroading history, memorabilia and many model trains for sale from vendors from all over the region including the super-sized 19-table display from West Virginia Hobbies in Teays Valley.
Admission is $1 for children under 12 and $5 for adults. hat features 15 model railroad layouts
Go online at www.ghprd.org and click onto the Field House for more info. Go online at www.herald-dispatch.com and click onto Life to read a full story about the show.
