Until I had kids, I didn't truly know that railroading was as huge as it is. This show introduces the general public to this beloved hobby with tons of model train set ups, trains for sale, Thomas rides, and more. In fact, 50,000 square feet of operating model railroads were set up at the Hampton Roads Convention Center this weekend for this non-profit educational program. The show featured national and local organizations including Atlas Model Railroad Company, Kato, Modelaer's Choice Model Railroad Products, Walthers, Kalmbach Publishing, Jaeger Ho, Augusta Track, Bachmann Trains, Caboose Industries, Digitrax, and Gyro-Cut.
One thing I love about this is that all kids under 16 are free, and there were tons of them! For kids there was a big Thomas to ride on in addition to two small ones, train tables, legos, and all of the displays. We somehow walked out buying more trains, but easily could have spent hundreds of dollars in there with all of the cool stuff they had.
The World's Greatest Hobby On Tour comes around every few years, but is part of a larger organization which includes the Grain Train Show, Greenberg Shows, and the Great Midwest Train Show. Visit
www.trainshow.com for details.
