Greater Houston Train Show, February 18, 2012
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(photo courtesy of Peter Vanvliet)We were set up right in front of one of the main entrance doors. This is what visitors saw when they first entered. The layout was 40ft long and 18ft wide. This photo also shows off Daryl's new sky boards.
(photo courtesy of Peter Vanvliet)We usually had two or three trains running at a time. Most of the modules used are club-owned. The PRR RS-1 is passing over two private modules. The center two straight modules shown in the first photo are also privately owned.
(photo courtesy of Peter Vanvliet)Turnout was fantastic! We believe there were more people at the show this year than last year. We had two strikes against us. There was a competing big train show in town the weekend before, and we had a massive 4 inches of rain from Friday through most of the day of the show.
(photo courtesy of Peter Vanvliet)This view was from across our layout into the rest of the hall. Lots of people. Lots of vendors, too. There were several other club layouts set up, including some in other rooms off of the main hall.
(photo courtesy of Peter Vanvliet)Since we introduced our double-track wye modules about a year and half ago, it always draws lots of attention. We did not rope off the layout for this show, which caused the unpowered automobiles in the foreground to move from time to time! (hint: little hands)
(photo courtesy of Peter Vanvliet)This is the inside view of the wye modules, with the recently added modules that allow us to set up our trains and route them from any track to any track in either direction on the main lines.