Berea Train Show is This Weekend

The Great Berea Train Show will be held Saturday and Sunday at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds in Middleburg Heights-Berea.

Show hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both days. Admission is $8 with children under 18 admitted free with a paid adult admission. A two-day pass is available for $10.

The show features 700 vendor and display tables with dealers selling model railroad supplies and equipment as. There will also be sellers of railroad memorabilia and railroad historical societies. Several model railroad layouts will be in operation.

The event is sponsored by the North Coast Division (Division 4) of the Mid-Central Region of the National Model Railroad Association. This year marks the 47th year of the event although the 2020 show was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

AOS Roundhouse Winter Events to Include Expanded Museum Store Hours, Speakers, Santa Claus Visit

The Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum in Sugarcreek has announced a slate of activities for the winter, including holiday shopping hours, model train layout displays, a speaker series and a visit with Santa.

In a news release, AOS said its store will be open for special holiday shopping hours on Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. between Nov. 21 and Dec. 20 except for the week of Thanksgiving when the store will be closed on Nov. 28 and 29.

Division 1 Mid-Central Region National Model Railroad Association (The Akron-Canton-Youngstown Division) will have an operating model railroad layout on display in the store during the holiday shopping season.

Among the speakers appearing during the monthly winter speaker series will be architect Ted Goodman, who designed the roundhouse.

He will speak about the design process and construction of the roundhouse on Dec. 11 at 6 p.m. at the Age of Steam Roundhouse Depot.

There is no admission charge for the event, but attendees should pre-register via the AOS website.

As for Santa, he’ll be appearing at the roundhouse on Dec. 14 from noon to 2 p.m.

Visitors should bring their own cameras or phones to create photographs.

There will also be an opportunity to make a take-home Christmas ornament to remember the visit.

Pictures with Santa are $5 per child and an additional $5 if they wish to make an ornament. Tickets can be purchased in advance on the AOS website or on-site on the day of the event.

For more information on all of the Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum’s activities, including the 2020 public tour season, visit http://www.ageofsteamroundhouse.org.

Berea Train Show Is This Weekend

The Great Berea Train Show will be held this Saturday and Sunday at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds at 19201E. Bagley Road.

Admission is $8 for one day and $10 for a two-day pass. Children under age 16 will be admitted for free when accompanied by an adult.

The event hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both days. There is ample free parking on site and the event is handicap accessible. Food and beverages will be sold at the event.

Now in its 46^th year, the train show is expected to feature nearly 600 tables in five buildings.

On hand will be dealers selling model railroad equipment, railroad historical societies and membership groups, and vendors of railroad memorabilia.

There will be multiple operating model railroad layouts hosted by the various model railroad clubs in Greater Cleveland.

New this year will be a Kid Zone operated by the STEM team of the Great Lakes Science Center.

The train show is sponsored by Mid Central Region Division 4 of the National Model Railroad Association.

For further information visit https://www.thegreatbereatrainshow.org/home.html

ARRC to Have Table at Berea Train Show

The Akron Railroad Club will again have a table at the Great Berea Train Show that is being held on Saturday and Sunday at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds in Berea.

The show will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days and feature more than 400 dealer tables in four buildings. There will be at least five operating model railroad layouts.

Admission is $8 with a two-day pass available for $10. Parking is free.

The show, which is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year, is sponsored by the Mid Central Region Division 4 of the National Model Railroad Association.

The Fairgrounds entrance is located at 19201 East Bagley Road in Middleburg Heights.

The ARRC table will have for sale books, videos, railfan magazines and various railroadiana items.

‘Science of Trains’ Exhibit to Open at Friday at Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland

The Great Lakes Science Center will open an exhibit on Nov. 3 devoted to the science of railroads.

Titled All Aboard! The Science of Trains, the exhibit will run at the Cleveland museum through Feb. 19.

The exhibit is being held in cooperation with the Midwest Railway Preservation Society and Division 4 of the National Model Railroad Association

Admission to the exhibit is free with a paid general admission.

According to the museum’s website, the exhibit “allows rail fans of all ages to get a closer look at the world of the railroads from locomotives to cabooses, through hands-on exhibits and the rail history of Cleveland.”

The programming covers such topics as the technical wonder of locomotives, the science and engineering of rail transportation,local artifacts, and Cleveland railroad history.

An area for children will have a selection of wooden train sets. There will also be a display of HO scale model train bridges and a Plymouth switcher locomotive located outside the museum’s main entrance.

Interactive carts explaining everything from MagLev trains, to superconductors and levitation, as well as energy and fuel will be interspersed throughout the exhibition.

The website said that a ride-on Dominion Energy Train is being custom built by Cleveland-based Christopher Machine Shop for the Science Center that will be available to visitors of all ages and chug around the exhibition area.

Division 4 is bringing a modular HO scale train set  and its member will demonstrate how model railroading brings creative play and the imagination to life.

A Community build area will have a supply of wooden tracks, trains, and landscape pieces to allow visitors to build a community-constructed railroad layout.

There will be other hands-on exhibits focusing on such things as how railroads reduce friction with their rolling stock, how trains are powered, couplers and air hoses, rail safety, and artifacts from Cleveland.

Among the artifacts on display will be an original brass schedule board from Terminal Tower; and maps, photos, posters and other artifacts on loan from MRPS.

ARRC to Have Table at Lakeland Train Show

The Akron Railroad Club will have a tale selling railroad memorabilia at Railfest 2017 this Saturday and Sunday at Lakeland College in Kirtland, Ohio.

Sponsored by the MCR 5 of the National Model Railroad Association, the event is billed as the large two-day show of its kind in Ohio.

Admission to the show is $7 with a two-day pass available for $12. A family admission is $12 and includes children under age 18.

Show hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both days.

Dealers will be selling a range of items, including model railroad equipment, railroad memorabilia, books, magazines and videos.

There will be operating layouts in the N, HO, S, American Flyer, O and G gauges. The Lake Shore Live Steam group plans to have a live steam display.

Lakeland College is located along Ohio Route 306 and is just beyond exit 193 of Interstate 90.

There is free parking with a shuttle bus also running. Food will be available for purchase.

ARRC to Have Table at Berea Train Show

The Akron Railroad Club will have a table at the Great Berea Train Show to be held Saturday and Sunday at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds on Bagley Road.

Show hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday (Oct. 1) and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday (Oct. 2).

Admission is $7.50 for adults with children 16 and under admitted free when accompanied by an adult. A two-day pass is available for $10.

The show will feature four buildings with more than 300 tables and operating model railroad layouts.

The show sponsor is the Mid Central Region Division 4 of The National Model Railroad Association. More information is available at http://www.thegreatbereatrainshow.org/about.html

Train and Toy Shows Set for Saturday in Lima, Sunday at Lakeland College in Kirtland

If you’re still looking for railroad- or model railroad-related items to give as Christmas gifts, you still have one last opportunity to go shopping for them at two train shows.

The National Model Railroad Association North Central Region division 3 will hold a train show and swap meet in Lima this Saturday (Dec. 19) at the Allen County Fairgrounds between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Admission is $5 for adults with children 12 and under admitted free. The show will be held in the Merchants Building of the fairgrounds, located a mile east of Lima on Ohio Route 309.

The all-gauges show will feature operating layouts, free parking, railfan items, toy trains and more than 140 tables.

On Sunday, Dec. 20 a Christmas toy and train show will be held at Lakeland Community College in Kirtland.

The hours are 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Admission is $6 for adults and $3 for children ages 6 to 12. A family pass is available for $15. Children under 6 are admitted free.

Santa Claus will be on hand between 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. The show is primarily a model railroad show and will feature operating layouts as well as model railroad equipment of various gauges to buy, sell and swap.

ARRC To Have Table at Berea Train Show

The Akron Railroad Club will have a table at this weekend’s Berea train show. The show, sponsored by Division 4 of the Mid-Central Region of the National Model Railroad Association, will be held at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $7.50 per person with a two day pass available for $10. Children under age 16 will be admitted for free when accompanied by an adult.

The show will be spread over four buildings and feature more than 300 vendor tables. At least five model layouts of various gauges are expected to be in operation.

The fairgrounds are located at Bagley and Eastland roads. This year’s show will be the 41st. Onsite parking will be free, and food vendors and an ATM machine will be available.

NMRA National Convention Coming to Cleveland

The annual convention of the National Model Railroad Association opens in Cleveland at the Convention Center on Sunday.

Convention attendees will visit the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugar Creek, Ohio, as well as choose from among dozens of clinics to attend that feature talks about railroad history was well as s practical advice on model railroading.

A highlight of the convention is the National Train Show, which features model railroading equipment manufacturers, hobby shops and layouts. The show will be held July 18-20 at the Convention Center. The show will open to the public on Friday (noon to 6 p.m.), Saturday (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) and Sunday (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.)

Tickets are $14 for adults, $13 for seniors (age 65 and older) and $7 for children (ages 6-12). A two day pass is available for $26. The show will have 130 exhibitors from across the country.

During the convention, tours will be provided of model railroad layouts in the Greater Cleveland area, Youngstown and western Pennsylvania. Other tours include visits to the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, Arcelor-Mittal Cleveland Works, Charter Steel, Inc., the Greater Cleveland RTA shops, Cleveland Works Railroad, Ohio Locomotive Works, the GE locomotive factory in Erie, and the Mad River & NKP Museum in Bellevue.

Walkup registration will be available during the convention. The standard registration fee for the week is $160 where a three-day registration is available for $115 and a one-day registration can be had for $65.

Frederic A. “Ted” Goodman, a principal of F. A. Goodman Architects in Columbus, will be the speaker at the convention banquet on Saturday night (July 19).

His familiarity with 19th century construction methods has led to his firm’s involvement in several railroad station rehabilitation projects, including Jerry Joe Jacobsen’s Ages of Steam Roundhouse Project. Goodman will speak aboutthe design and construction of the roundhouse complex.

Akron Railroad Club member Jerry Krueger is a convention co-chairman and a member of the National Convention Committee.

For more information on the convention, visit the group’s website at: http://www.2014cleveland.org/