TCA York Meet

The TCA York meet is just around the corner October 18th to 20th.  Stillmeadow Crossing will display our 18 modules and run trains in the White Hall.  See you there!

Fine Scale Model Railroader Expo

I attended the Fine Scale Model Railroader Expo in Lancaster on Fri. and Sat.  The Expo features clinics from some of the big names in the hobby:  Dave Frary, Mike Tylick, Bob Mitchell, Marty McGuirk, and others.  Many Craftsman Kit manufacturers were there as well:  Bar Mills, Sierra West, Crow River, Hunterline, and more.

Here are photos of some of the incredibly detailed models:

Stillmeadow Crossing at Agricultural and Industrial Museum of York

The Train Guys and museum attendees all had a great time on Saturday with the display.  Now with 16 modules, we were able to run some nice long trains.

Newest Train Guy

James is enjoying trains with Grandpa "Choo-Choo"

Stillmeadow Crossing Display

Stillmeadow Crossing Modular Train group displayed at West Manchester Mall yesterday.  All had great fun.  We had bigger crowds than Santa!

12" Scale Steam Locomotive "Kit"

At Steamtown, we walked through the shop area and found a 12" scale steam loco kit, complete with the instruction sheet!

Steamtown Railfest 2011

John and I drove up to Steamtown on Saturday for Railfest.  The event was celebrating the 25th anniversary of Steamtown and the 40th anniversary of Amtrak.  It was great!  In addition to Steamtown's permanent displays, Amtrak brought in a P40 Genesis pulling a cafe car, 2 baggage cars and a sleeper.  These housed a "museum" of the history of Amtrak.  They also brought an F40PH pulling a business/inspection car.

But, the best part was watching the excursion trains in action:  Canadian National #3254 Mikado, Nickel Plate #514 GP9, and a pair of Lackawanna F3s.  At one moment, we stood in awe as we watched all 4 engines criss-cross in front of us.  Here is the Mikado: