Published on Monday 2 February 2026 by Model Railway Quest
We were invited to the 2026 Amherst Rail Road Hobby Show in West Springfield... so we thought we'd make a trip of it, taking in some model railroad sights along the way... as well as the real thing!
And over the next few weeks we'll be showing what we got up to.
In this week's upcoming episode:
Day One: Miami - the city with an impressive array of railway transport PLUS we take a trip on Amtrak's Floridian....
Future Episodes:
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Episode 2: A little town that should be on every railroader's bucket list: including the National Toy Train Museum, Choo Choo Barn, the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania and the Strasburg Railroad - plus some real railroad coffee.
Episode 3: What happened when we stayed in a real caboose - the Red Caboose Motel.
Episode 4: "Turning up unannounced" at the home of Mike and Julia to see Mike's magnificent O scale model railroad - which has been all over the world (in some form or other!)
Episode 5: The Amherst Rail Road Hobby Show 2026 ... behind the scenes, including a special ride on the Brunch Express to Hartford, Connecticut.. and... Snowmaggedon!
Episode 6: The Women in Model Railroading talk and special operating session.
All this and more!
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Our special thanks to:
John Sacerdote, Greg Maas and the Amherst Railway Society for inviting us and making us feel so welcome.
Michelle, Nancy and Madison from the Women in Model Railroading SIG for such a great event.
Gordy and the NMRA for looking after us at our very first Amherst show.
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