Northeast Large Scale Train Show

Special Edition

2025 Large Scale television ad

An Invitation - to the Large Scale Train Show

Make & Take... at the Large Scale Train Show

It’s back!! - the very popular Make & Take programs will be back at this year’s Northeast Large Scale Train Show on May 3 & 4.

Kids 15 and under will have a chance to choose between two hands-on, creative programs - Build a flatcar load and Decorate a building.

Sessions for both programs will be held on Saturday and Sunday.There is no charge for the programs, but children must be registered to participate.

Program details

Large Scale Limited

So, what’s a train show without a train ride? We thought the same thing. So, join us on Sunday morning, May 4, at Springfield Union Station for a CTrail train ride from Springfield to Hartford and return.

The train leaves Springfield at 10:00 am. We ride to Hartford, change trains for the ride back to Springfield, arriving back at Union Station at 11:38 am.

** Please note: passengers must be in Union Station by 9:30 am for check-in **

It's a beautiful ride, and it's fun! Just $5.00, and children two and under ride free.

The Large Scale Limited is a joint effort of the Amherst Railway Society, CTrail, and Springfield Union Station.

Details

Tickets

Going for a record

The New Hampshire Garden Railway Society is going to attempt to set up the largest indoor G-scale model railroad - ever - at the Northeast Large Scale Train Show.

How big? - you say. Well, we will just have to wait and see. But, with the show moving to the Better Living Center, there is plenty of room for a big railroad.

Let's see if they can pull it off.

Advertising - at the Large Scale Train Show

Print ads for the 2025 Northeast Large Scale Train Show Program Guide are available in full-page, half-page, quarter-page, and eighth-page sizes.

Ads will also be displayed on the show monitors in the Better Living Center.

Please contact Meaghan Royce at: showoffice@amherstrail.org to reserve ad space.

You do not have to be an exhibitor at the Large Scale Show to be eligible for ad space in the Program Guide.

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Kids Running Trains

It's fun to watch model trains operate. It's waaaay more fun to actually operate your own train. And, kids can do just that at the Large Scale Train Show.

Look for the Kids Creek Railroad exhibit in the Better Living Center.

Clinics - at the Large Scale Show

Nancy Norris - garden railroad designer

And, there is a lot to learn at the Large Scale Show, too. Everything from how to design a garden railroad to how to run trains with battery power to product demos by manufacturers.

In fact, if there is something you want to know about model railroads, there is probably somebody at the show that knows how to do it.

The Raffle - at the Large Scale Show

It's a Big Deal! Literally. Over $4000 worth of large scale model railroad gear is up for grabs at the Large Scale Train Show Raffle Table.

A small investment could yield a big return.

Bachman Trains is an Allied Member of the Amherst Railway Society

Rapido is an Allied Member of the Amherst Railway Society

Scale Trains is an Allied Member of the Amherst Railway Society

Spring Creek Model Trains is an Allied Member of the Amherst Railway Society

Trainz.com is an Allied Member of the Amherst Railway Society

The Eight & Sand newsletter is a regular publication of the Amherst Railway Society. To submit information for publication, contact Gregory Maas at: webmaster@amherstrail.org.

Amherst Railway Society

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Palmer, Massachusetts 01069

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