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Great Train Expo Show at Henrietta, NY

Great Train Expo Show
at
Henrietta, NY

Great Train Expo postcard

Having Fun With Model Trains

Flower City Tinplate Trackers

RIT Model Railroad Club

Twin Tiers NTRAK Club

Genesse & Ontario MODEL -N- GINEERS Club

Toy Train Collectors Society

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Designed by Bill Johnson

Flower City Tinplate Trackers

Flower City Tinplate Trackers club banner
Flower City Tinplate Trackers
club banner
Over view of the Flower City Tinplate Trackers club modular layout
Over view of the FCTT club's modular layout
The great bend side of the Flower City Tinplate Trackers club layout
The great bend side of the FCTT modular layout
View of the intermodal and Union Station side of the Flower City Tinplate Trackers club modular layout
View of the intermodal and Union Station side of the FCTT layout
Flower City Tinplate Trackers Union Station
Flower City Tinplate Trackers
Union Station
Transfer table on the Flower City Tinplate Trackers modular layout
Transfer table on the FCTT modular layout
A busy intermodal terminal on the flower City Tinplate Trackers modular layout
A busy intermodal terminal on the FCTT club modular layout
An intermodal terminal crane on the flower City Tinplate Trackers modular layout
An intermodal terminal crane on the FCTT modular layout
A large grain elevator on a corner of the Flower City Tinplate Trackers club modular layout
A large grain elevator on a corner of the FCTT club's modular layout

The Flower City Tinplate Trackers club of Rochester, NY has one of the largest modular layouts that I have seen and, I learned from one of their club members that they have the capacity to make it even larger.

The top row of pictures in this frame are the club banner and three overview photos shot from the upper level seats of the Dome Arena. Starting at Union Station (the first photo on the second row) and proceeding counter-clockwise are close up photos of the various scenes around this modular layout.
Let's get on board at Union Station for a closer look at this layout.
ALL ABOARD!

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The Caboose Motel on a corner of the Flower City Tinplate Trackers club modular layout
The Caboose Motel on a corner of the FCTT club's modular layout
A street scene on the Flower City Tinplate Trackers club modular layout.  The CAFE sign is animated.
A street scene on the FCTT layout. The CAFE sign is antimated.
A Union Pacific coal and Amtrak trains meet on the great bend of the Flower City Tinplate Trackers  modular layout.
Union Pacific coal and Amtrak trains meet on the FCTT layout.
A gorge scene on the Flower City Tinplate Trackers club modular layout.  The train is a HO model.
A gorge scene on the FCTT club's layout. The train is a HO model
This corner of the Flower City Tinplate Trackers modular layout has a nice department of public works scene.
The FCTT modular layout's dept. of public works scene.
Flower City Tinplate Trackers lower level layout with a New York Central train
FCTT lower level layout with a New York Central train
An Amtrak train on the great bend of the Flower City Tinplate Trackers modular layout.
An Amtrak train on the great bend of the FCTT modular layout.
A band shell in the park next to Mom's Garden Center on the Flower City Tinplate Trackers club modular layout.
A band shell in the park next to Mom's Garden Center
A nice heavy weight passenger consist on the Flower City Tinplate Trackers club modular layout.
A nice heavy weight passenger consist on the FCTT club's layout.
The Flower City Tinplate Trackers modular layout airport
The Flower City Tinplate Trackers modular layout airport
Snoopy and the Red Barron duel over the Flower City Tinplate Trackers layout airport
Snoopy and the Red Barron duel over the FCTT layout airport.

RIT Model Railroad Club

RIT modular HO layout.
RIT Model Railroad Club's modular HO layout.

The RIT Model Railroad Club brought their HO freemo layout and a loop of "G" scale track with some locomotives and rolling stock to this show. Also shown in the photo of the modular layout are a couple of laptop computers. One was running a train simulation program and the other had presentation about their club.

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RIT G scale layout.
RIT Model Railroad Club's G scale layout.

Twin Tier NTRAK Club

The Twin Tiers N Track sign
The Twin Tiers N Track sign
The left end turn around module of the Twin Tiers N TRAK club modular layout
The Twin Tiers N TRAK club's
left end turn around module
A pair of modules with a village and factory scene.
A pair of modules with a village and factory scene.
The Twin Tiers N Track club's yard module
The Twin Tiers N Track club's yard module

The Twin Tiers NTRAK Club is located along New York's Southern tier and Pennsylvania's Northern tier, therefore the name Twin Tiers. Their modules are three feet wide and were set up in a straight line that was fifty-three feet long for this show.

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A close up of The Twin Tiers N Track yard module.
A close up of The Twin Tiers N Track yard module.
There is a military convoy scene on this module.
There is a military convoy scene on this module.
A nice long coal train passes through this mountainous scene.
A nice long coal train passes through this mountainous scene.
The right end turn around module of the Twin Tiers N TRAK club modular layout
The Twin Tiers N TRAK club's
right end turn around module

Genesee
MODEL -N- GINEERS
Ontario

The Genesee & Ontario Model -N- gineers portable N gauge layout
The Genesee & Ontario Model -N- gineers portable N gauge layout

The Genesee and Ontario MODEL -N- GINEERS N club took the honors again for having the smallest operational layouts at a train show. I was amazed at how much detail was possible on the locomotives and rolling stock of this Z scale train. Both of these layouts have very nice scenery.

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A close-up photo of the Z scale train.
A close-up photo of the Z scale train.
A view of the left end of the Z scale layout.
A view of the left end of the Z scale layout.
A view of the right end of the Z scale layout.
A view of the right end of the Z scale layout.

Toy Train Collectors Society

The Toy Train Collectors Society booth is on the far side of the arena.
The Toy Train Collectors Society booth is on the far side of the arena.

The Toy Train Collectors Society's booth is on the far side of the arena from the location that I took this photo. If you were to enlarge the picture at the left, you would see a man in a red vest and engineer's cap near the highway crossing signal. This gentleman is Graham White, the meet chairman for the local Rochester, NY TTCS meets that are held each spring and fall. Starting this fall the meets will be moved and expanded at the Diplomat Banquet Center, 1956 Lyell Avenue.

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All scales from G to Z are shown in this test track and gauge display.
All scales from G to Z are shown in this test track and gauge display.