42nd Annual WNYRHS Greater Buffalo Train & Toy Show
Review November 18th & 19th, 2023
by Scott MP Hawbaker
| On Saturday and Sunday November 18th and 19th, the Society held its 42nd Greater Buffalo Train and Toy Show. We are happy to report that the show was again a success and well attended considering we had a Buffalo Bills game on Sunday. This years show featured over 400 table filled with model trains, toy trains, lanterns, railroad hardware, signs, railroad ephemera, collectible cars, toys, dolls and much more. The Lego layouts and activities were very popular as well as the Thomas© and Friends play area provided by the Gowanda & Buffalo Model Railroad Club and will be back again in February on the 17th and 18th of 2024. |
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We had guest speakers from the Western New York Division of the National Model Railroad Association and quite a few new dealers. So many so, we had to accomidate some of them in the "back room" of the Events Center which they didn't mind. Niagara Orleans Model Railroad Engineers, Inc., from Lockport , New York, had both their HO Scale and N Scale layouts running multiple trains. Jerry Lepsch brought his unique "S" Scale layout and of course Flower City TT HiRailers had their fantastic "O" Gauge layout which always draws a crowd. |
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Putting on a show of this size takes the work of many Society volunteers who without their help there would be no show. Art Toale has been our dedicated show Chairman for several years and always makes it happen. Our sincere thanks to him and all our other members who set up tables, assisted vendors, manned entrances and so much more, Thank you! |
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| If you were able to attend this years show, we thank you and hope you enjoyed yourselves. Plan ahead for another great show in February where many of your favorite dealers and layouts will be back again and that locomotive or lantern you had your eye on might still be available. Below are photos of just a few of the sites you stopped to view or what you missed taken by myself or Joe Kocsis Jr. |
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 "NMRA Guest Speakers. ©2023 Joe Kocsis Jr. - Click to Enlarge")
 "Joe and Steve Kocsis man the WNYRHS greeting and display tables. ©2023 smph50 - Click to Enlarge")
 "Marty Visciano works the WNYRHS information tables. ©2023 smph50 - Click to Enlarge")
 "Williamsville Depot \"Silent Auction\" tables. ©2023 smph50 - Click to Enlarge")
 "This little \"railfan\" picks a piece of candy from the Society \"Candy Train.\". ©2023 smph50 - Click to Enlarge")
 "\"Queen City Amusement Company\" always has fantastic models of real amusement park rides. ©2023 smph50 - Click to Enlarge")
 "Our friends of the Niagara Frontier Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society had a great information table. ©2023 smph50 - Click to Enlarge")
 "The Model Railroad of Buffalo is always looking for new members to join their club. ©2023 smph50 - Click to Enlarge")
 "The Salamanca Rail Museum was holding a December raffle. ©2023 smph50 - Click to Enlarge")
 "The Gowanda & Buffalo Model Railroad Club always brings their Thomas and Friends© play area. They also host an \"Open House\" every second Sunday each month through April. ©2023 Joe Kocsis Jr. - Click to Enlarge")
 "The kids love setting up their own Thomas© the Tank Engine layouts. ©2023 Joe Kocsis Jr. - Click to Enlarge")
 "For almost 10 years, Dean Hunneshagen of Orchard Park has shared his \"Joy of Trains\" layouts with little engineers that get to run the trains themselves. ©2023 smph50 - Click to Enlarge")
 "Flower City TT HiRailers always has the largest layout at the show and never disappoints visitors. ©2023 smph50 - Click to Enlarge")
 "The Niagara Orleans Model Railroad Engineers, Inc. \"N\" Gauge layout had the \"Four Seasons\" in one section. ©2023 smph50 - Click to Enlarge")
 "Jerry Lepsch has created a wonderfully detailed \"S\" Scale layout. ©2023 smph50 - Click to Enlarge")
 "There's plenty of \"HO\" Scale rolling stock here. ©2023 smph50 - Click to Enlarge")
 "This little guy learned last year to bring a small step stool to catch all the action! ©2023 smph50 - Click to Enlarge")
 "Its hard to beleive that almost all of this layout including the track is made of Lego's©! ©2023 smph50 - Click to Enlarge")
 "Bova's Music and Train Shoppe has been a staple at our shows for many, many years. ©2023 smph50 - Click to Enlarge")
 "Plenty of Railroad Ephemera at these tables. ©2023 smph50 - Click to Enlarge")
 "This young man, knew \"the art of the deal\" as he haggled for a better price. ©2023 smph50 - Click to Enlarge")
 "Beautiful \"Standard Gauge\" rolling stock covered this dealers tables. ©2023 smph50 - Click to Enlarge")
 "It wouldn't be a train show without \"Brakeman's\" lanterns. ©2023 smph50 - Click to Enlarge")
