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G Scale Train Shows in Texas

Model trains evoke memories of simpler times and stir the imagination. Children watching them fantasize about what lies beyond the next bend and adults remember the joy their own models brought. Model trains are a hobby that continues to grow, and exhibitors often display a variety of sizes, including G Scale models, at shows around the state of Texas.

Annual Alamo Model Railroad Engineers Train Show--San Antonio
- The Annual Alamo Model Railroad Engineers Train Show is a San Antonio tradition. First started in 1988, it takes place every year in the fall. When you visit this exhibition, you may see sizes as small as the Z scale up to the HO, O, ON30 and G scales. You can also purchase new or used train models and accessories from vendors to help build your collection. According to organizer Gene Turner, if you purchase a ticket for both days of the show, you receive a free pass to the Texas Transportation Museum. The Texas Transportation Museum has a number of railroad and vehicle displays, including a 3,700-foot full-size railroad track consisting of a relocated antique depot, two steam engines, passenger cars and two diesels.
  
  Annual Alamo Model Railroad Engineers Train Show
  
  Live Oak Civic Center
  
  8101 Pat Booker Road
  
  San Antonio, TX 78247
  
  210-355-2777
Big Texas Train Show--Houston
- Every October, the Houston Railroad Museum sponsors the Big Texas Train Show. At the George R. Brown Convention Center, you will see virtually every variety of model train, including G scale, in more than 100,000 square feet of space. Various museum and clubs display their collections and vendors and manufacturers display their latest items for sale. You can also learn more about the hobby from professional speakers, vendors, train club members and the manufacturers who can tell you more about the history of the railroad in the United States.
  
  Big Texas Train Show
  
  George R. Brown Convention Center
  
  1001 Avenida De Las Americas
  
  Houston, TX 77010-6099
  
  832-675-1905.
  
  bigtexastrainshow.com
Lockheed Martin Recreation Association Railroad Activity--Fort Worth
- Since 1982, The Lockheed Martin Recreation Association Railroad Activity has held its train show in the Recreation Area. Every year during the second weekend in October more than 200 vendors descend on the area and set up shop, models and displays. Displays include realistic dioramas of places, current and historic. From a distance, each exhibit is painstakingly created for a realistic feel, and you will think you're a part of the landscape while watching the models travel along the tracks. According to its website the show includes all scale models, including the G scale. Merchandise, new models, and display accessories are available for purchase at the show.
  
  Lockheed Martin Recreation Association Railroad Activity
  
  3400 Bryant Irvin Rd.
  
  Fort Worth, TX 76109
  
  817-732-7731
  
  www.lmra.org

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