H&R Trains - 59th Train Show

The 59th H&R Train Show
October 1, 2, & 3, 2010

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Excitement is in the air once again. The tents will be going up around the 23rd. of September and by late evening September 30th. there will be over 55 displays ready for the opening day on Friday October 1st. There will be many onlookers as our 59th H&R Train Show will be underway. These eager on lookers can enjoyed numerous Clinics, Dyana Broussard will conduct the Thomas Painting Workshop for childern, ages 3-7 and Several Manufacturers will on hand participating in our 59th show. Door Prizes will be drawn hourly each day during the show. Manufacturers will be on hand to display their merchandise and answer questions for visitors A great time will be had by all as their families enjoy our wonderful Florida Fall weather and all the activities at the 59th. H&R Train Show. See all the Winners of the Competition from our Spring Show Here

Back by Popular Demand At The Fall Show

H&R Trains Dyanna Broussard (pictured below at left) will host a Thomas Painting Workshop for Children, ages 3 to 7 on both Saturday and Sunday from 11am-1pm.. They were able to put their personal artwork on one of our paintable Thomas wooden trains during the show. H&R would like to thank Dyanna for helping us to carry on this wonderful activity for our little Engineers.

Each participating child will be given an unpainted Thomas wooden car and the appropriate painting material. Many of these, (Pictured below at right) were used in the down hill race at the Spring show and lots of fun is had by all.

Parents may watch but not help !

Bob Miller (Pictured at right) will be here from Winter Haven to present a Clinic on Saturday morning at 10am. He will share with you how to make "Realistic Florida Scenery" for your railroad.

Bob's Spectacular Florida Scenery has been featured in Model Railroader magizine three times. It first appeared in April of 1986, and then in May of 1991, and again in January of 2002.

Bob Miller has been doing clinics at our H&R Train Shows for over twenty years. His clinics are so popular that there is usually a standing room only overflow croud of students. His atention to detail is amazing and unlike any other.

We are really pleased that he could be with us again at our 59th. Show.

Click here to see a list of all the Clinics that will take place during the show

There will also be a special sale going on during the show. Visitors can pick up a sale flyer as they enter the store on the train show days.

This show is a great way to show off your skill and creativity for all of our visitors and an excellent opportunity for you to help inspire new modelers and help get them started with this wonderful hobby that we all enjoy.

It is not too late to start that new Layout, Diorama or possibly share some of your talents as a photographer. There is a lot of railroad history out there just waiting to be documented by you with your camera or your creative ability with a train layout for the October show.

DOWN HILL RACES - We will once again have the two down hill race contests, on Saturday afternoon. According to onlookers and contestants at the last several shows, these two contests have become extremely competitive and one of the highlights of the show. They are very popular and a lot of fun for everyone.

The wooden locomotives can be any brand or even home made but they must be able to run on the wooden track. The locomotive that rolls the farthest wins.

The "Little Engineers Unpowered Downhill Wooden Locomotive Race" was held on Saturday between 3:00-4:30 PM

Dyanna Broussard helped once again with our "Little Engineers Downhill Race" for unpowered wooden locomotives or cars, on wooden track.

Our winner for his second time was in a row is Michael Mitchell, (pictured at left) with his prize - A Thomas Up & Away Track Expansion pack.

Michael accepted his prize with the music of the fife and drum playing in the back ground.

Rich Janyszak from Bachmann helped with our "G Scale Unpowered Downhill Rolling Stock Race" which is sponsored by Bachmann. This race was be held Saturday afternoon between 5:00-6:30 PM

This race is conducted on large scale or "G" Gauge track. The race vehicle must be an unpowered piece of rolling stock and can be any brand or even home made. The race vehicle that rolls the farthest wins

There is plenty of time to sharpen your skills and make adjustments to the race vehicles. The track is open for practice Thursday afternoon, all day Friday, and right up until race time on Saturday.

Completion has been tough, at the past several shows with Robert Sacco winning several times.

We were all quite surprised when Robert elected to compete in the race at the 58th show and also encouraged some of the youth to compete. He even loaned his race vehicle to one of the younger competitors who actually beat Robert and won the competition. Well he did it again at the 58th show and lost again to his young competitor once again.

(Pictured above left) Rich Janyszak presented our young winner his prize on behalf of Bachnann Trains which is the sponsor of our "Large Scale Down Hill Race"

The prize which is a Large Scale White Pass & Yukon Set is actually larger than our winner

Roberts actions are to be Commended once again. His sharing of ideas and Encouragement of his fellow competitors is exactly what we have been trying to promote in the hobby and at our H&R Train Shows since the beginning. Thanks again Robert for helping us once again to make this one of the best H&R Train Shows to date.

Food - During The 59th Show will be provided by Better Way Catering. They offered Barbecue sandwiches, Hot Dogs, and Hamburgers, along with Drinks and much more at reasonable prices.

Parking - Additional parking will be available on Friday and Saturday at the Christian Assembly Ministries at 3400 70th Ave. North. We do not park there on Sunday. They will need their parking spaces for Sunday services. We would like to thank their Pastor, the Revrend Curtis Andrew for allowing us to use their Parking lot on Friday and Saturday.

Additional parking is also available, All Three Days, just one block to the north at the rear of the ROOMS TO GO. The lot is actually On 34th st. behind their store.

Contests - There will be both Railroad Photography and Railroad Video categories similar to those at the National Conventions. There have been several excellent entries in the past and it seems to have inspired others to compete so we will continue this category at our future shows. Now is the time to get out with that camera and show us what you can do.

Photos can be any railroad subject either model railroad or prototype. They can be black and white or color prints. You can also enter black and white or color slides however you must provide your own equipment to view them.

Videos can also be any railroad subject either model railroad or prototype. Video can be VHS tape or DVD. They can be any length, however you will need to select a two minute segment that you want the judges to view and you will need to que that same segment up for each of the judges. You will also need to provide your own equipment to view the video.

Pictured above are some of the participants from our 58th Train Show. We hope you had the opportunity to join us and look forward to seeing you this time at our 59th H&R Train Show October 1, 2, & 3, 2010

For over 35 years Model Railroaders have shared their layouts and experiences with eager on-lookers under our big tents. Modelers of all ages from novice to master participate in competition designed to showcase their abilities and talents.

A panel of distinguished judges view the entries on Friday evening in the various categories, with ribbons and gift certificates valued at $1,500 awarded to the winners on Saturday morning. Entries were operated throughout the entire weekend.

We gave the manufacturers for the show their own page which should allow the photos to load more quickly. Be sure to click here to see all the manufacturers who will be here for the 59th. Show

For those who come by to see the many fine models, there are also Door prizes given away. These door prizes are most graciously supplied by our Manufacturers and are displayed throughout the show on the railroad cart in the Gazebo Garden Railroad area outside the store.

For many of us our hobby brings back childhood memories of electric trains and families spending time together. There is no better way to do that than through the hobby of model railroading. It is H&R Trains extreme pleasure to produce our Semi-Annual Train Show and we look forward to seeing you here at our Fall Show October 1, 2, & 3, 2010

With so many layouts to see in all scales and so many manufacturers in attendance this show combines areas of model railroading that can only be seen together in this one of a kind event.

.See all the Winners of the Competition
from the 58th H&R Train Show Here

There are many more things planned for the show including the self guided tours of our Pinellas Park Chamber of Commerce Building, "Park Station" (pictured below) Park Station was completed a little over four years ago.. It sits on the land adjacent to the railroad tracks at Park Boulevard in Pinellas Park and is built in the style of a turn of the century railroad station. It has become a popular side trip on Friday during the show but you can tour the station anytime Monday Through Friday 9 - 4. Don't miss the museum of local artifacts on the second floor while you are there.

Pinellas Park Chamber of Commerce Building "Park Station"

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Early visitors to Pinellas Park stepped off the train onto a platform in the middle of polmetto thickets and sugar cane fields. Later, a small wood frame station greeted new arrivals in the heart of the Pinellas Peninsula. From that spot, which is now Park Boulevard and 58th street, Pinellas Park grew to encompass 16 square miles and a population of over 47,000 residents. The platform for the new Park Station stands majestically alongside the tracks on Park Boulevard as a reminder of our past and an inspiration for our future

The two-story, brick Victorian-style Park Station is a focal point of the cities redevelopment area. The building is home to the City of Pinellas Parks Media and Public Events Division, City training classrooms, the Pinellas Park Mid-county Chamber of Commerce, the Pinellas Park Art Society, and the Pinellas Park Historical Society. In addition, Roe's Deli is located in the lobby area, offering a great variety of food and beverages. Visitors may stroll among displays featuring photos and artifacts from over 90 years of Pinellas Parks history.

Winners are announced during the awards ceremony on Saturday morning at 8AM. All the ribbons will be awarded at that time. With the gift certificates being awarded later during the show

Clinics were held all three days on a variety of subjects including: "Family Friendly Scenery" with Bill DiMenna all three days, "Basic Air-Brush techniques" with Don Morris on Friday and Sunday, And "Quick and Easy Scenery" with Don Morris on both Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Rudolf Kub will be giving a special presentation about the LGB club Layout at the "Strasshof Train Museum near Vienna, Austria three times each day during the show.