World's Greatest Hobby on Tour

[dadret]

Heads up for model railroaders in the Kansas City area.  The big World's Greatest Hobby on Tour show is at the Kansas City Convention Center in Kansas City on March 15-16 which is the same weekend as the Big 12 Basketball Tournament being held a few blocks away at the new Sprint Center so parking may be a probelm. The basketball tournament is already sold out and games are at 1:00 PM and 3:30 PM on Saturday and the championship game at 2:00 PM on Sunday.  The train show opens at 10:00 AM both days.

[joe-daddy]

Sounds to me like the  parking problem will be for the round ball fans, as train fans are early risers. 

[dragenrider]

Thanks for the heads up!  I'm planning to go to the train show.  Now I know to go early.  (yawn).

[Charlie]

Here's the poop. The Big Twelve tournament will be Thursday and Friday. Saturday will be the remaining 4 teams with the championship on Sunday. I too plan on attending the WGH show. I have several photos of BNSF 6301 to give to Athearn in hopes they will release it in the future. I remember parking costing around 6.00 and is now 8.00 along the lots on Broadway. A better option would be to park at Union Station and hoof it to Bartle Hall.

Charlie

[dadret]

Going from Union Station to Bartle is a very long way and I wouldn't recommend it.  Best parking is in the Auditorium Garage right across the street from Bartle and if you get there early enough it may not be a problem.

[dadret]

Union Station is at 25th & Grand (more or less) and Bartle Hall is at 13th & Broadway - Broadway is about 6 blocks west of Grand and you can subtract 13 from 25 so that's a pretty long walk

[Charlie]

Union Station is at 25th & Grand (more or less) and Bartle Hall is at 13th & Broadway - Broadway is about 6 blocks west of Grand and you can subtract 13 from 25 so that's a pretty long walk

One can go up Broadway from Pershing and Union Station. Dadret, it would be nice to meet other members here on the forum at the KC WGH show. I thought about parking over by KCS headquarters if possible. I can't see paying the 8.00 plus for parking.

Charlie