The Madison County Historical Society, Inc.,
11 West 11th Street, Anderson, IN 46016
presents:
The Model Railroad Exhibit
Do you remember those trains we received at Christmas?
Do you remember the toy catalogs at Hardware Stores, Sears, Penny’s and Montgomery Ward’s featuring Lionel, Marx and American Flyer?
Well, the exhibit at the Madison County History Center at 11th and Meridian in downtown Anderson IN will open today November 28th.
Beginning today, November 28th and Saturday the 29th, there will be an exhibit of operating models, displays, and rail history in photos and memorabilia running through December.
The hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 AM to 4 PM (closed Dec. 24th and 25th) and Saturdays Nov 29th, and December 6th, and 13th - 10 AM to 2 PM
On Friday December 5th, we will be open for Winterfest in Anderson from 10 AM to 7 PM.
On exhibit is a replica of a ¼ scale model of the Baker Valve Gear ready to operate on a New York Central Railroad steam locomotive. This is a large wooden setup built by Maurice Lewman, a retired engineer.
Then there is the HO, On30, O Scale Traction, O-27 Gauge (Lionel), N scale, S Gauge American Flyer layouts, and an HO Ringling Bros and Barnum, and Bailey 1946 HO scale circus train display, all for your viewing pleasure.
The Big Four (New York Central) ran through Anderson both east and west and north and south, and the Pennsylvania Railroad ran north and south, while the Central Indiana Railway ran east and west. In Alexandria, there was the Nickel Plate running east and west, and we have numerous photos on the walls and other memorabilia as well.
Bring someone younger who just might be interested in seeing the displays and perhaps becoming a model railroader.
Come out and see the glory of Model Railroading and look over the photos and memorabilia. Just look for the Railroad Crossbucks and come on in! It's a FREE exhibit!
Roger Hensley
Roger Hensley= ECI Railroad - http://madisonrails.railfan.net/eci/eci_new.html == Railroads of Madison County - http://madisonrails.railfan.net/ =
That sounds like a fascinating exhibition. It´s just a little too far far me to come and see it
I can undestand that. :-)
We had 26 visitors to the exhibit the first weekend. That's not bad at all!
Don't know if this is the same layout as in 2011, but it is a pretty neat looking layout.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zifsMSyG0W0
26 visitors over a weekend doesn't seem like very many to me. That's too bad.
Probably another sign of the times regarding model railroading.
Rich
Alton Junction
richhotrainProbably another sign of the times regarding model railroading. Rich
Try Holiday weekend instead..Seems folks rather spend time in front of the TV,at the computer or spend hours with a video game controller in hand instead of having a refreshing family outing.
Larry
Conductor.
Summerset Ry.
"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt Safety First!"
No, the video is of the Library and not our layouts. 26 is very good considering that we can not get any advertising in the local paper at all. :-)
rogerhensley No, the video is of the Library and not our layouts. 26 is very good considering that we can not get any advertising in the local paper at all. :-)
There seems to be some newspapers that isn't all that interested in doing a public interest story these days.
Not enough mayhem perhaps?
"Not enough mayhem perhaps?"
Hmmm? Good thought!