Model train show and swap meet is scheduled
February 23, 2015
The Ozarks Model Railroad Association's 37th Annual Model Train Show and Swap Meet, will be going for a new attendance record when the doors open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Mar. 14, 2015, at Remingtons, 1655 W. Republic Rd, Springfield.

The theme will continue to be Relive the Memories as parents and grandparents are invited to bring their children to the show to experience prototype and model railroading. The Lionel Collectors Club of America has sanctioned this show. (The 2014 show attendance of 2228 was up 31%, including 606 children.)

Admission is $7 for adults. Children under 12 are free with a paying adult. A portion of the ticket proceeds will go to the Crosslines food pantry which serves families in crisis in Greene County.

The LCCA will conduct their Thomas Toy Train Tabletop Race Contest (TTTTRC). It will have three age divisions beginning at 4-years-old.

Kids will have the opportunity to take the controls of a virtual Frisco train running between Monett and Ft. Smith, Arkansas. Upon completing their time they will be acknowledged as a Certified Locomotive Engineer.

They also will have the opportunity to run a Lionel Train around the track while blowing the whistle and ringing the bell. Each participant will be certified as an Official Whistle Blower.

Older kids and adults may participate in a switching challenge hosted by the Train Town club from Kansas City. Participants will receive a Official Switchman certificate of completion.

Connie and Willie Misemer, Mt. Vernon, will be operating the Kiddie Train providing rides around the parking lot for children of all ages during the show.

Owners of pre-1970 trains will be able to find out what they are worth, or if their locomotive isnt running, Harvey Owens of Harveys Train Service, Springfield, will diagnose the problem and provide an estimate of the cost to get it running again.

Over 125 tables will display railroad equipment of all scales as well as memorabilia. As many as 15 operating model railroads from Kansas City, St. Louis, NW Arkansas, Central Arkansas and Branson will be on display, some for the first time.

Throughout the day prototype train videos or slides will be shown on the huge Remingtons screen. Many door prizes will be given away and some lucky couple will win tickets to ride the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad.

A tour of several homes and the OMRA club layout on Commercial Street is being planned. Names and directions will be released at the show.

Remingtons will be offering food consisting of a choice of hamburger or hot dog with chips and beverage for $2.50. And a bottomless cup of coffee will be available all day for $1.00.

For swap table information contact David Brashers by phoning (417) 848-1739 or email him here. For other show details contact OMRA Director Ron Williams MMR at (417) 883-5350 or sending an e-mail here.

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