Saturday, January 16, 2016
Most children have a fascination with trains. I know I did. Some even keep that fascination through adulthood. (I did not.) They design, collect and build train sets, some of which can fill entire rooms, with miles of track, buildings, locomotives pulling hundreds of cars, roads, water features, mountains, tunnels and more. I have seen some that are no joke. But where do these hobbyists get their supplies? Some from stores but the true collectors and enthusiasts pick up what they need from events such as the Atlanta Model Train and Railroadiana Show & Sale.
The family friendly event had everything one could want involving these tiny mechanized wonders. Some sellers even had railroad magazines and china. There were small displays and hands on locomotives. Everything a child or adult could ask for.
Toby Antinore (left) talks with Kevin Wood at his booth during the 50th annual Atlanta Model Train And Railroadiana Show And Sale at the North Atlanta Trade Center in Norcross on Saturday, January 16, 2016.
Judah Thomas (left) and his brothers Jonathan and Joseph watch trains pass by in a display during the 50th annual Atlanta Model Train And Railroadiana Show And Sale at the North Atlanta Trade Center in Norcross on Saturday, January 16, 2016.
Wyatt Boudway (right) watches a train pass by during the 50th annual Atlanta Model Train And Railroadiana Show And Sale at the North Atlanta Trade Center in Norcross on Saturday, January 16, 2016.
Martha Zimmer (left) holds her grandson Hughie White as he operates a model train during the 50th annual Atlanta Model Train And Railroadiana Show And Sale at the North Atlanta Trade Center in Norcross on Saturday, January 16, 2016.
Rusty Hudson looks at model engines during the 50th annual Atlanta Model Train And Railroadiana Show And Sale at the North Atlanta Trade Center in Norcross on Saturday, January 16, 2016.
Maria McClung (left) holds her grandson Liam Ward as they watch a train pass by during the 50th annual Atlanta Model Train And Railroadiana Show And Sale at the North Atlanta Trade Center in Norcross on Saturday, January 16, 2016.
Dylan Gilbert looks at train sets for sale during the 50th annual Atlanta Model Train And Railroadiana Show And Sale at the North Atlanta Trade Center in Norcross on Saturday, January 16, 2016.
Patrick McGaughey (center) points out a passing train to his father Marshall and mother Josseline during the 50th annual Atlanta Model Train And Railroadiana Show And Sale at the North Atlanta Trade Center in Norcross on Saturday, January 16, 2016.
Riley Curnutt looks at different train cars for sale during the 50th annual Atlanta Model Train And Railroadiana Show And Sale at the North Atlanta Trade Center in Norcross on Saturday, January 16, 2016.
Justin Strickland looks at old issues of L&N Magazine during the 50th annual Atlanta Model Train And Railroadiana Show And Sale at the North Atlanta Trade Center in Norcross on Saturday, January 16, 2016.