All aboard for fun at the Greater Toledo Train & Toy Show

By: 
Press Staff Writer

        Grown-ups and kids alike are invited to a day of family fun Sunday, March 8 as the Greater Toledo Train & Toy Show chugs into Owens Community College’s Student Health & Activities Center, 30335 Oregon Rd., Perrysburg.
        The show, which will run from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., will feature more than 250 dealers bringing toy and model trains of all gauges and manufacturers, as well as toys from all eras, including plastic, tin, die-cast, pop culture and much more. Original parts will also be available for sale and free, on-site appraisals and repair advice will be offered.
        Among the show highlights are:
        • Many train layouts and exhibits will be operating all day long, including two must-see LEGO layouts presented by the Michigan LEGO Users Group and the Swanton Model Railroad Club. Both will feature an operating LEGO city, with trains made entirely out of LEGO bricks. A variety of LEGOs will be available from show vendors.
        • The Toledo tradition will live on with the Toledo Toymasters’ Tiedtke’s Department Store American Flyer antique operating post-war S-gauge train display. This layout plus a 1950s Lionel O-gauge store display will be operating on a life-sized “train truck” presented by Toledo Toymasters.
        • Members of the A.C. Gilbert Heritage Society will also present a display of vintage rare and operating A.C. Gilbert Erector Set toys from the 1920s. Show attendees can also see the “erector set” old-time restored Ford Model A Truck; complete with a calliope.
        • Fascinating operating layouts from area groups in all gauges of toy trains will be on display, including the scenic HO layout by the Hobo Crew, layouts from the Battle Creek Model RR Club, Swanton Model RR Club and the Eastwood Junior High School Afterschool Club. There will also be robotics demonstrations from the award-winning robotics team from Toledo Public Schools’ Technology Academy.
        • Free rides will be offered for kids ages 4 and younger on “Thomas” Riding Trains in the kiddie area. Romick Railways outdoor riding train will also be operating, weather permitting, for a fare of $2 ticket.
        Adult admission starting at 11 a.m. is $6. “Early birds” admission beginning at 9 a.m. is $10. All children ages 12 and under are admitted to the show free (with one paid adult admission). The show runs until 3 p.m.
 
 

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