Train Shows

The Winter Holiday Model Train Show 2023

The Intracoastal Model Railroad Club’s Christmas train show ran from Saturday, Dec. 2 to Sunday, Dec. 3, at the Grissettown & Longwood Fire Rescue, 758 Longwood Road NW, Ocean Isle Beach.

A local holiday tradition for decades, many different sizes of model train layouts were featured in this large and animated show. The displays are highlighted with authentic train sounds and working accessories, adding “bells and whistle” to this popular pastime. Families and children of all ages were able to participate.

Lots of model train “stuff” was on sale, and the raffle prize included a model train set.

Watching trains on a layout. — **Watching trains on the layout.**

**There’s always something to do at our tain shows.**

**The Grissettown** **Longwood F**ire Station **Train Show was attended by Santa,** **who presented one of the show’s attendees with the winning grand prize**.

Brunswick Plantation Train Show July 2023

The Club’s train show at the Brunswick Plantation was a huge success with quite a few attendees on both July 8th and 9th. We enjoyed explaining our various layouts to our visitors at this event.

The Club’s HO layout.

**The Brunswick Plantation Train Show**.

**A view of of the Club’s many layouts.**

Past Train Shows

Mini-Show at Rourk Library in Shallotte – Saturday 19 November 2022.

Annual Christmas Train Show at Grissettown-Longwood Firestation – Saturday and Sunday 3 & 4 December 2022.

Brunswick Plantation Train Show July 2022

The 2022 July Train Show took place at the Brunswick Plantation Clubhouse (Brunswick House). The Brunswick Plantation Train Show was fun and enjoyed by both the attendees and club members. Please see the following photos from this years train show.

**There’s a lot to see on the layouts.**

**There’s so much to observe on this layout**.

Some of the layouts have live action activities to do.

**This layout contains realistic scenery and structures.**

**Explaining how this Z scale layout works.**

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We often obtain new members at our Club’s railroad shows and this year was no exception. Our Club is especially hopeful for gaining younger model railroaders. The Club is on the lookout for new members who enjoy model railroad as much as we do.

It’s fun loading the logs!

Grissettown and Longwood Fire Rescue

Last year’s Train Show at the Grissettown and Longwood Fire Rescue was enjoyed by all of the Club’s members. It was awesome getting out and discussing our hobby with those in attendance at the show in spite of Covid-19.

**Assembling a layout for the Grissettown and Longwood Train Show.**

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We had an enjoyable time setting up the various scale train layouts belonging to the Club.

Young attendees had an extremely pleasurable time watching the various trains that were running. Next year we may have a train show in the Spring at the Rourk Woods subdivision community center. Please check back regularly to this website next Spring for specific details and regarding this Train Show.

Southern Farm Days

The club members as well as attendees experienced a wonderful and successful time at the Southern Farm Days event.

An aluminum Streamliner was run which received a lot of attention. A Lionel train brought back a lot of memories for folks — and of course the 100-year-old train sets had everyone owww’ing.

**Getting ready to run the Lionel train.**

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Other Train Shows

Other train shows in which our Club participates in include Carolina Shores Clubhouse, Lake Wacamaw Farm Show, Cape Fear Regional Jetport, and exhibits at churches.