SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND FREE LAYOUT TOUR WILL BE ON APRIL 6TH. 13 LAYOUTS "N"," HO", "HOn3", AND "O" GAUGE layouts open See website with details http://layouttour.com/list.html#

 http://layouttour.com/LayoutTour19.pdf

I'm a member of a club in New Zealand with our own building, housing two extensive HO and one N scale layouts. As well, we have several display layouts and museum type displays of model rail memorabilia. The building is open to the public 7 days a week, with the N and the smaller HO layouts being operated automatically when a button is pushed.

Yesterday, I attended the Sandown Train and Hobby Show, at Sandown Racetrack in the south-east of Melbourne. The show is in its 13th year and, while primarily a model railroad exhibition, it has grown to encompass a number of hobbies, including RC planes, RC cars and even drones. More general hobbies are also included, and there was also a fascinating Meccano exhibit where some amazing models were displayed: the most interesting was a working knitting machine which was producing a woollen braid composed of three different coloured yarns. 

Another article from my iPhone Google Discover news feed:

http://mynorthwest.com/1296255/bnsf-railroad-maps-northwest-history/