ARHS 2024 Show - W Springfield, MA - Saturday-Sunday January 27-28

Everyone: The 2024 Amherst Railway Historical Society Show at the Eastern States Exposition
in West Springfield, MA is this coming weekend: Saturday and Sunday January 27-28...See:

https://railroadhobbyshow.com

Weather conditions are always an important factor for this mid-Winter event:
SPG weather at of this post (1/24 AM) looks promising: (40s F) with a chance of rain (Sat.) in the area...

ARHS has posted an interesting timeline about when the show was created and how it has grown:
https://railroadhobbyshow.com/about-the-show.php
In review briefly the last three years:
The 2023 Show had good weather and about 18,000 in attendance with 3500 exhibitors...
The 2022 Show had significant weather problems - 5 to 8 inches of snow in the SPG area...
Eastern Massachusetts and New England reported 24 to 30 inches of snow...
The 2021 Show in the aftermath of the Pandemic was virtual only...

To anyone attending the 2024 ARHS Show: Go out and ENJOY!!! MACTRAXX

Please consider taking the train to this event if you go. There is a shuttle from Springfield Union Station to the event.

Was really hoping to make it this year, but Other Circumstances Intervened... Have fun, take pictures!

Everyone: ARHS has posted the paid and total attendance to the Railroad Hobby Show 2024:
22,657 Gate Admissions
26,157 Total Attendance
Mentioned that a one day record for attendance was set on Saturday January 27 which had the better weather
of the two show days...There was some snow/rain on Sunday January 28 which may have affected turnout...

January 25-26, 2025 are the dates selected for next year's ARHS Railroad Hobby Show...Plan Ahead!!!
MACTRAXX