{"id":105081,"date":"2018-07-25T05:21:22","date_gmt":"2018-07-25T10:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=105081"},"modified":"2018-07-26T06:27:35","modified_gmt":"2018-07-26T11:27:35","slug":"model-rr-show-will-be-held-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2018\/07\/25\/model-rr-show-will-be-held-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Model RR show is this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>SCOTT TRUXELL\/<\/strong><em>independent writer<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s become a summer tradition in Van Wert \u2013 the Railroad Heritage Weekend Model Railroad Show and Swap at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds.<\/p>\n<p>The event has grown and expanded each year and spokesman Chuck White noted the 2018 show may be the biggest one yet.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_90919\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90919\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90919\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Train1-1-e1532600410333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"234\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90919\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>This year&#8217;s Railroad Heritage Show will feature seven working layouts, along with numerous vendors.<\/strong> <em>Van Wert independent file photo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe have about 44 vendors and displays and we\u2019re closing in on 220 tables, up from 180 last year,\u201d White said. &#8220;We\u2019ve had at least a 20 percent increase each of the last four years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the first time, we\u2019ll have vendors in two different buildings,\u201d White added. \u201cWe think we\u2019re successful for many reasons, but mainly because of the many facets of our event. We\u2019re more than just a swap. Unlike most, ours is a two day event, which gives the various model railroad layouts time to set up and run their trains.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>White also noted that some vendors are coming from places like Illinois and North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the numerous vendors, seven large model railroad operating layouts will be featured, including some old favorites and some new ones.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew this year is the North Western Modular club from the Toledo area, and after an absence of several years, the Cincinnati Northern club returns with their beautiful model railroad,\u201d White explained. \u201cThe reigning champ from our favorite layout poll, the Peninsula Club, from mid-central Michigan, returns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReturning for a second year is the Swanton Club, and the TRAIN club from Ft. Wayne will make their third appearance,\u201d White continued. \u201cAlso visiting will be the Northeast Indiana N Scale group with their N-trak &amp; T-trak layouts, and Lon Hawkins\u2019 nifty Lionel layout will again be on hand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A popular display on telegraphs returns and the local division of the National Model Railroad Association will give hands-on clinics.<\/p>\n<p>The show will be held in three different buildings at the fairgrounds \u2013 the Commercial Building, the Junior Fair Building and the Annex\/Event Center. A fourth building may be used as a backup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe think we have one of the best shows in the Tri-State area,\u201d White said. &#8220;We keep adding new things, new layouts, and new vendors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hours for the 2018 Railroad Heritage Weekend Model Railroad Show and Swap are 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $5 for adults, and a two day admission pass is $8. Children 12 and under will be admitted free of charge.<\/p>\n<p>The show is sponsored by the Van Wert County Historical Society, and proceeds will help benefit the organization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SCOTT TRUXELL\/independent writer It\u2019s become a summer tradition in Van Wert \u2013 the Railroad Heritage Weekend Model Railroad Show and Swap at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds. The event has grown and expanded each year and spokesman Chuck White noted the 2018 show may be the biggest one yet. \u201cWe have about 44 vendors and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-105081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-01 01:03:11","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105081"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105081\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}