Annual model train show draws crowds in Concord
Event in its 33rd year
Updated: 6:21 PM EDT Aug 19, 2018
Siobhan Lopez
WEBVTT THE UTILITY SAYS IT HELPS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER AND LENGTH OF POWER OUTAGES. CHERISE: ALL ABOARD FOR THE ANNUAL CONCORD MODEL RAILROAD 33RD CLUB TRAIN SHOW. THE LINE TO GET IN TO THE EVERETT ARENA STRETCHED FAR OUT INTO THE PARKING LOT THIS MORNING. TRAIN ENTHUSIASTS OLD AND YOUNG COMING OUT TO SEE THE MODEL TRAIN LAYOUTS. DEALERS FROM AROUND THE REGI SHOWED OFF THEIR PRODUCTS. >> THE TRAINS YOU SEE RUNNING HERE HAVE COMPUTER CHIPS INSIDE THEM. AND THERE'S ACTUALLY A DIGITAL SIGNAL THAT'S BEING SENT OUT TO EACH LOCOMOTIVE, SO RATHER THAN CONTROLLING PIECES OF TRACK, YOU'RE CONTROLLING THE TRAINS THEMSELVES. CHERISE: ORGANIZERS SAY IMPLEMENTING NEW TECHNOLOGY HAS HELPED TO ATTRACT THE YOUNGER GENERATION OF TRAIN LOVERS THAT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF FUN. JA
The 33rd annual Concord Model Railroad Club Train Show was held Sunday in the Capital City.The event drew large crowds, with the line to get into the Everett Arena stretching far into the parking lot. >> Download the FREE WMUR appTrain enthusiasts young and old came out to see the model train layouts, and dealers from around the region showed off their products. "The trains you see running here have computer chips inside them, and there's actually a digital signal that's being sent out to each locomotive, so rather than controlling pieces of track, you're controlling the trains themselves," club resident Jonathan Miner explained. Organizers said implementing new technology has helped to attract the younger generation of train lovers.
CONCORD, N.H. —
The 33rd annual Concord Model Railroad Club Train Show was held Sunday in the Capital City.
The event drew large crowds, with the line to get into the Everett Arena stretching far into the parking lot.
>> Download the FREE WMUR app
Train enthusiasts young and old came out to see the model train layouts, and dealers from around the region showed off their products.
"The trains you see running here have computer chips inside them, and there's actually a digital signal that's being sent out to each locomotive, so rather than controlling pieces of track, you're controlling the trains themselves," club resident Jonathan Miner explained.
Organizers said implementing new technology has helped to attract the younger generation of train lovers.