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BIG TEXAS TRAIN SHOW
Saturday and Sunday, October 16-17, 2010
George
R. Brown Convention Center
Houston,
Texas
Welcome
Aboard!
Houston
Railroad Museum looks forward to welcoming you to the Big Texas Train
Show at the George R. Brown Convention Center. The show will feature
more than 100,000 square feet of fun and educational railroad-related
displays and vendors, along with door prizes and other surprises.
Scroll
down or click on the Lone Star Flags at left for more information.
Click here for a printer friendly flyer with information about the show (PDF).
Time Table and Admission Prices
Houston
Railroad Museum's Big
Texas Train Show takes place Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
and
Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The box office will open at 9:45
a.m. both days. Admission is only $8 for adults, and everyone 16 and under is free!
Operating
Model Railroads
Trains will
be running at Houston Railroad Museum's Big Texas Train Show! Local
model railroad clubs will
be operating in all scales, all day, both days. See everything, from
tiny Z scale to big Garden size trains.
Museum
and Club Displays
Did you
know there are multiple railroad and railroad-related museums in the
Houston-Galveston area? In addition, there are about 20 model railroad
clubs in the community. Come and learn about Houston's railroading
heritage and model railroading, the world's greatest hobby, at Houston
Railroad Museum's Big
Texas Train Show.
Model
Railroad and Railroadiana Vendors
If you're
looking for model trains, train sets, Thomas items, time tables,
lanterns, books and other collectibles, Houston Railroad Museum's Big
Texas Train Show is a
must! You're bound to find something special at the show.
Manufacturer
Displays
We've
invited many of the nation's leading manufacturers of model railroad
equipment and supplies to show their newest items at Houston Railroad
Museum's Big Texas
Train Show. Don't miss it!
Vendor Information
Commercial vendors, individuals with table sales, manufacturers and distributors, click here for information and Big Texas Train Show applications.
The exhibit hall
will be available for setup on Friday, Oct. 15 and Saturday, Oct. 16
before the show opens. Tear-down will begin at 4 p.m. Sunday after the
show closes. The hall will also be open for final tear-down on Monday,
Oct. 18.
Non-Commercial Exhibitor Information
Model railroad clubs, museums, historical societies and other
non-commercial exhibitors are invited to participate in the Big Texas
Train Show at no charge. Some organizations may qualify for an honorarium in recognition of their participation. Click here for more information and an exhibitor application form.
The exhibit hall
will be available for setup on Friday, Oct. 15 and Saturday, Oct. 16
before the show opens. Tear-down will begin at 4 p.m. Sunday after the
show closes. The hall will also be open for final tear-down on Monday,
Oct. 18.
Contact Us
For
more information about Houston Railroad Museum's Big Texas Train Show,
send an email to info@bigtexastrainshow.com
or call 1-832-675-1905.
Houston Railroad Museum and the Big Texas Train Show are projects of
Gulf Coast Chapter, National Railway Historical Society, Inc., a
501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization incorporated under the
laws of the State of Texas. For more information, visit www.houstonRRmuseum.org.
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Houston
Railroad Museum's Big
Texas Train Show is made possible with the support of our co-sponsor,
the City of Houston Convention & Entertainment Facilities
Department.
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Click on the images below for
more information
on Houston's railroad heritage.
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