Shows
December 11, 2011:
Georgetown Jingle in Washington, D.C.
December 10, 2011:
A Christmas to Remember in Purcellville, Virginia
November 25-27, 2011:
Holiday Festival of Trains and Toys at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum
November 12-13, 2011:
21st Annual Modular Train Display Show in Rockville, Maryland
October 29-30, 2011:
LEGO® Brand Retail in Woodbridge, Virginia
Brand names everywhere you look!
October 23, 2011:
Festival on the Square in Reston Heights, Virginia
Sure are a lot of skeletons downtown.
October 1, 2011:
Oktoberfest in Vienna, Virginia
Stuart, Mike, and Margaret start setting up on a cold, rainy day.
August 20, 2011:
Family Fest at Dulles Town Center in Sterling, Virginia
Tony signs the card for a group that has found the Spider-Man riding the train.
August 13, 2011:
Annual Peach Festival at Wesley United Methodist Church in Fairfax County, Virginia
Mike and Tony bookend our display.
August 6-7, 2011:
BrickFair in Chantilly, Virginia
June 18, 2011:
Taste of Reston 2011
Oh, look, a McDonald’s!
June 4, 2011:
17th Manassas Heritage Railway Festival
These tall buildings don’t clean themselves, you know.
May 22, 2011:
The Mattie Miracle Cancer Foundation’s Annual Pediatric Cancer Walk in Alexandria, Virginia
May 21, 2011:
Habitat for Humanity
Building Block Blitz
in Arlington, Virginia
Judging the results of the blitz.
May 7-8, 2011:
BrickMagic Festival for LEGO® Fans in North Raleigh, North Carolina
April 9, 2011:
Family Day at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia
Emergency response to the pizzeria.
March 12-13, 2011:
Boy Scout Troop 964 13th Annual Model Train Show in Dale City, Virginia
Big buildings, little buildings, whatever you want.
December 18, 2010:
Santa’s Workshop in Alexandria, Virginia
A scavenger hunt thwarted by unpredictable participation.
December 11, 2010:
A Christmas to Remember in Purcellville, Virginia
Crash test dummies still in one piece!
November 26-28, 2010:
Holiday Festival of Trains at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum
MARC commuter train, bullet train, and steamers coexist.
November 13-14, 2010:
20th Annual Modular Train Display Show in Rockville, Maryland
Bob’s new bullet train makes the speedy rounds.
November 6, 2010:
LEGO®-Palooza at the Beatley Library in Alexandria, Virginia
Bascule bridge continues to serve.
October 30-31, 2010:
LEGO® Brand Retail in Woodbridge, Virginia
Operator error? More likely slightly weakened batteries in the controller.
October 16, 2010:
Festival on the Square in Reston Heights, Virginia
Enjoying the sun and wind rather than last year’s rain.
October 2, 2010:
Oktoberfest in Vienna, Virginia
Another sunny Saturday in Vienna.
September 18-19, 2010:
KidsFEST at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum
A green GG1.
August 28, 2010:
Family Fest at Dulles Town Center in Sterling, Virginia
Seems friendly.
August 7-8, 2010:
BrickFair in Chantilly, Virginia
June 19, 2010:
Taste of Reston 2010
Already more than one generation of battery operated train.
June 5, 2010:
16th Manassas Heritage Railway Festival
A weather-beaten PRR locomotive.
May 23, 2010:
Spring Family Fun Day at The Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum in Chesapeake Beach, Maryland
Antique truck in use.
May 7-9, 2010:
BrickMagic Festival for LEGO® Fans in Raleigh, North Carolina
April 10, 2010:
Family Day at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia
River denizen pays no mind to the military maneuvers.
February 27, 2010:
Little Conductor’s Day at the Lyceum in Alexandria, Virginia
Appreciating the onsite seating.
December 12, 2009:
A Christmas to Remember in Purcellville, Virginia
Protecting the span is a full-time job.
November 27-29, 2009:
Holiday Festival of Trains at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum
Some big trains on hand.
November 14-15, 2009:
LEGO® Outlet in Woodbridge, Virginia
Abe shows how it’s done.
November 7-8, 2009:
19th Annual Modular Train Display Show in Rockville, Maryland
A 4-6-2 with two cabs.
October 17, 2009:
Festival on the Square in Reston Heights, Virginia
Sitting bravely in the face of our coldest, wettest venue ever.
October 3, 2009:
Oktoberfest in Vienna, Virginia
Rich has a captivated audience.
August 29, 2009:
Family Fest at Dulles Town Center in Sterling, Virginia
Touch prevention is a full-time job.
August 22 and 23, 2009:
Brickfair in Tysons Corner, Virginia
Rich’s block of Modular House Standard buildings.
August 8, 2009:
Annual Peach Festival at Wesley United Methodist Church in Fairfax County, Virginia
Art adjusts the angle of the ladder.
June 6, 2009:
15th Manassas Heritage Railway Festival
The Union Pacific F7 pulls a heritage excursion train including a Placid-Series Sleeper car across the bascule bridge.
April 24-26 and May 1-3, 2009:
Day Out With Thomas 2009 Hero of the Rails Tour at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland
The new Emerald Night set.
December 20, 2008:
Santa’s Workshop in Alexandria, Virginia
Getting into the holiday spirit.
December 13, 2008:
A Christmas to Remember in Purcellville, Virginia
Building on-site is a tradition.
November 28-30, 2008:
Holiday Festival of Trains at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum
The Coast Guard responds.
November 8-9, 2008:
18th Annual Modular Train Display Show in Rockville, Maryland
There’s always something that needs repair.
November 1-2, 2008:
LEGO® Outlet in Woodbridge, Virginia
The Blue Line rides again.
October 18, 2008:
Autumn Adventure in Reston, Virginia
WALL-E reaches out.
October 4, 2008:
Oktoberfest in Vienna, Virginia
Rich and Margaret examine the details.
August 23, 2008:
Family Fest at Dulles Town Center in Sterling, Virginia
Another new venue for us.
August 16, 2008:
Annual Peach Festival at Wesley United Methodist Church in Fairfax County, Virginia
June 21, 2008:
ARCHitecture Day at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.
A celebration of Eero Saarinen’s iconic works of architecture.
June 15, 2008:
27th Annual Alexandria Red Cross Waterfront Festival
A new venue for us.
June 7, 2008:
14th Manassas Heritage Railway Festival
New stickers almost came off in the morning fog.
May 17-18, 2008:
Second Annual Great Brunswick Train Show at the Brunswick Railroad Museum in Brunswick, Maryland
Just another day commuting to work.
April 25-27, 2008:
Day Out With Thomas™ at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland
February 23-24, 2008:
Greenberg’s Train and Toy Show at The Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, Maryland
A community appreciates firefighting apparatus.
February 2-3, 2008:
The Great Scale Model Train Show and Railroad Marketplace at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium, Maryland
Mike and Bob building.
December 22, 2007:
Santa’s Workshop
at the Lyceum in Alexandria, Virginia
A short yard.
December 9, 2007:
Brambleton Community Association
Winter Wonderland
at the National Recreation and Park Association Ahrens Institute
Inattentive operators?
November 23-25, 2007:
Holiday Festival of Trains at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum
A captivated audience.
November 10-11, 2007:
17th Annual Modular Train Display Show in Rockville, Maryland
Another brick in the wall.
November 2-4, 2007:
LEGO® Outlet in Potomac Mills Mall
Cargo Train Deluxe 7898 rounds the curve.
October 20, 2007:
Autumn Adventure in Reston, Virginia
A Hallowe’en-themed display attracted the attention of those at the festival.
September 15-16, 2007:
Kids Fest at the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum
Bob found instructions for this impressive locomotive.
August 11, 2007:
Annual Peach Festival at Wesley United Methodist Church in Fairfax County, Virginia
Arthur arranges the responding units.
June 8-10, 2007:
LEGO® Brand Retail Store in Potomac Mills Mall in Woodbridge, Virginia
Tom provides the signal bridges.
June 2, 2007:
13th Manassas Railway Heritage Festival in Manassas, Virginia
One of several new items of rolling stock from Tom.
May 19-20, 2007:
The Great Brunswick Train Show in Brunswick, Maryland
A new locomotive from Bob.
April 14-15, 2007:
The Great Scale Model Train Show and The All-American Hi-Rail & Collectors Train Show in Timonium, Maryland
Another GG-1 on our layout.
February 24-25, 2007:
Great Train Expo in Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Mike Collaco’s Amtrak Genesis in
Northeast Direct
(Phase IV) livery awaits the call to service.
November 24-26, 2006:
Holiday Festival of Trains at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum
On the turntable in a historic building.
November 3-5, 2006:
LEGO® Outlet in Potomac Mills Mall
The Holiday Train for 2006 is displayed.
October 21, 2006:
Autumn Adventure in Reston, Virginia
A Hallowe’en-themed display attracted the attention of those at the festival.
October 7, 2006:
LEGO-palooza in Alexandria, Virginia
The Virginia Railway Express rounds a curve.
August 25, 2006:
2006 BrickFest™ in Tysons Corner, Virginia
Mike’s Amtrak constructions among those riding the rails.
July 7-9, 2006:
2006 NMRA National Convention in Philadephia, Pennsylvania
Bob’s streamliner was one of many creations on display to thousands.
June 17, 2006:
16th Annual Taste of the Town in Reston Town Center of Virginia
A loop with a trolley qualifies as a train display.
June 3, 2006:
12th Heritage Manassas Railway Festival in Manassas, Virginia
An ambitious multi-level layout included Ed Kohl’s light rail loop.
May 20, 2006:
LEGO-palooza in Alexandria, Virginia
A local toy store’s promotion attracted enough visitors that eventually we had to raise our plexiglass barriers.
April 8-9, 2006:
Great Train Expo in Westminster, Maryland
April 1-2, 2006:
The Great Scale Model Train Show and The All-American Hi-Rail & Collectors Train Show in Timonium, Maryland
The high-speed train gets a dome car.
February 25-26, 2006:
Great Train Expo in Upper Marlboro, Maryland
A mixed freight makes its way.
February 11-12, 2006:
World’s Greatest Hobby on Tour in Chantilly, Virginia
Tony’s valley offers a mix of Civil War-era settlement and Thomas the Tank Engine.
February 4-5, 2006:
The Great Scale Model Train Show and The All-American Hi-Rail & Collectors Train Show in Timonium, Maryland
Derek’s adaptation of the Santa Fe locomotive in Amtrak livery among those consists awaiting departure.
October 8-9, 2005:
The Great Scale Model Train Show and The All-American Hi-Rail & Collectors Train Show in Timonium, Maryland
Bob takes in the large Mount Royal Station and Train Shed.
August 12-14, 2005:
2005 BrickFest™ in Arlington, Virginia
Visitors on Sunday inspect the multi-level layout.
July 8-10, 2005:
2005 NMRA National Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio
WamaLTC was but one of thirteen clubs which got together to put on a tremendous show.
June 18-19, 2005:
Manassas Train Rec in Manassas, Virginia
Tony looks over the layout.
February 26 and 27, 2005:
Greenberg’s Train, Toy & Hobby Show in Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Margaret responded to Tom’s challenge to make use of LEGO® Juniors
4654
Tanker Truck with this tank car.
November 29, 2003:
Washington Baltimore & Annapolis Train Collectors Association chapter meeting in Fairfax, Virginia
Bob’s TGV and RDC await their turn.
August 16-17, 2003:
Greenberg’s Train, Toy & Hobby Show in Chantilly, Virginia
Greg’s monorail finally gets its day.
June 7, 2003:
Manassas Railway Festival in Manassas, Virginia
Rain prevented us from displaying a monorail layout.
February 8 and 9, 2003:
Greenberg’s Train Show in Upper Marlboro, Maryland
A rare confluence of trains and gathering of My Own Train passenger wagons.
June 1, 2002:
Manassas Railway Festival in Manassas, Virginia
The mixed blessing of cellular towers, built by Kevin Loch.
February 9 and 10, 2002:
Greenberg’s Toy and Train Show in Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Bob Hayes’ high-speed train awaits its turn to zoom around the outer track.
August 18 and 19, 2001:
Greenberg’s Toy and Train Show in Chantilly, Virginia
The Orange Line rolls in to pick up commuting minifigs. Metrorail car and station built by Kevin Loch.
June 2, 2001:
Manassas Railway Festival in Manassas, Virginia
Lots and lots of Metroliner cars this year.
September 16 and 17, 2000:
Greenberg’s Great Train and Collectible Toy Show in Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Those busy minifigs at work on another tall building.
July 15 and 16, 2000:
Greenberg’s Great Train and Collectible Toy Show in Chantilly, Virginia
A whole lot of rolling stock awaits its turn.
These next three displays were before the founding of WamaLTC:
June 3, 2000:
Manassas Railway Festival in Manassas, Virginia
Christopher Tracey’s Erie & Lackawanna GP-35s approach one of two bridges over the water.
February 26 and 27, 2000:
Great American Train Show in Gaithersburg, Maryland
Sometimes a change of color scheme improves appearances…
February 12 and 13, 2000:
Greenberg’s Great Train and Collectible Toy Show in Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Jeff Stembel contemplates the first layout.