Published April 13. 2023 08:46AM
By LOU WHEELAND
Special to The Press
Allentown Train Meet Associates sponsored a Spring Thaw Train Meet at the Agri~Plex over the weekend of Feb. 25 and 26.
Some 625 dealer tables filled the 50,000-square-foot building with model trains ranging in size from tiny “Z,” and “N” gauge through “HO,” “S,” “O” and large “G.”
Additionally, there were many more scales used in older models or in other locales throughout the world, depending on the country of origin.
One of the dealers on hand was John Rosenberg, of Dubois, Clearfield County.
He shared the story of his Howard Locomotive No. 6, which was made between 1904-05.
The company, however, did not stay in the model railroad business for long, as they invented the first string of Christmas lights and dedicated all their production capabilities to making these holiday favorites.
Taking an easy ride through the Spring Thaw Train Meet at Allentown's Agri~Plex is Jacob Cressman, 6, of Salisbury Township. Dad Justin provides the “engine.” PRESS PHOTOS BY LOU WHEELAND
A Lionel Steam Engine makes its way along the tracks of the North Penn “O” Gaugers at the Allentown Train Meet Associates Spring Thaw Train Meet held Feb. 26 at the Allentown Fairgrounds Agri~Plex.
John Rosenberg, of Dubois, brought his antique model trains to the Allentown Train Meet Associates Spring Thaw Train Meet in the Agri~Plex. He displayed his Howard Locomotive No. 6 from the early 20th century.
