tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45200489512022034922012-02-16T09:46:10.244-08:00Operating Model Train Display Weekend in Williamsport, PennsylvaniaJames R. Ingramnoreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520048951202203492.post-45285806431905286422011-02-02T21:46:00.000-08:002011-12-01T07:49:52.712-08:00<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">2012 Expo Dates:<br /></span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;color:#cc0000;" >Sat Nov 17, 10 am - 4 pm</span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;color:#cc0000;" ></span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;color:#cc0000;" >Sun Nov 18, Noon - 4 pm</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4520048951202203492-4528580643190528642?l=toytrainexpo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>James R. Ingramnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520048951202203492.post-91551574801973466812011-01-02T21:52:00.000-08:002011-03-28T12:50:53.876-07:00<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Our 21st year !!!</span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Held at Park Place,</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> (Old Park Home) </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">800 West Fourth Street Williamsport Pa. 17701 </span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Admission $2, Children under 12 free</span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">An annual event with over 40 working model train layouts of all sizes and scales in the historic Victorian Park Place building for the enjoyment of the community, and also a fund-raiser for Preservation Williamsport </span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:x-large;">== Past years videos==</span></b></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:large;"></span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:large;">Part 1 Video</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:large;"></span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></div><embed height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eHpABYNPcc0&amp;hl="" fs="1&amp;" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> <span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:large;">Part 2 Video </span><embed height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/C-Gl6V80-68&amp;hl="" fs="1&amp;" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> <span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:large;">Part 3 Video </span><embed height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FSNpITRAONc&amp;hl="" fs="1&amp;" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=eHpABYNPcc0">View on YouTube Page (Part 1)</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4520048951202203492-9155157480197346681?l=toytrainexpo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>James R. Ingramnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520048951202203492.post-89505418852690554702009-11-04T23:07:00.000-08:002011-03-26T21:53:08.580-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our 21st year !!! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">An annual event with over 40 working model train layouts of all sizes and scales -- in the historic Victorian Park Place building -- for the enjoyment of the community, and also a fund-raiser for Preservation Williamsport<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">(The Will Huffman Toy Train Expo)<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">2011 Expo Dates:<br /></span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">Sat Nov 19, 10 am - 4 pm</span><br /><span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">Sun Nov 20 Noon - 4 pm<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Admission $2, Children under 12 free</span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Held at Park Place,</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> (Old Park Home)</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">800 West Fourth Street<br />Williamsport Pa. 17701 </span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Past years videos </span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Part 1 Video</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><embed allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" fs="1&amp;" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eHpABYNPcc0&amp;hl=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425"></embed><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Part 2 Video<br /></span><br /><br /><embed allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" fs="1&amp;" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/C-Gl6V80-68&amp;hl=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425"></embed><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Part 3 Video<br /></span><br /><br /><embed allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" fs="1&amp;" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FSNpITRAONc&amp;hl=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425"></embed><br /><br /><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=eHpABYNPcc0">View on YouTube Page (Part 1)</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4520048951202203492-8950541885269055470?l=toytrainexpo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>James R. Ingramnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520048951202203492.post-36203048542764141972009-09-01T12:22:00.000-07:002011-06-05T17:46:11.008-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nR_KApunVto/TewfHHFC6MI/AAAAAAAAAC8/y7wwa5MYAUE/s1600/dads%2Btrain%2Band%2Bnicholson%2B051.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614897042443921602" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nR_KApunVto/TewfHHFC6MI/AAAAAAAAAC8/y7wwa5MYAUE/s200/dads%2Btrain%2Band%2Bnicholson%2B051.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LUuHe2OQaFc/TMOH0qOWBHI/AAAAAAAAACI/z4RPkXnp1aY/s1600/Picture+029.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531414106098500722" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LUuHe2OQaFc/TMOH0qOWBHI/AAAAAAAAACI/z4RPkXnp1aY/s400/Picture+029.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LUuHe2OQaFc/TMOHclUpccI/AAAAAAAAACA/YcjvG4S1S-k/s1600/Picture+028.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531413692465902018" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LUuHe2OQaFc/TMOHclUpccI/AAAAAAAAACA/YcjvG4S1S-k/s400/Picture+028.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LUuHe2OQaFc/TMOHN6ZJ-fI/AAAAAAAAAB4/hlMRiTzqcWk/s1600/Picture+019.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 388px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531413440423918066" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LUuHe2OQaFc/TMOHN6ZJ-fI/AAAAAAAAAB4/hlMRiTzqcWk/s400/Picture+019.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LUuHe2OQaFc/TMOG51d4rXI/AAAAAAAAABw/EEG637iNxDw/s1600/Picture+026.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531413095504194930" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LUuHe2OQaFc/TMOG51d4rXI/AAAAAAAAABw/EEG637iNxDw/s400/Picture+026.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LUuHe2OQaFc/TMOGk7LVCJI/AAAAAAAAABo/AspAX5Yw0No/s1600/Picture+018.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531412736259721362" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LUuHe2OQaFc/TMOGk7LVCJI/AAAAAAAAABo/AspAX5Yw0No/s400/Picture+018.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">About These Photos:</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Pictures from 2009<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><ul style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><li>Below are 8 photos from the 2006 and 2007 event at Park Place.</li><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><li>The old Toy Train Expo website (<span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://trainweb.org/pa/expo/index-expo.html">trainweb.org/pa/expo/index-expo.html</a></span>) has additional photos from the year 2000 event at the old location at the Thomas Taber Lycoming County Historical Museum.</li></ul><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center;font-family:verdana;" ><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;color:#990000;" >Click any photo to open it larger<br /><br /></span>2006 Photos (next 4)<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aMA2jskEzVE/SIzZ1iC9O5I/AAAAAAAABDE/p0HVWdEPm1o/s1600-h/%3Dbleft4147Q30.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227792781165804434" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aMA2jskEzVE/SIzZ1iC9O5I/AAAAAAAABDE/p0HVWdEPm1o/s400/%3Dbleft4147Q30.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aMA2jskEzVE/SIzZ16jz9DI/AAAAAAAABDM/tisSXrz6W1c/s1600-h/%3Dcenter4143Q30.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227792787746059314" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aMA2jskEzVE/SIzZ16jz9DI/AAAAAAAABDM/tisSXrz6W1c/s400/%3Dcenter4143Q30.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aMA2jskEzVE/SIzZ2EanOwI/AAAAAAAABDU/gmu5cc4z9G0/s1600-h/%3Ddright4144Q30.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227792790391831298" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aMA2jskEzVE/SIzZ2EanOwI/AAAAAAAABDU/gmu5cc4z9G0/s400/%3Ddright4144Q30.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aMA2jskEzVE/SIzZ2X5uCTI/AAAAAAAABDc/xg4UlSu8qKs/s1600-h/4152largescaleQ30.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227792795622574386" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aMA2jskEzVE/SIzZ2X5uCTI/AAAAAAAABDc/xg4UlSu8qKs/s400/4152largescaleQ30.jpg" /></a>2007 Photos (next 4)<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aMA2jskEzVE/SIzZiFaYRcI/AAAAAAAABCk/GNQdjOF1bHU/s1600-h/5704nTrakQ30.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227792447061902786" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aMA2jskEzVE/SIzZiFaYRcI/AAAAAAAABCk/GNQdjOF1bHU/s400/5704nTrakQ30.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aMA2jskEzVE/SIzZi5it6kI/AAAAAAAABCs/JOE2IRthrks/s1600-h/5705liveSteamQ30.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227792461055519298" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aMA2jskEzVE/SIzZi5it6kI/AAAAAAAABCs/JOE2IRthrks/s400/5705liveSteamQ30.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aMA2jskEzVE/SIzZjIu-3MI/AAAAAAAABC0/PTdJGDjHls8/s1600-h/5707hallQ30.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227792465133493442" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aMA2jskEzVE/SIzZjIu-3MI/AAAAAAAABC0/PTdJGDjHls8/s400/5707hallQ30.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aMA2jskEzVE/SIzZjtAbc6I/AAAAAAAABC8/6Sxvh4JgY1A/s1600-h/5708ralphKq30.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227792474870346658" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aMA2jskEzVE/SIzZjtAbc6I/AAAAAAAABC8/6Sxvh4JgY1A/s400/5708ralphKq30.jpg" /></a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4520048951202203492-3620304854276414197?l=toytrainexpo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>James R. Ingramnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520048951202203492.post-54073842442116346392009-08-01T12:22:00.000-07:002010-09-28T17:12:44.463-07:00<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"><br /></div><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;color:#990000;" >Click any image to open it larger</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aMA2jskEzVE/SIznVfu8QRI/AAAAAAAABD4/lkn2-kyyqXs/s1600-h/991211b2.expo.crop.mode.72.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227807623951958290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aMA2jskEzVE/SIznVfu8QRI/AAAAAAAABD4/lkn2-kyyqXs/s400/991211b2.expo.crop.mode.72.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aMA2jskEzVE/SIznVUbd8rI/AAAAAAAABDw/Bh5L6IuDxKY/s1600-h/a.capture1.72.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227807620917490354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aMA2jskEzVE/SIznVUbd8rI/AAAAAAAABDw/Bh5L6IuDxKY/s400/a.capture1.72.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aMA2jskEzVE/SIznVvcuO9I/AAAAAAAABEA/OwL0hKLLcoo/s1600-h/01.1208-1209b-Williamsport.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227807628170509266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aMA2jskEzVE/SIznVvcuO9I/AAAAAAAABEA/OwL0hKLLcoo/s400/01.1208-1209b-Williamsport.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aMA2jskEzVE/SIznv2aRQ6I/AAAAAAAABEI/YkIxdNOgbZY/s1600-h/Expo.flyer.2K04d1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227808076715869090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aMA2jskEzVE/SIznv2aRQ6I/AAAAAAAABEI/YkIxdNOgbZY/s400/Expo.flyer.2K04d1.jpg" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4520048951202203492-5407384244211634639?l=toytrainexpo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>James R. Ingramnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520048951202203492.post-63798127563626778352008-08-04T12:22:00.000-07:002011-03-26T21:36:24.882-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">#<b style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"># OLD VERSION,&nbsp;</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">CONTENT COPIED TO NEW PAGE</span></b></div><div style="color: red; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">DO NOT EDIT</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hkgp7KV064o/TX94-rmHXkI/AAAAAAAAACg/s9Hagf2lPEI/s1600/Picture%2B275.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584315081212517954" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hkgp7KV064o/TX94-rmHXkI/AAAAAAAAACg/s9Hagf2lPEI/s400/Picture%2B275.jpg" style="display: block; height: 400px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a></div><br />&nbsp;**************Will Huffman-Toy Train Expo Founder *****************<br /><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The "Toy Train Expo" </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">a community event where model trains of all sizes are set up and operated for a weekend, the purpose being to allow the public to see a lot of different trains they would not other be able to see without driving a long distance.<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Unlike most train shows, there are NO sales tables. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">The entire exhibit is 95% percent operating displays, plus about 5% static displays.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">The proceeds from the $2 admission donation, are donated to the Preservation Williamsport organization.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;">History<br /></span><br /></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aMA2jskEzVE/SIzTLeixvSI/AAAAAAAABCU/7NaMe2XsuBQ/s1600-h/991214.03j3headWillOnly.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: verdana;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227785461601254690" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aMA2jskEzVE/SIzTLeixvSI/AAAAAAAABCU/7NaMe2XsuBQ/s400/991214.03j3headWillOnly.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Expo was started in year 1991 at the <a href="http://www.tabermuseum.org/">Thomas T. Taber </a></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://www.tabermuseum.org/">Museum</a> of the</span> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Lycoming County </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Historical Society</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">, thanks to the efforts of a retired school teacher named Will Huffman (1929-2011 shown at left).<br /><br />He kept it going continuously by donating countless hours of making arrangements for modelers to set up their layouts, plus donations of the use of tables and chairs to support the layouts, plus finding building space for the event.<br /><br />In year 2005 it moved a block east to the historical Victorian Park Place building.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4520048951202203492-6379812756362677835?l=toytrainexpo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>James R. Ingramnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520048951202203492.post-81085966129336495882008-08-03T12:22:00.000-07:002011-03-26T21:36:11.622-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">#<b style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"># OLD VERSION,&nbsp;</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">CONTENT COPIED TO NEW PAGE</span></b></div><div style="color: red; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">DO NOT EDIT</span></b></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #990000; font-weight: bold;">Click map to view it larger</span></div><span style="color: #990000; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aMA2jskEzVE/SrRbnrBdjbI/AAAAAAAACL0/IqjUfLQY7GM/s1600-h/Map.ParkPlace1287q30.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383028191736466866" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aMA2jskEzVE/SrRbnrBdjbI/AAAAAAAACL0/IqjUfLQY7GM/s400/Map.ParkPlace1287q30.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 271px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aMA2jskEzVE/SrRagCuz9SI/AAAAAAAACLs/5eFGXuXf5c0/s1600-h/Map.ParkPlace1287q30.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4520048951202203492-8108596612933649588?l=toytrainexpo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>James R. Ingramnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520048951202203492.post-15286871374595316792008-08-02T22:33:00.000-07:002011-03-26T21:36:40.251-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">#<b style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"># OLD VERSION,&nbsp;</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">CONTENT COPIED TO NEW PAGE</span></b></div><div style="color: red; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">DO NOT EDIT</span></b></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aMA2jskEzVE/SIzTLeixvSI/AAAAAAAABCU/7NaMe2XsuBQ/s1600-h/991214.03j3headWillOnly.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227785461601254690" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aMA2jskEzVE/SIzTLeixvSI/AAAAAAAABCU/7NaMe2XsuBQ/s400/991214.03j3headWillOnly.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 53px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 38px;" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">For more information about the event<br /></span>email <a href="mailto:ehuffman@pct.edu">ehuffman@pct.edu</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">~~~~~~</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">To contact the building owners,</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">who generously donates the event space,</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">contact administrator Pat Russell at Park Place LLC,</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">(570) 322-3460</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> (</span><a href="http://800parkplace.com/" style="font-family: verdana;">800parkplace.com</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">).</span> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4520048951202203492-1528687137459531679?l=toytrainexpo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>James R. Ingramnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520048951202203492.post-50347817697026398422008-07-27T12:22:00.005-07:002009-11-05T16:37:16.785-08:00this the place where I work,<a href="http://pct.edu"> Penn College</a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LUuHe2OQaFc/SvNuwUxuR-I/AAAAAAAAAAU/PFZPXPZ4aTs/s1600-h/9k03youTubeExpo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LUuHe2OQaFc/SvNuwUxuR-I/AAAAAAAAAAU/PFZPXPZ4aTs/s400/9k03youTubeExpo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400782154637395938" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LUuHe2OQaFc/SvNuvqaGETI/AAAAAAAAAAM/cEKqa-0UdcY/s1600-h/9k03wyoVlyRailrats.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 347px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LUuHe2OQaFc/SvNuvqaGETI/AAAAAAAAAAM/cEKqa-0UdcY/s400/9k03wyoVlyRailrats.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400782143264002354" border="0" /></a><br />test by eric<br /><br />this is what I really want to say.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4520048951202203492-5034781769702639842?l=toytrainexpo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>James R. Ingramnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520048951202203492.post-39493583875636672532008-07-21T20:54:00.000-07:002011-03-26T20:57:43.689-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our 21st year !!!&nbsp; <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">An annual event with over 40 working model train layouts of all sizes and scales -- in the historic Victorian Park Place building -- for the enjoyment of the community, and also a fund-raiser for Preservation Williamsport<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">(The Will Huffman Toy Train Expo)<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">2011 Expo Dates:<br /></span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">Sat Nov 19, 10 am - 4 pm</span><br /><span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">Sun Nov 20 Noon - 4 pm<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Admission $2, Children under 12 free</span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Held at Park Place,</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> (Old Park Home)</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">800 West Fourth Street<br />Williamsport Pa. 17701 </span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Past years videos </span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Part 1 Video</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><embed allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" fs="1&amp;" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eHpABYNPcc0&amp;hl=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425"></embed><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Part 2 Video<br /></span><br /><br /><embed allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" fs="1&amp;" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/C-Gl6V80-68&amp;hl=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425"></embed><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Part 3 Video<br /></span><br /><br /><embed allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" fs="1&amp;" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FSNpITRAONc&amp;hl=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425"></embed><br /><br /><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=eHpABYNPcc0">View on YouTube Page (Part 1)</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4520048951202203492-3949358387563667253?l=toytrainexpo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>James R. Ingramnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520048951202203492.post-63103718825667033832008-07-19T22:29:00.000-07:002009-11-05T22:30:54.368-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">An annual setup for a holiday weekend, of over a dozen model train layouts of all sizes -- in the historic Victorian Park Place building -- for the enjoyment of the community, and also a fund-raiser for Preservation Williamsport<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">~~~~~~</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;">2009 Expo Dates:<br /></span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">Sat Nov 21, Noon - 4 pm</span><br /><span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">Sun Nov 22, Noon - 4 pm<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Admission $2, Children under 12 free</span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Held at Park Place,</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">800 West Fourth Street<br />Williamsport Pa. 17701<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">~~~~~~</span><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aMA2jskEzVE/SIzTLeixvSI/AAAAAAAABCU/7NaMe2XsuBQ/s1600-h/991214.03j3headWillOnly.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227785461601254690" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aMA2jskEzVE/SIzTLeixvSI/AAAAAAAABCU/7NaMe2XsuBQ/s400/991214.03j3headWillOnly.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 53px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 38px;" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">For more information about the event,<br />contact Will Huffman, (570) 326-3019.<br /></span><br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">To contact the building owner,<br />who generously donates the event space,<br />contact Pat Russell at Park Place LLC,<br />(570) 322-3460</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> (</span><a href="http://800parkplace.com/" style="font-family: verdana;">800parkplace.com</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">).<br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> Part 1 Video<br /></span><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Part 2 Video<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Part 3 Video<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=eHpABYNPcc0">View on YouTube Page (Part 1)</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4520048951202203492-6310371882566703383?l=toytrainexpo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>James R. Ingramnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520048951202203492.post-76405528716666111842008-07-19T12:22:00.000-07:002009-11-05T22:39:36.485-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">An annual setup for a holiday weekend, of over a dozen model train layouts of all sizes -- in the historic Victorian Park Place building -- for the enjoyment of the community, and also a fund-raiser for Preservation Williamsport<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">~~~~~~</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;">2009 Expo Dates:<br /></span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">Sat Nov 21, Noon - 4 pm</span><br /><span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">Sun Nov 22, Noon - 4 pm<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Admission $2, Children under 12 free</span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Held at Park Place,</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">800 West Fourth Street<br />Williamsport Pa. 17701<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">~~~~~~</span><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aMA2jskEzVE/SIzTLeixvSI/AAAAAAAABCU/7NaMe2XsuBQ/s1600-h/991214.03j3headWillOnly.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227785461601254690" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aMA2jskEzVE/SIzTLeixvSI/AAAAAAAABCU/7NaMe2XsuBQ/s400/991214.03j3headWillOnly.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 53px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 38px;" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">For more information about the event,<br />contact Will Huffman, (570) 326-3019.<br /></span><br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">To contact the building owner,<br />who generously donates the event space,<br />contact Pat Russell at Park Place LLC,<br />(570) 322-3460<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">(</span><a href="http://800parkplace.com/" style="font-family: verdana;">800parkplace.com</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">).<br /><br /></span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4520048951202203492-7640552871666611184?l=toytrainexpo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>James R. 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