Amherst Railway Society's Railroad Hobby Show
As many of you know, a group of us attend the annual Amherst Railway Society's Railroad Hobby Show every January. It is now the time of year when we must start counting heads and reserving rooms.
The number of hotels offering special rates for this event has diminished significantly this year. Actually, most of the hotels offering price breaks are hotels we would not stay at even if they were free! This has severely limited our options this year.
We have decided to try to reserve a block of rooms at the La Quinta Hotel in Springfield. La Quinta is not offering any kind of event pricing nor group pricing so we are stuck with regular rates minus a AAA discount. Fortunately, La Quinta is only slightly more expensive than the event rate we were offered last year. Unfortunately, although only slightly more expensive, this means the price has increased nevertheless.
We stayed at La Quinta last year and we had a nice time. The location was very convenient... the hotel was clean... and, for the most part, I think everyone enjoyed their stay. Our only complaints were really relatively minor quibbles and related to ongoing renovations.
Model railroading has been a favorite hobby of mine since I was a young child so this is a show I always look forward to all year long. It is the largest train show I have ever attended comprising some 8 acres of model railroads, vendors, exhibitors, artists, real trains, and operating model railroads. Additionally, just like most model railroad train shows, this show is a benefit for historical railroads, museums and a children's hospital.
Anyway, I wanted to post this video in Facebook but Facebook was being problematic, as usual, so I am going to attempt to just post it here and then link it to our Facebook Event page. Below is a slideshow of some of the still photos I have shot over the past three years at this amazing train show.
I just wanted to whet the appetite of all those hoping to attend this year's show!
The number of hotels offering special rates for this event has diminished significantly this year. Actually, most of the hotels offering price breaks are hotels we would not stay at even if they were free! This has severely limited our options this year.
We have decided to try to reserve a block of rooms at the La Quinta Hotel in Springfield. La Quinta is not offering any kind of event pricing nor group pricing so we are stuck with regular rates minus a AAA discount. Fortunately, La Quinta is only slightly more expensive than the event rate we were offered last year. Unfortunately, although only slightly more expensive, this means the price has increased nevertheless.
We stayed at La Quinta last year and we had a nice time. The location was very convenient... the hotel was clean... and, for the most part, I think everyone enjoyed their stay. Our only complaints were really relatively minor quibbles and related to ongoing renovations.
Model railroading has been a favorite hobby of mine since I was a young child so this is a show I always look forward to all year long. It is the largest train show I have ever attended comprising some 8 acres of model railroads, vendors, exhibitors, artists, real trains, and operating model railroads. Additionally, just like most model railroad train shows, this show is a benefit for historical railroads, museums and a children's hospital.
Anyway, I wanted to post this video in Facebook but Facebook was being problematic, as usual, so I am going to attempt to just post it here and then link it to our Facebook Event page. Below is a slideshow of some of the still photos I have shot over the past three years at this amazing train show.
I just wanted to whet the appetite of all those hoping to attend this year's show!
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