Train Show In Magnolia, NJ On September 26, 2026 Model Track Display Layouts

The Magnolia Train Show hosted by the Strasburg Model Railroad Club Of New Jersey took place at the Donald E. Wilson Community Center yesterday, September 26, 2026.  The parking lot was mostly filled when I arrived for the last roughly two hours remaining of the event.  It was very successful.  I heard that the early morning was packed/mobbed.  That is a great sign for the future of the hobby.  This video features some of the operating track layouts and my purchases at the show...way more die cast than trains.

Video: 

The url in case the video does not embed properly: https://youtu.be/Rl0kwI0G-sI

Photographs ...

A neat "Frosty Bar" there:

A German theme here...very fitting for me (these examples were at the show in April of last year also - url here: https://michael-the-researcher.blogspot.com/2025/04/train-show-in-magnolia-nj-on-april-12.html):

My purchases ...

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The New 1776 2026 Twenty-Five Cent One Quarter American Revolutionary War Coin

Hello everyone.  Last month, I received, in change, a new quarter.  It was issued on March 23 of this year and features the 250 American Revolutionary War Anniversary theme with George Washington and a Continental Army Soldier with the Valley Forge structures nearby.

Video: 

The url in case the video does not embed properly: https://youtu.be/Nn3TsBCHF_s

Obverse:

"E PLURIBUS UNUM"

"P" (for Philadelphia, where over 100 million specimens were minted)

"JM" (for Joseph Menna, the sculptor)

"IN GOD WE TRUST"

"1776 ~ 2026"

Reverse:

"UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"

"LIBERTY"

"25¢"

"DW" (for Donna Weaver, the designer)

"CAC" (for Craig A. Campbell, the sculptor ... or, perhaps, Creepy A** Cracker)

"REVOLUTIONARY WAR"

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