New York's Largest Train Show!!!

[@mslickstrains]

All those people have no idea they are walking amongst a legend

[@rj.trains]

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[@Rheilffordd]

In 2006, I was a 19yr old tourist from Australia, and actually visited this train show in Edison, NJ! What a massive event this was and also how much cheaper model trains were here than they are back home! Anyhow I enjoyed this video and it reminded me of those times

[@rj.trains]

I am sorry on your holiday from Australia you had to endure New Jersey haha. Happy to help you relive some good memories !

[@Rheilffordd]

@@rj.trains Haha, NJ wasn't that bad! If anything was great for railfanning the NEC with NJ Transit, Amtrak, SEPTA and many others! Pennsylvania was good too!

[@New.England.Rail.Enthusiast]

Greensberg is great. You should go to the Amherst Train Show which is in 4 buildings at the Big E in Springfield MA

[@rj.trains]

I plan on going!

[@New.England.Rail.Enthusiast]

@ it’s going to be awesome. I’m going to be there both days

[@Rheilffordd]

Is this the USA’s largest train show?

[@New.England.Rail.Enthusiast]

@@Rheilffordd the Amherst is one of the them in the US and the Greensberg is one of the biggest in the Tri-state area

[@gacj2010]

Love these Train shows from the laptop ... RJ does the foot work for us..

[@rj.trains]

Glad you enjoy them!

[@mad_trains12]

That modular layout is so impressive!

[@rj.trains]

It really is!

[@Coreyt1976]

Great video RJ and great seeing you. I always enjoy the Edison show. That was a really nice gift from Mr Via Rail aka Dan.

[@rj.trains]

It was great seeing you too Corey!

[@buecomet831]

I met Stu Rankin at the Metca booth today, he was such a great guy!

[@rj.trains]

He is the best!

[@buecomet831]

@@rj.trains def

[@Michaeltrains154]

I also did as well

[@ozarkmidlandsouthernrailway]

Hey, RJ, thanks for sharing your visit to the show with us! I loved seeing all of those layouts. I was not surprised this time that you did not purchase anything from the show. That MTH RES2CUE switcher is pretty sharp though! Bill B.

[@rj.trains]

Thanks for watching!

[@scottfrezza3573]

I had a good time 4 hour drive for me but it’s worth it !! Left with some good stuff !!

[@rj.trains]

Glad you found some god stuff!

[@williamkolina3988]

Great chatting with you in person Save that money for the big ticket items You are a class act young man Happy thanksgiving

[@rj.trains]

Thank you very much sir it was great to chat with you too!

[@bigmacland]

I was there Sunday. I couldn’t find any MTH curve track ( O-72 and O-54) and that was the main reason for my visit. I did enjoy looking at the layouts. Especially, the Raritan River with all those lights and details. I was impressed by how well the trains ran on all those modular layouts. It’s a testament to all the club members.

[@rj.trains]

The Raritan River layout was amazing! Sorry you could not find the track you were looking for

[@este_Pandy_Projects]

New Jersey's Largest Train Show

[@PhilBender612]

IKR, wth is he talking about?? lol

[@rj.trains]

Largest train show in the New York City area*

[@mslickstrains]

@@rj.trainskid can never give Jersey credit

[@dashingdanstrains]

Great seeing ya at the show RJ!

[@rj.trains]

Nerd

[@Mike-tg7dj]

Nice switcher. I think they should run high nose backward.

[@rj.trains]

If I was going for prototypical operations, yes. But is also a switcher that is painted like a fire truck and pulling 1930s passenger cars

[@jimmytrains]

I was a vender at the show and was disappointed. The Edison show is a Greenberg train and "toy" show. I would say a lot of what was there was not train related. There were lots of toys. The highlights were the lego layout, the Raritan Valley Hi-Railers, TCA Metca, and Gryboskis.

[@rj.trains]

Yea I would say it was probably about 30% not train related. Sorry to hear it was not a great show for you.

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

Love ya RJ, so I'm willing to overlook (AHEM!) those New Jersey wiecracks. Maybe. Possibly. Kinda-sorta. Anyway I'm sure your trip out to Edison for the Greenberg show was kind of like getting the COVID jab, it didn't hurt a bit now did it? The only thing I resented about getting the jab was no lollypop afterward! It's been a while since I've been to one but I have to say the Edison Greenberg show is really the "Gold Standard" of Greenberg shows! Man, if you can't find it at one of those shows it's just not to be found anywhere! I was lucky enough to have some Edison shows coincide with some visits up north and I did come away with some good stuff! And that FDNY switcher's gorgeous! A great tribute to the best fire department in the world! (And I mean absolutely NO disrespect to any others by that observation!) Thanks for bringing us along!

[@rj.trains]

I went to one at the Dulles Expo Center and I thought that one was better than Edison show. Although I was younger and more naive than I am today haha. Plus with so much on order, I was wearing horse blinders.

[@Michaeltrains154]

Nice locomotive also I bet the ride back and The way there was a long ride .

[@rj.trains]

Yes it was. Thankfully traffic was not too terrible

[@Michaeltrains154]

@ good to hear no traffic and nice job with the video it amazing

[@LousTrains1523]

I like the Greenberg show as has a lot of good stuff in scale and semi scale and keeps it in one room. Big retailers and private sellers as well. Although cost prohibitive I would like to see more larger shows in NYC or northern Jersey, there is a large population there surprised there isn't more. Too bad Trainworld doesn't come out to any of these, that would be very dangerous to the wallet :) Nice video glad you made it out there!

[@rj.trains]

While I think there is a large demand for large train shows in the New York area, I think the biggest prohibitive factor is space. There are only a handful of places that could host a Big E or York sized show BUT the cost of hosting them in the immediate NYC area is probably a lot more than York, PA or Springfield, MA

[@keithjackson9141]

rj keep and eye for those E8s Amtrak that you have for me!

[@rj.trains]

Sir, I am always looking for them for you!

[@chessiejohnproductions]

I was there Saturday.

[@rj.trains]

Awesome!

[@elleryparsons2433]

How Many more Shows You have Coming up to go to?

[@rj.trains]

I think the next one I am going to go to is the Amherst Train show. Maybe I will go to one or two club open houses on Long Island

[@elleryparsons2433]

Sweet.

[@coloradoinnewjersey]

And yet I could have still made that coal train longer lol

[@rj.trains]

It was impressive that is for sure!

[@raymondleggs5508]

Mostly O scale?

[@rj.trains]

It was probably 60% O Scale, 35% HO and 5% everything else

[@nyemt601]

Edison Train show is great, but in all honesty save the 2 hour drive and I would go to Amherst train show that is theory is in the Ny area and it’s the worlds largest train show

[@rj.trains]

I will be at Amherst in January! My first time visiting!

[@nyemt601]

@ it’s worth the trip trust me

[@Captain1717Q]

I wish I knew about this I would have gone.

[@rj.trains]

Eh I don't think you missed too much

[@Captain1717Q]

@rj.trains Well, collecting for 30 years ( I gauge) there's just a very few pieces here and there that I'm looking for.

[@rainlori]

@3:27 ❤

[@PhilBender612]

New Yorks largest train show? Nah, this is all Jerseys.

[@rj.trains]

Largest train show in the New York City area*

[@bobniebanck2374]

Hi RJ. I watch most of your videos. Stop picking on New Jersey. I lived here my entire life. You don’t see the beauty of New Jersey from riding up and down the Turnpike in a car doing 70 mph that’s for sure.

[@rj.trains]

Hey Bob. All of my jokes, as a New Yorker, are all meant in good fun. I have spent some time in NW Jersey for work and love it out there. I just so happen to come from the land of superior beaches, bagels, and pizza. Haha

[@bobniebanck2374]

@ oh ok . I was not sure the way you meant it. Thanks for filling me in on your history. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

[@RaysTrains]

Fomo😢

[@rj.trains]

Should have came