Great Train Show keeps a-rollin' at fairgrounds in Costa Mesa

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Brenan Staples of the Orange County O Scalers watches a freight train pass a model of the High Hand Fruit Stand in Loomis, Calif., on the opening day of the annual Great Train Show at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa on Saturday. (Photo by Spencer Grant)

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A larger size model locomotive pulls a train of young and old spectators. (Photo by Spencer Grant)

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Patrick Sussman points out a passing HO scale freight train in a re-creation of California’s Central Valley to son Winston as Christine Clark of the Freemo-Group, left, looks on. (Photo by Spencer Grant)

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As a train rolls by oil derricks, Richard Rowe chats with model railroad buffs. (Photo by Spencer Grant)

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A larger size model locomotive pulls a train of young and old spectators. (Photo by Spencer Grant)

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Derek Sydor and son Jacob, 6, peruse models of buildings in El Cajon. (Photo by Spencer Grant)

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Two junior engineers operate the controls for a looped train track as a young boy looks on. (Photo by Spencer Grant)

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In his mom Nina’s arms, 19-month-old Merrick Good peruses a railroad and amusement park. (Photo by Spencer Grant)

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A yard full of locomotives for sale include a Lionel Texas Special, center. (Photo by Spencer Grant)

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Trains roll through Jerry and Matt Abreu’s G Scale Wandering Railroad, modeled on a Sierra Granite Stone Mountain. The entire display was permanently mounted in a van. (Photo by Spencer Grant)

By Daily Pilot staff

Feb. 8, 2020 6 PM PT

Train conductors and engineers of all ages rolled into the OC Fair & Event Center on Saturday for opening day of the annual Great Train Show, a weekend-long festival devoted to travel on the rails.

Miniature trains chugged down tracks winding through two buildings at the Costa Mesa fairgrounds. Children could play in Thomas the Tank Engine bounce houses, and families perused more than 300 tables selling model trains and accessories.

The show continues from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Adult admission is $10; those with tickets from Saturday are eligible for reentry. Children 11 and younger get in free.

Parking is $10 at the Fair & Event Center, 88 Fair Drive.

For tickets and more information, visit trainshow.com/costamesa.

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Great Train Show keeps a-rollin’ at fairgrounds in Costa Mesa

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