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Scores Of Enthusiasts Attend Lions Club Model Train Show
Published: Nov 09, 2025 8:00 am
Newtown Lions Club sponsored their third annual Model Train Show at Newtown Community Center on October 26.
The event featured several different operating model railroads encompassing over 1,700 square feet. Several vendors were selling model railroad equipment, accessories, and books on Do-it-Yourself modeling, and much more.
Scores of train enthusiasts attended to buy and sell model train equipment, attend lectures, and swap stories about their shared hobby.
Funds raised by the Lions Club will benefit childhood cancer research efforts.
Newtown Lions Club representatives including (from left) Club President Andrew Iorio and members Joan Alexander and Cyndi Adams welcomed guests to the highly successful Model Train Show in support of childhood cancer research on October 26 at Newtown Community Center. —Bee Photos, Glass
Representatives of Central Connecticut G Gauges — including, from left, Bill Colwell, Tom DiPietro and Ray Jakabcin — said they were happy to represent their unique brand of model railroading at the Lions Club’s recent model train show. —Bee Photos, Glass
Representing Traintiques, LLC, Patricia Ferreira stands with some of the hundreds of vintage train-related items she had on display at the recent Newtown Lions Club Model Train Show. —Bee Photos, Glass
Karl Nilsson, a Newtown resident and representative of Pioneer Valley Live Steamers of Southwick, Mass., shows the smallest model train in the group’s collection that can be ridden by a person, much to the amusement of a young guest. —Bee Photos, Glass