Model train fans flock to DuPage fairgrounds for Great Midwest Train Show
Model train fans were in hobbyist heaven Sunday as dozens of fellow enthusiasts, experts and vendors filled the DuPage County Fairgrounds for The Great Midwest Train Show.
More than 170 exhibitors were on hand for the event, which featured three buildings of train displays, a free test track and model trains kids could run.
An HO-gauge train cruises the tracks on the main stage Sunday during the Great Midwest Train Show at the DuPage County Fairgrounds
Patrick Kunzer for the Daily Herald
Scott Babich of Pingree Grove peruses N-gauge locomotives with his stepson Brody Bertog, 4, during the Great Midwest Train Show on Sunday at the DuPage County Fairgrounds. "I love it," Babich said of the show.
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Ronan Monaghan, 8, of Chicago checks out scale trains for sale Sunday during the Great Midwest Train Show at the DuPage County Fairgrounds.
Patrick Kunzer for the Daily Herald
Model train hobbyists check out some of the items on display Sunday during the Great Midwest Train Show at the DuPage County Fairgrounds.
Patrick Kunzer for the Daily Herald
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