FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Jim Kelly, SGMA, Inc. Publicist (kk3k@yahoo.com)

STANDARD GAUGE MODULE ASSOCIATION DISPLAY SET FOR WORLDS GREATEST HOBBY ON TOUR WASHINGTON, DC AREA TRAIN SHOW IN JANUARY

The Standard Gauge Module Association, Inc. (SGMA,) the only national toy train club dedicated to the construction and operation of Standard Gauge (2-1/8” three rail track) toy train modular layouts, announces its participation at the Worlds Greatest Hobby On Tour train show scheduled for Washington, DC, January 23 & 24, 2010 at the Dulles Expo Center, located in Chantilly, Virginia.

Building upon the success of its record breaking modular layout seen at the WGHT show at Oaks, PA last January, the SGMA hopes to erect inside the Dulles Expo hall a new World-Record-Size Standard Gauge modular layout based on the form of a Figure 8, with a slight L-shaped bend on one end. As currently envisioned, the layout will be up to 36' wide and up to 92' long. The layout's main design feature will be a series of modules across the middle dividing it into "North" and "South" sections. This two section design will allow SGMA to create 5 separate mainline loops of track with one large mainline loop traveling around the entire layout and two pairs of smaller mainline loops traveling around the North and South sections of the Figure 8.

A SGMA layout attempts to recreate all the excitement, color and sound that go with the operation of Standard Gauge toy trains from the "Classic Era" of model railroading, when massive tinplate Standard Gauge toy trains dominated the toy train industry. No other gauge toy trains create the same high level of sensory overload.

Members of the Public are always welcome to bring and run their Standard Gauge toy trains on a SGMA modular layout. For those who do, the opportunity can easily become a life changing event as a SGMA layout can easily be the largest Standard Gauge layout on which they will ever get a chance to operate their Standard Gauge toy trains.

For more information about the Standard Gauge Module Association, Inc. see:
http://www.sgma.us

For more information about the Worlds Greatest Hobby Show on Tour see:
http://www.wghshow.com

For more information About the Dulles Expo Center, see:
http://www.dullesexpo.com/


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Thanks Jim.

Good to see you at York.

Rob

The first time I saw the SGMA display was at the TTOS convention in Altoona. I was with the Pittsburgh Indenpendent Hi-Railers display. I did not have any Tinplate at that time.Did not like it or want any. About 6 months later I started buying Tinplate and I think I buy more Tinplat than anything else.
I am waiting for the SGMA group to set up close to Pittsburgh again or at York so I can join in on the fun.
A friend of mine and myself are building a layout to take to shows. He also was all Hi-rail Till a little after I started with it.
When the bug bites what can you do.

Thanks Jim! I'm sure that all observers will thoroughly enjoy the layout.


Cordially,

Dennis