Armed Forces Day Railfest 2011 at Klinger Middle School
On Saturday March 21, 2011 the Southampton Railroad Station Society organized a train meet at Klinger Middle School in Upper Southampton Township, which was themed "Armed Forces Day Railfest" to honor our nation's military.
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S.R.R.S.S. member Regina Frey served as the official greeter and worked the admissions table |
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Children enjoyed the various operating layouts setup by model railroad enthusiasts from across the region |
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Organizations such as Keystone N Track operated various model railroad layouts to promote the hobby of model railroading. |
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Model railroad layouts varied from the small "N" scale layouts, to full scale "O" sized layouts as seen in this photo. |
The event featured local vendors from across Bucks County such as Wrightstown's Craig Hackett who features many oil paintings of historic parts of Bucks County (including the Southampton Railroad Station). |
Military historians and re-enactors setup a small display of military vehicles and donned authentic World War II U.S. military uniforms (rumor has it Gen. MacArthur made a cameo!) |
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Upper Southampton Township Public Works Department brought in reinforcements and displayed their newest utility vehicle |