The Great Train Expo attracts train enthusiasts from all over

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By: Jillian Wilson

jwilson@cbs4qc.com

Train enthusiasts from all over the QC took part in the Great Train Expo in rock island today.

Train vendors from California to Kentucky to right here in the QC showed off their train collections at the model railroad show.

Thousands of toy trains, miniatures and train memorabilia are on display and on sale at the QCCA Expo Center.

The show even has a ride–on train and a train play area for kids.

"I just think that they have such a history in the country, that you can't go anywhere without seeing them. Pretty much everything you buy is moved by them. A lot of people as kids had trains themselves and now they're parents, so they like to get their kids into that hobby," says Bill Grove, the Train Expo Show Manager.

More than two thousand people are expected to take part in the 2 day railroad show.

The event continues again tomorrow from ten to four.

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