NMRA NTS 2005

The National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) National Train Show (NTS) for 2005 was held in Cincinnati Ohio. Usually the NMRA NTS includes only recognized scale train gages such as G, O, HO, N, and Z gauge. This year they welcomed Lego Guage! Twelve Lego Train Clubs under the auspices of the International Lego Train Club Organization (ILTCO) put up the largest Lego train display in the world (50 x 70 feet). About 75 AFOLs (Adult Fans Of Lego) participated in the show. There were at least 25 trains running at the same time.

I brought about 9 buildings to the show as a member of the Michigan Lego Train Club. One of these buildings, the Fisher Building (Detroit Michigan), just happened to be a few inches taller than Paul Jansen's Rhodes State Office Tower (Columbus, Ohio) and thus was the tallest Lego skyscraper at the show.

I have been to the 2006 and 2007 NMRA NTS as well but this one was special because it was the first.