The chapter attended a Train Show sponsored by The Great Train Exposition (GTE, formerly Greenberg's Train Shows) held over the weekend of March 24 - 25, 2007 in Wilmington MA.  Once again, the club was fortunate enough to set up in the Fez room of the Shriner's Auditorium.  The Fez room is carpeted, with low ceilings that enhance the sights and sounds of the display. Early spring weather made for a great turnout and throngs of people, young and old, took the time to view the chapter's module display. Some pictures taken before and during the two-day event appear below. 

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Chapter members Zeke Sampson (left), Barry Kriegsman, Mike Haire and Royce Thomas (right, front to back) pause for a picture during set-up before the show is opened to the public.

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There's always plenty to do in preparation for a show, and here chapter member Mike de Punté (top photo) helps with bridge track and catenary installation.

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Chapter members Mark Mervine and Barry Kriegsman are no-doubt discussing plans for future additions to the module display behind the club's Public Information Display table.  On it were handouts of ETE-ENE information, samples of earlier forms of Märklin 3-rail AC tracks, video displays and other items of general interest to spectators.

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On the left, from front to back, club members Zeke Sampson, Mike Haire and Kurt Hilse monitor the layout controls while on-lookers admire the operation from the front of the display.

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At times, observers were three- and four-deep in front of the display.  Most people were fascinated with the overhead catenary, one of the display's many distinguishing characteristics.

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A few pictures (above) of the new modules, looking down on the elaborate viaduct and towards the coal tipple.

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Dad hoists the baby and his young son uses a chair to stand on so that all can see all the action as a smoking and "chuffing" BR-01 steam train model exits the tunnel on one of the modules.

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Royce Thomas answers questions from an interested on-looker (above).