Denver Train Show

The Rocky Mountain Train Show is held in Denver in the late winter. The weather cooperated to make this a nice day to attend a really big train show

This was a well done farm scene

The Lego portion of the hobby had several nice displays

European prototype layouts are not common to see at American train shows. This one was especially nice.

This was one of the most interesting layouts at the train show. The builder of this switching layout models in On30 and O scale standard gauge, but re-gauged the standard gauge to 48" to make the three rail proportions look correct.

Fascinating guy to talk to. He posts his work as YouTube videos one of which can be found at this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcwSxO3zCO4

You can also find all of his videos by searching YouTube for dbarnkow

Athearn had their latest releases on display

Many examples of large garden layouts were on display

The Disney monorail model as well as the various Disney attractions were shown.

These wall hangings combined 2D and 3D models to make interesting displays

This rather extensive On30 layout drew lots of attention

The garden railroad layouts were a hit with all ages

Beignets in the French Quarter

A trip to New Orleans requires a trip to the French Quarter for breakfast at Cafe Du Mode of Beignets covered with powdered sugar and a cup of chicory coffee. We rode a series of street cars to get there and found it was worth the trip.

There is a regular assembly line for the wait staff to get their orders ready to serve

The police department uses smart cars to get around the French Quarter. I suspct their compact size and ease of parking works well in the tight streets