Like we said, [Peter]’s usual territory is hiding train layouts in end tables and coffee tables and the like, so it’s nice to see what he can do given different constraints.

"Lloyd and Betsy Kluesner built my layout and they told me they had a little boy, Beau, who wrote a letter to Make-a-Wish San Diego and this little 10-year-old wanted his own little train layout ...

Many dealers were selling model train equipment and there was four operating train layouts, along with vendors. For the last three decades, the show has been held twice a year.