List of Exhibitors and Clinics at the 2026 Festival
The Amherst Garden Railroad is located on the Amherst Railway Society property in Palmer, Massachusetts. The garden includes both raised G-scale tracks for live steam and battery-powered trains, as well as garden level tracks. The Amherst Garden Railroad will be open and operating all three days of the Outdoor Railway Festival.
Located in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, the Graham Central Railroad is a 7 ¼ gauge railroad that you can ride. The railroad runs adjacent to a refurbished 1876 New Haven Railroad station (now an ice cream/sandwich shop) and the Redstone Rail Trail, the former New Haven right-of-way.
Making Trains Fun is a special hands-on clinic for children 15 and under, and includes two parts. Part 1 is Flat Car loads. In this session, students design and build a G-scale flat car load using materials provided by the festival. The completed flatcars are then taken out to the Amherst Garden Railroad and run together as a train. The completed flatcars belong to the students and are theirs to take home. Part 2 is Railroad Structures. In this session, students decorate a line-side railroad structure. The completed structures are then taken out to the Amherst Garden Railroad and set up along the tracks for trains to pass by. The completed flatcars belong to the students and are theirs to take home.
Bachmann Trains is a major producer of Large Scale model railroad equipment and an avid supporter of this segment of the hobby. The company strives to provide modelers with a variety of innovative products at affordable prices.
Pioneer Valley Live Steamers is keeping the live steam hobby alive through operation of three gauges of railroad. The elevated track accommodates two gauges - 3.5” and 4.75”. Elevated track consists of 1140 feet of railroad. Another 4560 feet of ground level track is built to run 7.25 gauge equipment.
The Waushakum Live Steamers promotes interest in live steam model railroading. The club maintains outdoor tracks in 3.5”. 4.75”. and 7.25” gauges on 26 acres of property. Elevated track consists of 2264 feet of railroad for 3.5” and 4.75” gauge trains. 7.25” gauge trains run on 3599 feet of ground-level railroad that winds through wooded areas of the property. Most of the Waushakum locomotives are custom built by skilled machinists and craftsmen.
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1305 Memorial Ave, West Springfield, MA 01089
28 Depot St, Palmer, MA 01069
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