The Model Railroad Train Show

Mon., March 11, 2019

Bob Deem’s Great Northern locomotive chugs along the track during the 2019 Model Train Show at the Spokane County Fair & Expo Center in Spokane Valley, Wash. on March 10, 2019. Deem’s train was 25 units long, though he has collected over 60 pieces over the course of 20 years for this particular set. (Libby Kamrowski / The Spokesman-Review)

Kelson Brown, 4, talks about the train set in front of him with his father, Jason Brown, during the 2019 Model Train Show at the Spokane County Fair & Expo Center in Spokane Valley, Wash. on March 10, 2019. This particular train was owned by Bob Deem of River City Modelers. (Libby Kamrowski / The Spokesman-Review)

Part of the intricate miniature world on the larger model train track is seen during the 2019 Model Train Show at the Spokane County Fair & Expo Center in Spokane Valley, Wash. on March 10, 2019. The one-day-only show featured over 100 vendors, miniature trains operating within their own tiny worlds and an enthusiastic crowd to witness, purchase, and exchange their love of model trains. (Libby Kamrowski / The Spokesman-Review)

Various train set pieces, including this railroad crossing sign, are seen for sale during the 2019 Model Train Show at the Spokane County Fair & Expo Center in Spokane Valley, Wash. on March 10, 2019. The one-day-only show featured over 100 vendors, miniature trains operating within their own tiny worlds and an enthusiastic crowd to witness, purchase, and exchange their love of model trains. (Libby Kamrowski / The Spokesman-Review)

The junction between two of Bob Deem’s Great Northern cars are seen on the track during the 2019 Model Train Show at the Spokane County Fair & Expo Center in Spokane Valley, Wash. on March 10, 2019. Deem’s train is controlled by his Digitrax Throttle 402R remote. (Libby Kamrowski / The Spokesman-Review)

Bob Deem of River City Modelers pauses his Great Northern locomotive on the track during the 2019 Model Train Show at the Spokane County Fair & Expo Center in Spokane Valley, Wash. on March 10, 2019. Deem lengthened the amount of units on his train to 25 cars long, pulling from a box filled entirely with these Great Northern grain loading cars. (Libby Kamrowski / The Spokesman-Review)

The miniature “Route 12 West” by Jerry Barsness, of Spokane, is seen during the 2019 Model Train Show at the Spokane County Fair & Expo Center in Spokane Valley, Wash. on March 10, 2019. The one-day-only show featured over 100 vendors, miniature trains operating within their own tiny worlds and an enthusiastic crowd to witness, purchase, and exchange their love of model trains. (Libby Kamrowski / The Spokesman-Review)

Dexter, Rebekah and Simon Stubbs view model trains during the 2019 Model Train Show at the Spokane County Fair & Expo Center in Spokane Valley, Wash. on March 10, 2019. The one-day-only show featured over 100 vendors, miniature trains operating within their own tiny worlds and an enthusiastic crowd to witness, purchase, and exchange their love of model trains. (Libby Kamrowski / The Spokesman-Review)

Larry Sebelley of Chilliwack, B.C., paints a Soo Line caboose during the 2019 Model Train Show at the Spokane County Fair & Expo Center in Spokane Valley, Wash. on March 10, 2019. Sebelley is part of the Cold Slap Free-mo club, and bought the model train during the show. (Libby Kamrowski / The Spokesman-Review)

Model trains selling for $5 per car are seen during the 2019 Model Train Show at the Spokane County Fair & Expo Center in Spokane Valley, Wash. on March 10, 2019. The cars were sold by Tim Timmins of Timco Unlimited, who traveled from Portland, Ore., and had back-to-back train shows this weekend. (Libby Kamrowski / The Spokesman-Review)

Cody Davis, 13, runs 14 controllers at the Inland Empire’s “S” Gaugers Association of the Pacific Northwest booth during the 2019 Model Train Show at the Spokane County Fair & Expo Center in Spokane Valley, Wash. on March 10, 2019. The one-day-only show featured over 100 vendors, miniature trains operating within their own tiny worlds and an enthusiastic crowd to witness, purchase, and exchange their love of model trains. (Libby Kamrowski / The Spokesman-Review)

Mike McGee of the Lewis Clark Train Club from Lewiston, Idaho, adjusts a car during the 2019 Model Train Show at the Spokane County Fair & Expo Center in Spokane Valley, Wash. on March 10, 2019. This particular setup was in the N Scale layout. (Libby Kamrowski / The Spokesman-Review)

Brakeman’s lanterns are seen for sale during the 2019 Model Train Show at the Spokane County Fair & Expo Center in Spokane Valley, Wash. on March 10, 2019. The lanterns were sold by Scott Neel, of Bonney Lake, Wash. (Libby Kamrowski / The Spokesman-Review)

Larger model trains are seen for sale during the 2019 Model Train Show at the Spokane County Fair & Expo Center in Spokane Valley, Wash. on March 10, 2019. The one-day-only show featured over 100 vendors, miniature trains operating within their own tiny worlds and an enthusiastic crowd to witness, purchase, and exchange their love of model trains. (Libby Kamrowski / The Spokesman-Review)

Inexpensive boxed trains are seen for sale during the 2019 Model Train Show at the Spokane County Fair & Expo Center in Spokane Valley, Wash. on March 10, 2019. The one-day-only show featured over 100 vendors, miniature trains operating within their own tiny worlds and an enthusiastic crowd to witness, purchase, and exchange their love of model trains. (Libby Kamrowski / The Spokesman-Review)

Barney Hall, of Sandpoint, Idaho (left,) buys model houses and structures from Don Marty during the 2019 Model Train Show at the Spokane County Fair & Expo Center in Spokane Valley, Wash. on March 10, 2019. “This should give me enough work for the next six months or so, and then I’ll come back looking for more,” Hall said. (Libby Kamrowski / The Spokesman-Review)

The Model Railroad Train Show at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center on Sunday, March 10, 2019.