Amherst Railway Society Railroad Hobby Show

The Amherst Railway Society Hobby Show is the largest show featuring model trains in North America in terms of space size for all four buildings.

[citation needed] Setup begins on Wednesday morning when the Floor Managers arrive to begin laying out table areas and to prepare the Mallory Building.

The Railroad Hobby Show is a fund-raiser for the nonprofit Amherst Railway Society.

It moved to the New England Building on the Big E fair grounds in West Springfield in 1983.

The show quickly outgrew the New England building and moved to the Better Living Center in 1984.