October 23, 2020
Amherst Railway Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 1018
Palmer, MA 01069-1018
Contacts: Joe Biagioni, President [email protected]
John Sacerdote, Show Director [email protected]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Palmer, MA
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Amherst Railway Society, we bring you a very difficult message.
Out of an abundance of caution and for the safety of our attendees, staff, volunteers, exhibitors, sponsors,
suppliers and our entire “Train Show Community,” we have made the decision to cancel the 2021 Railroad
Hobby Show.
Please know that this decision was not made lightly. In fact, it was one of the hardest decisions we have had to
make in our 54 years of Show history.
Please visit us at www.amherstrail.org and www.railroadhobbyshow.com for more details.
We know that both exhibitors and attendees will be disappointed. While this decision was difficult, the Board of
Directors believes that it’s the right thing to do for the health and safety of the 25,000 people who we welcome
each year.
We have been working tirelessly with our friends at Eastern States to plan a way to bring our annual Railroad
Hobby Show this coming January. Despite exploring all our options, we realized the largest Train Show in
North America would not be the same because of the ever-changing requirements for venues such as ours
during the Covid pandemic.
A Virtual Railroad Hobby Show for that same weekend is in the works and details will be announced soon.
Thank you all for your support and we’ll see you in January of 2022, when we can all get back together again.
Amherst Railway Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 1018
Palmer, MA 01069-1018
Contacts: Joe Biagioni, President [email protected]
John Sacerdote, Show Director [email protected]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Palmer, MA
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Amherst Railway Society, we bring you a very difficult message.
Out of an abundance of caution and for the safety of our attendees, staff, volunteers, exhibitors, sponsors,
suppliers and our entire “Train Show Community,” we have made the decision to cancel the 2021 Railroad
Hobby Show.
Please know that this decision was not made lightly. In fact, it was one of the hardest decisions we have had to
make in our 54 years of Show history.
Please visit us at www.amherstrail.org and www.railroadhobbyshow.com for more details.
We know that both exhibitors and attendees will be disappointed. While this decision was difficult, the Board of
Directors believes that it’s the right thing to do for the health and safety of the 25,000 people who we welcome
each year.
We have been working tirelessly with our friends at Eastern States to plan a way to bring our annual Railroad
Hobby Show this coming January. Despite exploring all our options, we realized the largest Train Show in
North America would not be the same because of the ever-changing requirements for venues such as ours
during the Covid pandemic.
A Virtual Railroad Hobby Show for that same weekend is in the works and details will be announced soon.
Thank you all for your support and we’ll see you in January of 2022, when we can all get back together again.
