Willem Gloss, 7, checks out an exhibit at the annual Railroad Hobby Show, produced by the Amherst Railway Society at the Eastern States Exposition grounds in West Springfield.

The busy modern city: This detailed layout was built by the Dry Hill Model Railroad Club in Montague, one of nearly 360 clubs and vendors who came to the Jan. 28 and 29 Railroad Hobby Show at the Eastern States Exposition grounds in West Springfield.