MORE FUN WITH TRAINS. Going Underground alerted readers to an upcoming open day at the London Transport Museum's Acton property.

The Underground cars aren't quite as exotic as a trolley diner in a converted brewery, but they have character. I hope the weather cooperated.

A subsequent post reported on the open day itself. This modular layout is evidently a retrospective look at New York.


The high-railers have a number of North American transit cars to choose from, including recently issued Spam Cans in Mercury Green and Croydon Cream with Swamp Holly Orange lining. The next stop will be Belmont, change for Ravenswood.

The post noted a long queue of visitors. Perhaps that's a manifestation of the recession, or possibly a mood shift. I went to the February swap meet at the DuPage County Fairgrounds. Around noon, when I left, there was a line out the door and halfway back to the parking lot. Traders told me that traffic was up but buying down.