First Place for a Club Layout at the January 1998 GATS show in St. Louis. (Photo - Bob and Deborah Smith)

A tornado moving through a housing development is heading straight toward a trailer park. This animated tornado drops from the clouds above, while spinning and moving above the tornado module. Damage can be seen along it's path. (Photo-Dale Blust)

Left over damage from the tornado can be seen to the houses along it's path. A long train, led by a BNSF GP-35, on the mainline, hopes to get out of the tornado's path. (Photo-Dale Blust)

A closeup of the tornado shows a roof off a house, an overturned car, a broken utility pole, downed trees and debris all over The interior of the second level in the home can be seen. A second tornado can be seen on the horizon. (Photo-Dale Blust)