Thanks to Jim Bernier for information for this page. Do you know of a rail related event in the TLR that belongs here? Please let me know!
| 2010 Weekends |
Wayzata Bay Center Mall, Wayzata, MN
Weekend hours - west parking lot -next to furniture store. If you're in the neighborhood, stop in and say hello |
| November 28th, 2009 - February, 27th 2010 Saturday evenings |
Night Trains Twin City Model Railroad Museum
St. Paul, MN, November 25, 2009 – The holiday tradition continues again this year, with the arrival of the annual Night Trains event at the Twin City Model Railroad Museum, located in historic Bandana Square, 1021 Bandana Boulevard East, Suite 222, Saint Paul, Minnesota. Each Saturday night from November through February, the lights are turned down and the layout comes alive in a magical way. Buildings and street lights glow warmly, setting the scene for specially lighted models of vintage passenger trains. The town of Mattlin is buried in a blizzard, and throughout the layout are miniature Christmas lights and decorations. And returning this year is the spectacular Christmas Train! The engine and cars each covered in hundreds of lights wishing everyone the happiest of holidays. It is something not to be missed. New to Night Trains this year is the addition of the Museum’s Toy Train Division in the historic Chimneys Building just north of Bandana Square. On display are many model railroad layouts in a variety of scales and decorated for the holidays. Kids (and adults!) can get hands-on here, operating select trains and many great operating accessories. Night Trains is a special attraction at the Museum each holiday season beginning on the Saturday after Thanksgiving (November 28, 2009) and running every Saturday evening from 6:00 to 9:00 pm through the last Saturday in February (February 27, 2010). This special run takes place at historic Bandana Square, originally a Northern Pacific Railway repair shop, and home to the Twin City Model Railroad Museum’s O-scale model railroad since 1984. Directions to the Twin City Model Railroad Museum can be found on the Museum web site, www.tcmrm.org. Admission to this special show is $7.00 per person, $20.00 for families and FREE children under five. For information about Night Trains and other upcoming events, please visit the Museum web site at www.tcmrm.org, or contact Chad Kono at konox001@umn.edu or 612-220-3384. Twin City Model Railroad Museum 1021 Bandana Blvd. E., Suite 222 St. Paul, MN 55108 651-647-9628
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| February 20th & 21st, 2010 |
43rd
Annual Mad City Train Show Location: Alliant Energy Center Madison,
WI 9 AM – 5 PM(both days) Admission: $9.00(under 5 free with adult) For more info: |
| February 27th, 2010 |
GopherRail 2010 Saturday, Feb. 27th 2010 - 9 AM to 7 PM |
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March 20 th & 21st, 2010 |
La Crosse
& Three Rivers 29th Annual Show Sat 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Sun 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Admission: $5.00(under 11 free with adult) $.50 off with food donation For More Info: Mark Bell at (H)507-894-8077
(C)608-797-4964 |
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April 10th, 2010 |
Location: Century
College
White Bear Lake, MN
9
:00 AM – 3:00 PM Admission: $5.00 For More Info: Tom Jefferson 651-894-2926 |
| Saturday, 04/17 |
Woodbury
Flea Market
2665 Woodlane Drive Woodbury, MN
10
:00 AM – 3:00 PM Admission: $5.00 – Under 12 FREE For More Info: 952-200-9729 |
| Saturday, April 24, 2010 |
Granite City Train Show 1710 Veteran’s Drive St. Cloud, MN 56303 Show Hours: 9:00a.m. to 3:30p.m. Buy, sell, trade or just view hundreds of trains under one roof. Vendors will be selling and buying trains, accessories, books, videos, railroad collectibles & memorabilia, antique trains & toys, hobby items and more! Operating model and toy train displays. Kids can help build a wooden train layout and run a model train. Register to win door prizes, including a LIONEL NASCAR Train Set. Test track on site. Food & refreshments available. Wheelchair accessible. Admission: $5.00. Kids 12 and under FREE. VENDORS: Cash door prizes for vendors and Early Bird Discount on vendor tables. Visit www.GraniteCityTrainShow.com for details and printable vendor registration form. HOBBYISTS: If you wish to display a layout, please visit our web site for a printable layout display request form.
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| SATURDAY May 1st 2010 |
15th MODEL TRAIN SHOW & SALE
10AM TO 4PM
RUNESTONE COMMUNITY CENTER 998 3rd Ave. West FAIRGROUNDS @ corner of Co Rd 82 & Co Rd 22 ALEXANDRIA MN $3.00 ADMISSION YOUTH LESS THAN 10 FREE W/Paid attendant Memorabilia, flea marketers, vendors and layouts welcome Tom Skuza 612-219-8699 amramn115@gmail.com Visit the AMRA web site http://www.trainweb.org/amra/index.html |
| Saturday, May 15th, 2010 |
Randolph Railroad Days
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM RANDOLPH SCHOOL: Directions:
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| Saturday, May 8, 2010 |
Twin City Model RR Museum Train Show |
| May 28-30, 2010 | TLR Convention Steam on the Prairies Winnipeg,Manitoba Canada More info can be found on the 2010 convention page |
| July 10-18, 2010 | National Model Railroad Association's 75th Anniversary
National Convention Milwaukee, Wisconsin. |
| Fri-Sun, July 16th, 17th & 18th, 2010 |
The
National Train Show Location: Midwest Airlines Center Milwaukee, WI For More Info: http://www.nationaltrainshow.org/2010/milwaukee.html |
| July 21-25, 2010 |
NASG 50th Anniversary National Association of S Gaugers Annual Convention Duluth, Minnesota |
| May, 2011 |
TLR Convention
Dubuque, IA more info will be added on the 2011 convention page as it becomes available |
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July
3-9 , 2011
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National Model Railroad Association's National
Convention Sacramento, California. |
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