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Twin City Model Railroad Museum Night Trains Season Begins.

Every Saturday night from 6PM to 9PM through February 25th the room lights are turned down and you can see the O-Scale layout and the trains in the tinplate division come alive in their own magical way, illuminated by the lights in the trains and on the layouts.

Admission is $8 for individuals and $25 for an immediate family.

 

 

 

February 4, 2012 Great Upper Midwest Train Show
Century College, White Bear Lake, MN
9AM - 2PM, Adm $5, Under 12 free. more info Tom 651.429.2885
February 11 &12, 2012
Barron County Model RR Club 31st Annual Train Show
Cedar Mall, 2900 S Main St., Rice Lake, WI
Saturday 10AM - 5PM, Sunday 11AM - 4PM
Free admission, vendors, layouts and raffle including N scale coffee table layout and other prizes. For more info: Joe @ 715.450.9526 or Jon @651.303.4889
February 11, 2012
North Metro Model Railroad Club

 is proud to announce our first annual train flea market.
When: Saturday February 11, 2012 from 9:00AM - 4:00PM Where: VFW Coon Rapids, 1919 Coon Rapids Blvd, Coon Rapids, MN 55433

Cost: $5 Kids 12 and under FREE. ($4 with canned food donation for local food shelf)

In addition to having vendors selling train related items, there will be door prizes and hourly tours of the North Metro Model Railroad Club space.Tables at our flea market are $15/Each. 

More information can be found at: www.nmmrc.org

February 18 & 19, 2012 44th Annual Mad City Train Show
 Alliant Center, Madison, WI
9AM - 5PM both days. Adm $10, under 5 free more info 608.829.3820
 February 25,2012 GopherRail
EVENT CANCELLED
http://www.tc.umn.edu/~rrclubum/gopherrail.htm
March 10 & 11, 2012
Westminster Train Show
710 Olive St., St Paul, MN
Saturday 10AM - 5PM, Sunday 10AM - 3PM
http://www.grvs.org/Westminster%202012.html
March 17 & 18, 2012 LaCrosse & Three RiversTrain Show
LaCrosse Center, 2nd & Pearl St, LaCrosse, WI. Sat 10AM -6PM, Sun 10AM - 4PM Adm $5, under 11 free. More info : 507.894.8077
March 31, 2012
SEVENTH ANNUAL RANDOLPH RAILROAD DAYS

SATURDAY MARCH 31st, 2012, 10:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.

RANDOLPH MINNESOTA SCHOOL & MUSEUM

Just 20 minutes South of the Twin Cities

Randolph School Train Show

29110 Davisson Avenue Randolph, MN

* Swap meet  * Operating layouts and displays  * Railroad Collectibles  *ATCS Monitor (Live/Free/public internet train monitoring)  * Railroad Books & Magazines

* Antique Toys  * Concession stand  * Children 12 & under FREE  * $5.00 adult admission

 
RAHS Museum

* FREE admission  * CGW Signal lights  * CGW artifacts  * Operating RR Crossing & lights 

* Chicago Great Western History

Contact Info

RRRD Train Show, 35966 High Prairie Trail, Dennison, MN 55018-7415

RandolphMNHistory@yahoo.com, Will at (507) 263-3199

Please check for show updates at http://trc.trains.com/events.aspx

April 7, 2012 Great Upper Midwest Train Show
Century College, White Bear Lake, MN
9AM - 2PM, Adm $5, Under 12 free. more info Tom 651.429.2885
April 14, 2012 Woodbury Flea Market
Woodbury High School,2665 Woodlane Dr
10AM - 3PM, Adm $5, children under 12 free
more info: 952 200 9729
April 21, 2012
Saturday
Granite City Train Show

National Guard Armory

1710 Veteran’s Drive

St. Cloud, MN 56303

 

Show Hours: 10:00a.m. to 3:00p.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 Train Set.

 Test track on site. Food & refreshments available. Wheelchair accessible.

 Admission: $5.00. Kids 12 and under FREE.

 For more information call 320-255-0033, email edwardolson@cloudnet.com, or visit  www.GraniteCityTrainShow.com.

 
Map & Directions:  www.GraniteCityTrainShow.com/GCTS_map.pdf.

 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.

 

April 28, 2012

RANDOLPH RAILROAD SLIDE SHOW

SATURDAY APRIL 28th, 2012, 6:00 P.M

RANDOLPH AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM

4311 Upper 291st St. E. Randolph, MN

(in the old white church)

Just 20 minutes South of St. Paul or 40 minutes north of Rochester.

John C. Luecke, author of 9 Minnesota railroad books, will be at the Randolph Historical Society museum to show slides and speak on the history of the railroads in the Randolph area (including the Chicago Great Western and the Chicago North Western).  John will also have several of his books on display and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Randolph Historical Society.

 

There will be a social hour beginning at 5:00 PM.  You can also to view the museum and take pictures.

 

Munchies and refreshments will be served.

Due to a space limitation of 40 please call in or e-mail your reservation.

Contact Info:

RandolphMNHistory@yahoo.com

Will at (507) 263-3199

 

Admission: $5 (12 & under free)

 

Please check for show updates at http://trc.trains.com/events.aspx

 
April 28 & 29, 2012
Great Minnesota Train Expo
Eagan, MN
 follow the link for more details
http://www.grvs.org/greatmnexpo.htm
May 5, 2012
Alexandria Model Train Show
10AM - 4PM
Runestone Community Center, County Rd 22 & Coounty Rd 82, Alexandria, MN
More info:Tom 612.219.8699
May 18 -20, 2012                                     TLR RegionConvention
May 21, 22 & 23, 2013                       Thousand Lakes Region Convention
                         Minneapolis, MN

 


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