St. Louis Area and National Train Shows

Last updated November 13, 2009

We always need updates for the shows listed below!



19th Annual Greater St. Louis Metro Area Train Show
"Perhaps the best home-grown ALL SCALES show in the country!"
* * * The MVNS Modules will be set up at this show! * * *
Sponsored by the Mississippi Valley N Scalers
Kirkwood Community Center, Kirkwood, MO
October 9 and 10, 2010
Saturday 10 am - 5 pm, Sunday 11 am - 4 pm
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Admission $5, Children 12 and under FREE with adult
Bring the kids to see the trains!
Family fun!
Don't miss this show!

Metro East Model Railroad Club
Holiday Open House November 21, December 5, December 19, 2009, 10 AM to 3 PM
Old Fire House at the corner of
School and Summit Streets
180 Summit Street, Glen Carbon, Illinois
Take 2nd stop sign after covered bridge (turn right) onto School St.
HO scale layout is 18' 6" wide by 27' 6" long with 1000 feet of multi-level track
Upper level depicts Glen Carbon in the 1940s
Free admission
MEMRRC business meeting 1st Thursday of each month at 6:30 PM
Glen Carbon Library on School St.
Call Bob at (618) 476-9228 or Bill Birdsell at (618) 254-6596
Visit the Metro East Model Railroad Club website

Chatham Rail-A-Rama
Presented by the C&IM Chapter NMRA Benefit for the Chatham Railroad Museum
Saturday, November 21, 2009 10 AM to 3 PM
Chatham Community Building, Chatham, Illinois
109 W. Mulberry St., North side of Village Square
1/2 block west of IL route 4, 6 miles south of Springfield
Admission $2, Children 12 and under FREE
Food will be available
For more information call (217) 483-7792

2nd Annual North Central Illinois Model Train Fair and Farm Toy Show
Saturday, November 21, 2009 9 AM to 3 PM
Bureau County Fairgrounds
811 W. Peru St. (Rte. 6 W), Princeton, Illinois 61356
West edge of Princeton, 1 mile south of I-80. 50 miles north of Peoria, 2 hours west of Chicago.
Admission $4 for adults
3 huge heated exhibit halls with working layouts, trains and toys for sale too.
Concession stand in building.
For more information call Kathy Costerisan at (815) 875-2606 after 5 pm
Or send email to kathybcfair@yahoo.com

25th Annual Model Railroad and Railroadiana Show and Sale
Presented by the Southern Illinois Train Club
Benton Civic Center, Benton, Illinois
Sunday, November 22, 2009 11 AM to 4 PM
Admission $3, Children under 12 FREE
For more information call Randy Domineck (618) 984-4474
Or check out the Southern Illinois Train Club website

Peoria Trainfair
Sunday, November 22, 2009 10 am - 3 pm
Illinois Central College
Rt. 24 1 mile east of Rt. 116, East Peoria, Illinois
Swap meet tables, model railroad displays, railroad videos, test track, lots of free parking
Admission $3, Children under 12 free with adult
The largest swap meet/trainfair in the Peoria area
For more information call Ron Brown at (309) 369-3515, (309) 697-6050
email: pepper@yahoo.com

Great Train Expo Show
November 28 and 29, 2009
Saturday and Sunday, 10 am - 4 pm
Gateway Center - One Gateway Drive - Collinsville, Illinois
* * * The MVNS N-Trak Modules might be set up at this show maybe! * * *
Admission $7, Children under 12 FREE
For information call (630) 608-4988 or check out The Great Train Expo website

Mid-America Train and Toy Show
Sunday November 29, 2009
Open 9 AM to 2 PM
Business Technology College (BTC) Exhibit Hall
I-435 and Front Street
1775 Universal Avenue, Kansas City, MO
Admission $5, Children 12 and under FREE, 7 AM early admissions $10 each
Model trains, free train movies, door prizes, free parking.
For more information call Steve and Sherri Stich at (913) 651-5864 or email MidAmericaShows@sbcglobal.net
Directions: From I-435, exit 57 west (Front St) to Universal Ave. and turn right at stoplight.
Or, from I-35, exit Front St. and continue east to Universal Ave., then turn left at stoplight.

Big Bend Railroad Club
invites you to attend their monthly open house
1st Tuesday every month at 7:30 PM
and the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Tuesdays in December
8833 Big Bend Blvd. in the historic Frisco Train Station in Webster Groves MO
For more information call Marty (314) 638-8250 or 892-7252
Click here for the BB RR Web site

Oklahoma City Train Show
15th Annual Southern Plains N-Scale Convention
December 3 - 6, 2009
Travel & Transporation building, Oklahoma State Fairgrounds, Oklahoma City
90,000 square feet of layouts, dealers, and manufacturers exhibits
N convention begins on Thursday December 4 with tours and clinics at the Clarion hotel
Make hotel reservations at $62 per night by calling the Clarion at (405) 942-8511 before November 14th
Registration $10, Friday night pizza party $7, Saturday night banquet $10
For information call (972)489-7903 or check out The OK N-Rail Website or email convention@oknrail.org

26th Annual Great St. Louis Christmas Train Show Swap Meet & Food Drive
Sponsored by the Ozark Division of the TCA
Saturday December 5, 2009 9 AM to 3 PM
Life Christian School
13001 Gravois Ave. (Missouri Hwy 30), Sunset Hills, Missouri
Admission $5, ($4 with non-perishable food item), Children 12 and under FREE with adult
Refreshments, attendance prizes, operating display, all gauges represented
For more information call Jon Lundvall at (314) 239-7996 or email jonlstrains@netscape.net

Kirkwood Railroad Association of Missouri
Holiday Open House December 12, 2009, Noon to 5 PM
South entrance to the basement level of the Hough School Building
Southeast corner of Lockwood and Sappington Roads
Elevator access at the North entrance of the building
Free admission

Chicago Great Midwest Train Show
December 13, 2009
January 10, 2010
February 14, 2010
March 14, 2010
April 11, 2010
May 2, 2010
9:30 AM to 3:00 PM
DuPage County Fairgrounds, Wheaton IL
Adults $7, kids under 12 free
For information call (630) 290-1962 or check out The Great Midwest Train Show Website

New Years Open House
at the home of Brian Post
Saturday January 2, 2010 10 AM to 6 PM
248 Pardella, St. Louis, Missouri 63125
Lemay Ferry to East on Bayless, then South on Pardella
Be careful to obey the 35 MPH speed limit on Bayless
Green house. Come to the side door, don't knock, go downstairs
For more information call Brian Post at (314) 249-6986

TrainFair 2010
Presented by The St. Charles Model Railroad Club
Saturday January 16, 2010 9 am - 3 pm
Admission $5, Children under 12 FREE
Heart of St. Charles Banquet Center
5th Street & I-70, St. Charles, Missouri
For information contact Rod Stratman
PO Box 757, O'Fallon, MO 63366
(636) 960-1955 or visit the St. Charles Railroad Club website
Don't forget to visit their layout at Fort Zumwalt Park located in O'Fallon, Missouri.
It is on the eastern side of the park just off of Plackemeier Drive.

2nd Annual Great St. Louis After Christmas Train Show Swap Meet & Food Drive
Sponsored by the Ozark Division of the TCA
Saturday January 30, 2010 9 AM to 3 PM
Immanuel Lutheran School
9733 Olive Blvd., Olivette, Missouri
Admission $5, ($4 with non-perishable food item), Children 12 and under FREE with adult
Refreshments, attendance prizes, operating display, all gauges represented
For more information call Jon Lundvall at (314) 239-7996 or email jonlstrains@netscape.net

Great Train Expo Show
February 6 and 7, 2010
Saturday and Sunday, 10 am - 4 pm
* * * The MVNS Modules might be set up at this show, maybe! * * *
St. Charles Convention Center - St. Charles, Missouri
Admission $7, Children 11 and under FREE
For information call (630) 279-4048 or check out The Great Train Expo website

Alton Train Show
Buy, Sell, and Trade
February 20, 2010
10 AM to 3 PM
Franklin Masonic Lodge
1513 Washington Ave., Alton IL 62002
Admission $2
Doors open for sellers to set up at 8 AM - 9:30 AM. Tables are free.
For more information contact call Richard at (618) 465-2442
Directions from Clark Bridge: Turn right off bridge, turn left at 1st light,
turn right on Broadway, left on Washington Ave.
Directions from IL Rt. 3: North on Rt. 3, turn left on Washington Ave.

4th Annual Model Train Show 2010
Sponsored by Hoopeston JC's
ECI Model Railroaders
Saturday February 20, 2010 10 am - 4 pm
Sunday February 21, 2010 10 am - 3 pm
Hoopeston Illinois McFerren Park Civic Center on Illinois Route 1
Free parking, food served both days, all scales
The Park is about 1/2 mile north of
the intersection of Routes 1 and 9, flashing red light, 4 way stop
Turn right at Penn St. (Casey's) and turn right into the park
Admission $2, children 12 and under free
For more information call Chad after 5 PM at (217) 304-2718

Peoria Trainfair
Sunday, February 21, 2010 10 am - 3 pm
Illinois Central College
Rt. 24 1 mile east of Rt. 116, East Peoria, Illinois
Swap meet tables, model railroad displays, railroad videos, test track, lots of free parking
Admission $3, Children under 13 free with adult
The largest swap meet/trainfair in the Peoria area
For more information call Ron Brown at (309) 369-3515, (309) 697-6050
email: pepper7190@yahoo.com

Boeing Employees' Railroad Club - St. Louis Railroad Swap Meet
Saturday March 13, 2010
10 am - 3 pm
Greensfelder Recreation Complex at Queeny Park
550 Wiedman Road, Ballwin, MO 63011
Admission $3, Children under 12 FREE
For information call Wayne Schimmel (636) 668-6313 email wwhtehrse@aol.com
Table reservation checks payable to Boeing Employees Railroad Club - St. Louis
733 Hwy Y, Winfield, MO 63389-2206
or check out The Boeing Club website

Springfield Train Fair 2010
Sponsored by the Springfield Model Railroad Club
* * * The MVNS layout will be on display at this show * * *
Sunday April 11, 2010, 10 am - 4 pm
Orr Building, Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, Illinois
Swap meet, vendors, clinics, layouts, door prizes, concessions
Admission $4, kids 10 and under free with adult
Set up from 4 pm to 8 pm on Saturday, and starting at 6 am on Sunday.
Vendors/exhibitors will be allowed to pull their vehicles into the building for set up and take down.
For information call Tracy Bailey at 217-528-7921 email springfieldmodelrailroadclub@yahoo.com
or check out the Springfield Train Fair website

9th Annual Titletown Train Show
Shopko Hall
1901 S. Oneida St.
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Saturday April 24, 2010 9 AM to 5 PM
Sunday April 25, 2010 10 AM to 4 PM
40,000 square feet
Admission $5, seniors $4, children under 12 FREE, $2 parking
Call (920) 217-5318 for more information
or send email to info@ttsgbllc.com
Titletown Train Show website

Mid-Continent Region Convention / Branson Express 2010
Hosted by Eastern Iowa Division
June 10-13, 2010
Clarion Hotel & Convention Center
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
60th anniversary of the Mid-Continent Region
Clinics, contests, swap tables, door prizes, layout tours, prototype tours, banquet meeting.
For more information check out the Mid Continent Region NMRA website

18th N Scale Collector Convention
2010 National N Scale Convention
Tuesday June 22 to Saturday June 26, 2010
Sugar Land, Texas - 19 miles southwest of Houston
If you're into N, register for what promises to be an incredible event NOW!
Sugar Land Town Square area website
Sugar Land Marriott Town Square hotel website
16090 City Walk, Sugar Land, Texas 77479 (281) 275-8400
For more information, check out The 2010 N Scale Convention web page

33rd Annual Galesburg Railroad Days Train Show
Carl Sandburg College
2400 Tom L. Wilson Blvd.
Galesburg, Illinois
Saturday June 26, 2010 9 AM to 5 PM
Sunday June 27, 2010 10 AM to 4 PM
20 layouts, 250 vendor tables
Admission $5, children under 12 FREE
Call Harry Grossman for more information (309) 341-5327
or send email to harrygrossman@hotmail.com
Galesburg Railroad Days website

2010 NMRA 75th Anniversary National Convention
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
July 11 - 18, 2010
Midwest Airlines Center
National Train Show Friday, Saturday, and Sunday July 16-18, 2010
Visit the The NMRA 75th Anniversary National 2010 convention website

Boeing Employees' Railroad Club - St. Louis Railroad Swap Meet
Saturday September 11, 2010
10 am - 3 pm
Queeny Park
550 Weidman Road, Ballwin, MO 63011
Admission $3, Children under 12 FREE
For information call Wayne Schimmel (636) 668-6313 after 6:30 pm email wwhtehrse@aol.com
Table reservations to Boeing Employees Railroad Club - St. Louis
733 Hwy Y, Winfield MO 63389-2206
or check out The Boeing Club website

20th Annual Greater St. Louis Metro Area Train Show
"Perhaps the best home-grown ALL SCALES show in the country!"
* * * The MVNS Modules will be set up at this show! * * *
Sponsored by the Mississippi Valley N Scalers
Kirkwood Community Center, Kirkwood, MO
October 9 and 10, 2010
Saturday 10 am - 5 pm, Sunday 11 am - 4 pm
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Admission $5, Children 12 and under FREE with adult
Bring the kids to see the trains!
Family fun!
Don't miss this show!

iHobby Expo 26th Annual Show
International Model and Hobby Expo
Saturday and Sunday, October 23 and 24, 2010 10 am - 5 pm
Daily admission $10, children 10 and under free, Senior 65 and over $8
Featuring the Northwest N-Trak model railroad layout
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Road, Rosemont, Illinois
For more information check out the iHobby Expo website

Gateway Division Model Train Meet
Sponsored by the Gateway Division of the Mid-Continent Region of the NMRA
Saturday, November 6, 2010 9 am - 3 pm
Admission $5, children 12 and under free
Home layout tours at 4 pm
Trinity Lutheran Church, 14088 Clayton Road, Ballwin, Missouri
Clayton Road and Rte. 141, West St. Louis County
Clinics, layout under construction, model and photo contests, swap tables, door prizes.
Popular vote, NMRA judging on request
Grand prize drawing for a locomotive
For more information check out the Gateway Division NMRA website

Peoria Trainfair
Sunday, November 22, 2010 10 am - 3 pm
Illinois Central College
Rt. 24 1 mile east of Rt. 116, East Peoria, Illinois
Swap meet tables, model railroad displays, railroad videos, test track, lots of free parking
Admission $3, Children under 12 free with adult
The largest swap meet/trainfair in the Peoria area
For more information call Ron Brown at (309) 369-3515, (309) 697-6050
email: pepper@yahoo.com



We need current dates for last year's shows listed below!



15th Annual Train Show & Swap Meet
Sponsored by the Wichita Toy Train Club
Sunday, October 25, 2009 9 am - 3 pm
Admission $5, children under 12 free
Sedgwick County Extension Center (21st & Ridge)
Clayton Road and Rte. 141, West St. Louis County
Buy - Sell - Trade Over 100 tables Over 40 Vendors
For more information email weldoc52@gmail.com
or check out the Wichita Toy Train Club website

PVTA Model Railroad Swap Meet & Sale
Annual Heritage Day Train Show
Sunday, October 11, 2009 8 am - 3 pm
Admission $3, children under 12 free
Salvation Army Building, Tamaqua, Pennsylvania
West Broad Street 1/2 block from Reading Station
Dealers welcome
For more information call (570) 645-9133 or (570) 952-7843
Email trainnut@ptd.net or hardcoalman@hotmail.com

Decatur Train Fair 2009
Sponsored by the Decatur Mt. Zion & Southern Model Railroad Club
Saturday September 19, 2009 10 AM to 5 PM
Sunday September 20, 2009 10 AM to 4 PM
Decatur Civic Center, Decatur Illinois
Corner of Eldorado & Franklin St.
Admission $4, children 12 and under FREE with adult
Swap meet -- Vendors -- Clinics -- Layouts -- Door Prizes
Central Illinois' Largest Train Fair
For information call Steve Bricker at (217) 864-4397 or (217) 454-2528
or email at brickers@insightbb.com
or check out the Decatur Civic Center website

Wabash Frisco & Pacific Railroad
Hosts the MVNS Modular Railroad Display
Glencoe, Missouri
Sunday September 20, 2009 11 am to 4 pm
Sunday September 27, 2009 11 am to 4 pm
I-44 West to the Eureka 109 Exit then North to Glencoe, and follow the sign for the WF&P
For information check out the Wabash Frisco and Pacific Railroad website
* * * The MVNS Modules will be set up at this show! * * *

The 2nd Annual Train Fair
Union Station Kansas City Model Railroad Society
September 26 - 27, 2009
9 AM to 5 PM Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM Sunday
Union Station 30 West Pershing Road Kansas City, Missouri
Operating layouts, railroad historical societies, model train vendors, clinics, and more.
Special events are planned for kids.
For more information call Louis Seibel at (913) 393-3495
or contact Ted Tschirhart at (816) 861-3449
Check the Union Station Website

Western Kansas Train Show
Sponsored by KND Collectibles
Buy and sell new and used model trains
Saturday, September 12, 2009 9 AM to 5 PM
Sunday, September 13, 2009 11 AM to 4 PM
The Hayes Mall
2918 Vine Street
Hayes, Kansas 67601
Admission $5, 12 and under free
80 tables of trains for sale plus operating layouts, food and door prizes
For information contact Kevin Keeler at (417) 838-5615 or email klk@mchsi.com
Check out the K-N-D Collectibles website

2009 National Convention of the National Association of S Gaugers
Hosted by the American Flyer S Gaugers in the St. Louis Area AFSGSLA
and the St. Louis Area Narrow Gaugers SLANG
August 4 - 8, 2009
St. Louis Airport Marriott
Wineries tour of Augusta area wineries including Mt. Pleasant and Balducci's
Visit the The National Association of S Gaugers website

Heart of America Garden Railroad Show
August 7-8, 2009 9 am to 6 pm
Overland Park International Trade Center
115th and Metcalf
Overland Park, Kansas
Vendors, manufacturers exhibits, layot displays
A Train Show exclusively for Garden Scale Railroading,
with fun for the entire family!
For more information check out the Heart of America Garden Railroad Show website
PO Box 296, Grandview, MO 64030 phone (913) 406-3400

Model Railroad and Railroadiana Show and Sale
Presented by the Southern Illinois Train Club
Illinois Centre Mall, I-57 and Route 13, Marion, Illinois
Saturday, August 29, 2009 10 AM to 9 PM
Sunday, August 30, 2009 12 AM to 5:30 PM
For more information call Randy Domineck (618) 984-4474
Or check out the Southern Illinois Train Club website

Summer Time Train O Rama
Saturday July 18, 2009
9 AM - 2 PM
Concordia Lutheran, 505 S. Kirkwood Road, Kirkwood, MO 63122
Across from Magic House on Lindbergh Blvd.
Plenty of Food and Fun
Sellers setup from 7 - 9 AM
Admission $5, children under 12 free
Call Val Dasho at (314) 835-0257 or trainorama@sbcglobal.net for more information

Turkey Creek Annual Show
Saturday, August 1, 2009 9:30 am to 3:30 pm
Lenexa Community Center
13420 Oak (Pflumm & Santa Fe Drive), Lenexa, Kansas
Admission $6, children under 12 free
Featuring 80 vendor tables, clinics, displays, door prizes
For show info: Louis Tel. (913) 927-6850
Visit the The Turkey Creek NMRA website

Mid-America Train and Toy Show
Sunday August 2, 2009
Open 9 AM to 2 PM
Business Technology College (BTC) Exhibit Hall
I-435 and Front Street
1775 Universal Avenue, Kansas City, MO
Admission $5, Children 12 and under FREE, 7 AM early admissions $10 each
Model trains, free train movies, door prizes, free parking.
For more information call Steve and Sherri Stich at (913) 651-5864 or email MidAmericaShows@sbcglobal.net
Directions: From I-435, exit 57 west (Front St) to Universal Ave. and turn right at stoplight.
Or, from I-35, exit Front St. and continue east to Universal Ave., then turn left at stoplight.

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Metro East Model Railroad Club
Glen Carbon Homecoming Open House June 19 - 20, 2009
Friday 5 - 9 PM, Saturday 4 - 9 PM
Old Fire House at the corner of
School and Summit Streets
180 Summit Street, Glen Carbon, Illinois
Take 2nd stop sign after covered bridge (turn right) onto School St.
HO scale layout is 18' 6" wide by 27' 6" long with 1000 feet of multi-level track
Upper level depicts Glen Carbon in the 1940s
Free admission
MEMRRC business meeting 1st Thursday of each month at 6:30 PM
Glen Carbon Library on School St.
Call Bill Birdsell at (618) 254-6596
Visit the Metro East Model Railroad Club website

Railroad Crossing Days
Union Depot RR Museum, 703 Main St., Mendota, Illinois
June 20 - 21, 2009
Saturday 10 - 5, Sunday 10 - 4
Admission $2
Swap meet, memorabilia, HO display, and more
Call the Union Depot Railroad Museum for more information at (815) 538-3800
Mendota Museums website

Nevada Comstock Railroad Memorabilia Show
July 11, 2009 9 am to 4 pm
Virginia City Middle School Gym
127 So. D St., Virginia City, Nevada
Admission $5, children under 12 free
Featuring dealers from 6 western states
Same weekend as the Virginia & Truckee RR Sesquicentennial Train
National Train Show Friday, Saturday, and Sunday July 17-19, 2007
For show info: Mike or Wendy Munson, PO Box 1429, Dayton, NV 89403 Tel. (775) 246-8434

Southern Illinois Train Club and John A. Logan College
Model Railroad and Railroadiana Show and Sale
Sunday, April 26, 2009 from 11 am to 4 pm
Admission $3 adults, children under 12 free
John A. Logan College Gymnasium
Carterville, Illinois
For information contact Randy Domineck (618) 984-4474
or info@si-trainclub.net or by mail at 814 Chamness Rd, Royalton, IL 62983
Or check out the Southern Illinois Train Club website

Decatur Train Fair 2009
Sponsored by the Decatur Mt. Zion & Southern Model Railroad Club
Saturday April 18, 2009 10 AM to 5 PM
Sunday April 19, 2009 10 AM to 4 PM
Decatur Civic Center, Decatur Illinois
Corner of Eldorado & Franklin St.
Admission $4, children 12 and under FREE with adult
Swap meet -- Vendors -- Clinics -- Layouts -- Door Prizes
Central Illinois' Largest Train Fair
For information call Steve Bricker at (217) 864-4397 or (217) 454-2528
or email at brickers@insightbb.com
or check out the Decatur Civic Center website

Train O Rama
Saturday April 25, 2009
9 AM - 3 PM
American Legion Post 103, 3212 Sutton Blvd., Maplewood, Missouri 63143
South of Manchester Rd. on Sutton
Plenty of Food and Fun, 50 feet from the UP main line, bring your camera!
Admission $5, children under 12 free
Call (314) 835-0257 or trainorama@sbcglobal.net for more infomation

The Dupo Show Year 2009
Sponsored by DCHS and Reynolds Railways
19th year!
Saturday, February 14, 2009 10 am - 3 pm
Dupo Community High School Gym
600 Louisa Avenue, Dupo, Illinois 62239
Admission $3, Children 12 and under FREE with adult
For more information call Dirk Reynolds at (618) 286-3399
email: reynrail@htc.net comptrain2002@yahoo.com

42nd Annual Mad City Model Railroad Show & Sale
Sponsored by South Central Wisconsin Division, NMRA
February 21 - 22, 2009 9 am - 5 pm
Alliant Energy Center
Hwy. 12/18, Exit John Nolen Dr., Madison, Wisconsin
90,000 square feet of model trains, operating layouts,
exhibits, clinics, door prizes, and vendor tables.
Four HO train sets given away each day!
Admission $8, Seniors $7, Children $2
For more information call (688) 835-3148
or check the South Central Wisconsin Division website

Eleventh Annual Cross County Model Railroad Days
February 21 & 22, 2009
Saturday 10 am - 9 pm, Sunday 12 - 5 pm
Free admission! Swap meet, door prizes, operating layouts.
The Cross County Mall, Mattoon, Illinois (Exit 190 B, 3/4 mile east of I-57, Rte. 16)
Sponsored by: The Cross County Mall and Coryville Station
For more information, contact:
John or Becky Shuemaker
Coryville Station (217) 459-2787
Rt. 2 Box 77, Windsor, Illinois 61957
john@coryvillestation.com
Check the Coryville Station Website

Santa's Trainland
Owned and operated by Pat & Darrell Reinwald
200 North Main Street
St. Charles, MO
November 28 thru December 21
Fridays 5 pm to 9 pm
Saturdays 11 am to 5 pm
Sundays 12 pm to 5 pm
Free admission
Santa's Trainland is a mobile Christmas train display with many animated items.
Visitors can be involved with the display as they operate the pushbutton controls.
Lights from the ceramic villagtes on all three levels of the display
give a person the true feeling of Christmas surrounding them.
Free admission
Call (636) 447-6524

7th Annual Christmas Train Layout
Holiday Open House November 28 till January 3rd from 1 to 8pm, Thursday thru Sunday
Americas Best Value Inn Hotel
Hwy 54 and exit AA/OO, Holts Summit, MO 65043
Lionel O gauge 16 by 24 foot layout featuring several themes
There are four major themes featuring nearly 50 Lionel operating items,
one trolley and six trains operating at once
This year also features a new expanded Christmas village on two 4 X 12 foot boards,
with two Christmas trains, one trolley, 6 operating Christmas items and over fifty Dept 56 like buildings
This layout has been feature on all three local TV stations over the years
and been on the front page of the Jefferson City News Tribune Newspaper twice.
Tours take approximately 30 minutes
Free admission
Call Arthur Kristofik at (573) 896-8787

New Switzerland Model Railroad Club
Annual Christmas Model Railroad Open House
Highland Masonic Temple
721 Ninth Street, Highland, Illinois
Diagonal from House of Plenty
December 5, 2008 through January 4, 2009
Fridays 6 PM - 9 PM
Saturdays 10 - 4 PM
Sundays 12 - 4 PM
Admission is free to the public, donations welcomed
in conjunction with Masonic breakfast with Santa
Closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Years Eve, New Years Day

Model Railroad Open House
Sponsored by the Litchfield Train Group
Friday November 21, 2008 from 5 to 9 PM
Admission $1.00
Ameriprise Building, 510 N. State Street, Litchfield, Illinois
Hwy. 16 & I-55 at mile marker 52
Downtown at the Library Park stop light next to the Clark station
50 minutes north of St. Louis, 45 minutes south of Springfield, IL
Large HO scale layout with 50's to 70's midwestern theme
For information contact Bonnie Bathurst at (217) 324-3203 days and (217) 324-2044 nights
or email at bathurst@litchfieldil.com

Trainfest 2008 37th Annual Model Railroad Show
Wisconsin Southeastern (WISE) Division, NMRA
Saturday, November 8, 2008 9 AM to 5:30 PM
Sunday, November 9, 2008 9:30 AM to 5 PM
Exposition Center at Wisconsin State Fair Park
Now in the expanded Exposition Center
South 84th Street & Greenfield Avenue
West Allis, Wisconsin
Admission $10
Over 140,000 square feet of model railroads,
and a minimum of 40 operating layouts from Z to G.
For information check out The Trainfest Website

Central Illinois Great Train Show
Central Illinois Railroad Club
Sunday, November 9, 2008
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Featuring layouts, railroad equipment displays, swap sessions,
railroadiana, model railroad supplies, educational displays,
computer train simulators, prototype model contests.
Interstate Center
2301 West Market St., Bloomington, Illinois
Admission $4, Children under 12 Free
For information call Tim MacDonnnell at (309) 454-9493 eves. or
For information check out the Central Illinois Railroad Club Website
or write CIRC Attn: Train Show Coordinator, PO Box 544, Bloomington, IL 61702-0544
or send email to mnormal1@aol.com

Makin' Tracks Model Railroad Show & Swap Meet
Hosted by Rockome Gardens
Admission to the park $8 adults, $4 children
October 25 and 26, 2008
Saturday 10 am - 5 pm, Sunday 10 am - 4 pm
Rockome Gardens Arcola, Illinois
5 miles west of I-57 at Arcola Exit 203
For information call (21) 268-4106 or check out The Rockome Website

Evansville Old Time Train Show and Swap Meet
September 20, 2008
10 AM - 3 PM CST
Armstrong Recreation Center
State Road 65 and Baseline Road, Evansville, Indiana
3 miles south of I-64, exit 18
Admission $4, children under 12 free
For information call Darrell Cato at (812) 963-6676
or send mail to Darrell Cato, 4920 Big Cynthiana Road, Evansville, IN 47720
or email traincato@cs.com

Illinois Central Historical Society
Train Show and Swap Meet
Executive Inn, Paducah, Kentucky
Saturday, August 23, 2008 9 AM to 4 PM
Annual Meeting
Admission by modest donation
August 22-24, 2008
For more information write
A.B. Mifflin, Vice President, ICHS, P.O. Box 2354, Carbondale, IL 62901-2354

The Derby City Express 2008 National N Scale Convention
June 25 - 29, 2008
Presented by the Kentuckiana Society of N Scalers (KSONS)
and the N Scale Collector Society (NSC)
In association with the 2008 National N Scale Partnership
and World's Greatest Hobby On Tour
If you're into N, register for what promises to be an incredible event NOW!
Held at the Kentucky International Convention Center
and The Galt House Hotel
For more information, check out The 2008 National N Scale Convention website

11th Annual Train Show at the
27th Annual Mill Road Threshermans Association Show
Train Show and Steam Threshing Festival
Saturday July 26, 2008 9 am to 4 pm
Sunday July 27, 2008 10 am to 3 pm
Effingham County Fairgrounds, Altamont, Illinois
I-70 Exit 82, North to 4-way stop, 1/2 mile east on Route 40
Gate fee $4 per adult, children under 12 free
Setup Friday 2 - 7 PM, Saturday 7 - 9 AM
Call Don or Nancy Barr of D&N Hobbies at (217) 536-6400 after 6 PM
Email dandnhobbies@effingham.net
or check out theThresherman's Show website

4th Annual St. Louis Railroad Prototype Modelers Meet
Friday, August 15, 2008
Saturday, August 16, 2008
9 am to 10 pm both days
Gateway Convention Center, Collinsville, Illinois
Admission $20 for both days, $15 for Saturday only
All scales, model displays, clinics, demonstrations, vendors, historical society presentations
Bring your models, finished or unfinished, for display
There will be no contests
This is a non-profit event hosted by modelers, for modelers
Contact John Golden at Golden1014@yahoo.com telephone (812) 929-7181
Dan Kohlberg at paducah@mindspring.com

Railfest 2008
Kankakee Model Railroad Club
June 14, 2008
For information see the The Kankakee Railroad Museum Website

12th Annual Great Midwestern Division Model Railroad Meet
Saturday, April 19, 2008 from 9 am to 3 pm
Admission $6 adults, children 13 and under free
Meredith Middle School, 47th and Madison, Des Moines, Iowa
For information contact John Averill (515) 961-3018
or email gmdmcor@cs.com3

Makin' Tracks Model Railroad Show & Swap Meet
Hosted by Rockome Gardens
April 26 - 27, 2008
Saturday 10 am - 5 pm, Sunday 10 am - 4pm
Rockome Gardens Arcola, Illinois
5 miles west of I-57 at Arcola Exit 203
Admission to Rockome $8, children $4, gets you into the Show
For information call 217-268-4106 or check out The Rockome Website

Rockford Model Railroad Show & Sale
Sponsored by the Rock River Valley Division NMRA
Saturday March 29, 2008 10 AM to 5 PM
Sunday March 30, 2008 10 AM to 4 PM
Jefferson High School
South of Bypass 20 West of Alpine Road
4145 Samuelson Road, Rockford, Illinois
Donation $5, Children 12 and under and uniformed scouts free
30,000 sq ft of layouts, displays, vendors, memorabilia
For more information email rrvdss@comcast.net

Cotton Belt Rail Historical Society, Inc.
Annual Railroadiana Show and Sale
Saturday April 5, 2008, 9 am - 4 pm
Arkansas Railroad Museum, 1700 Port Road, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Railroad memorabilia, model trains, track and accessories, all scales
Admission $5, children 6-12 $2, under 6 free
For information call the museum at 870-535-8819

Great Train Expo Show
March 15 and 16, 2008
Saturday and Sunday, 10 am - 4 pm
* * * The MVNS Modules will be set up at this show! * * *
Gateway Center - One Gateway Drive, Collinsville, Illinois
Admission $7, Children 11 and under FREE
For information call (630) 279-4048 or check out The Great Train Expo website

31st Annual Urbana Model Railroad Show
March 15 & 16, 2008
Saturday 10 AM - 6 PM, Sunday 11 AM - 5 PM
Lincoln Square Shopping Center, Urbana, Illinois
Co-sponsored by the Urbana Free Library, Lincoln Square, and the Midwest Central Railroad Club
Admission is FREE
Contact Steve Hankel at (217) 352-9846 or
The Midwest Central Railroad Club Website

LaCrosse and Three Rivers Railroad Club
27th Annual Model Railroad Show
Saturday and Sunday March 15 & 16, 2008
Saturday 10 AM - 6 AM, Sunday 10 AM - 4 PM
2002 LaCrosse Center, Second and Pearl Streets, LaCrosse, Wisconsin
Free Parking. $4 for adults. Children under 12 free.
For more information call check the LaCrosse Club website
Future Show Dates
March 21 & 22, 2009
March 20 & 21, 2010

World's Greatest Hobby On Tour
Saturday, March 15, 2008 10 AM to 6 PM
Sunday, March 16, 2008 10 AM to 5 PM
Bartle Hall Convention Center (downtown), Kansas City MO
Adults $10, kids 16 and under free
For information call check out The WGH Website

38th Annual Train Show and Sale
Sponsored by the Ann Arbor Model Railroad Club
and the Huron Valley Railroad Historical Society
Saturday, February 16, 2008 10 am - 4 pm
Sunday, February 17, 2008 10 am - 3 pm
Saline Middle School
7190 N. Maple Road, Saline, Michigan
500+ tables, operating layouts, raffle, food service
Admission $6, Children under 10 years old free.
For more information call (734) 426-0829
or check the Ann Arbor RR Club website

7th Annual Model Railroad Show & Swap Meet
Sponsored by Lawrence Model Railroad Club
Saturday February 23, 2008 9 am - 5 pm
Douglas County Fairgrounds Building 21
2120 Harper Street, Lawrence, Kansas
2 blocks north of K10 on Harper
Operating club train layouts in HO and N scale, modeling contest, and switching contest
Admission $5, children 12 and under free
$1 off admission with the donation of canned food items, donated to LINK food pantry
For more information call Jim Taylor at (785) 841-6256 or or email jimforegolf@hotmail.com

23rd Annual Sn3 Symposium
February 14 - 16, 2008
Marriott St. Louis Airport
10700 Peach Tree Lane, St. Louis, MO 63134
Layouts in Sn3, On3, and HOn3, model contest, manufacturer's room, clinics, modules, and more!
Registration $40 before 7/1/2007, $45 thereafter, spouses are free
For more information call Jeff Boock at (636) 928-9969
or write to Peter Smith, 4317 Mahogany Lane, Belleville, IL 62226
Check out The 2008 Sn3 Symposium website

6th Annual Gateway Garden Winter Meet
Sponsored by the Gateway Garden Railroad Club Inc.
Saturday, February 9, 2008 10 am - 4 pm
Sunday, February 10, 2008 10 am - 1 pm
The Mariner's Village, Carlyle, Illinois
Admission $2, Children 12 and under FREE
For more information call Rick Golding at (618) 594-3902 or email westaccess@charter.net
Skip MacEwen (618) 397-2346, skipmac@peaknet.com

5th Annual Train and Circus Show
Cisco Junction Model Railroad Group
Saturday January 26, 2008 10 AM to 4 PM
Sunday January 27, 2008 10 AM to 4 PM
The Cisco Center, 325 N. Eldon Street
Cisco, Illinois (adjoining Firehouse)
I-72 between Champaign and Decatur, exit 156 Weldon-Cisco
Operating model railroad layouts with DCC, transponding, sound, block detectors, and nose camera.
Vendor and swap tables, clinics, and door prizes.
Circus model builders will display circus trains, tents, wagons, figures,
billboards, animals and animated carnival displays.
Proceeds go to the renovation of the 1874 Cisco Depot to house a permanent layout
Admission: $3 adults, children 12 and under free
Mailing address:
Don Ploch
10408 East Washington Street Road
Argenta, IL 62501-8023
217-669-2261
email: don@ciscojunction.com
Click here for the Cisco Junction website

Great Train Expo Show
January 12 and 13, 2008
Saturday and Sunday, 10 am - 4 pm
American Royal Complex - 13th & Wyoming, Kansas City, Missouri
Admission $7, Children 11 and under FREE
For information call (630) 279-4048 or check out The Great Train Expo website

The Janzen Family Christmas Open House
Come see two model train layouts
Nativity scene collection with more than 100 different scenes
December 8, 2007
2 to 8 PM
3007 Persimmon Drive, St. Charles, MO 63301
Refreshments will be served
Directions: Take Hwy 370 to North Third St. (Hwy 94).
Go left on Hwy 94 approx. 1 mile to Fox Hill Rd. Turn left on Fox Hill Rd.
Go up the hill and turn right on Namelles, then right on Persimmon.
We are the 3rd driveway on the left.
For information call (636) 724-3803

The 1st Annual Train Show & Swap Meet
Presented by Christ Memorial Lutheran Church Youth Group
and Big Bend Rail Road Club
Saturday November 17, 2007
9 am - 3 pm
Christ Memorial Lutheran Church
5252 South Lindbergh, St, Louis, MO 63123
For information call Marty Glass at (314) 892-2752

Model Railroad Open House & Swap Meet
Sangamon Central RR Club & Sangamon County Fair Assn.
Sunday November 25, 2007 10 am - 4 pm
Admission $2, Children under 12 free
Sangamon County Fairgrounds New Berlin, Illinois
90 - 100 tables, all gauges
From Springfield, IL take US 36 west to New Berlin Exit
Turn south to the fairgrounds at the NW edge of town
For information call Joe Maggio at (217) 544-6797

The 6th Annual Greater Kansas City Model Railroad Expo
Presented by the Weekend 'N'gineers
in association with Train Town and Union Station Kansas City
October 13 - 14, 2007
10 AM to 5 PM Saturday, 10 AM to 5 PM Sunday
Friday setup beginning at noon
Adult admission $7, free parking
Sprint Festival Plaza (Old North Waiting Room)
Union Station 30 West Pershing Road Kansas City, Missouri
The expo will include train layouts in several scales
along with vendors of model railroad equipment.
Historical societies and dealers in railroadiana and books will be there,
along with a special play area for younger railroaders.
For more information call Marc Jacobs at (913) 782-5888 or email to gkcmrre@sbcglobal.net
Check the GKCMRRE Website
or contact Charlie Post (816) 966-1534 or email to charlie@showmelines.com
Check the Show Me Lines Website

Railfest 2007
The Gulf Mobile & Ohio Historical Society's
35th Annual Meeting and
The Rock Island Technical Society's
32nd Annual Meeting, Together!
September 28 - 30, 2007
Saturday 10 am - 5 pm, Sunday 10 am - 4 pm
The Oaks Hotel and Conference Center (formerly Ramada Inn)
300 S. Frontage Road (I-55 and County Line Road, Exit 276)
Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 (630) 325-2900
Train trip on Metra between Joliet and Chicago, swap meet, banquet
For information check he The Oaks at Burr Ridge Website
GM&O contact David Wagner at (773) 581-4809 email railfest2007@gmohs.org
RITS contact Steven Suhs at (630) 606-8038 email ssuhs@sbcglobal.net

29th Annual Monticello Railway Museum Railroad Days
Saturday, September 15 and Sunday, September 16, 2007
Monticello, Illinois
Location is just off I-72 at Exit 166 (Market Street)
Turn at the traffic light onto Iron Horse Place,
go past the Best Western Gateway Inn,
and follow the road to the museum.
Admission $10 adults, $8 seniors, $6 children
For information call (800) 952-3396
or visit The Monticello Railway Museum Website

Great St. Louis Spring Train Show & Food Drive
Saturday May 19, 2007
8 AM - 2 PM
Concordia Lutheran Church, 505 S. Kirkwood Road, Kirkwood, Missouri 63122
Attendance prizes, raffle, operating layouts, refreshments, all guages represented
Admission $4, $3 with non-perishable food item, children under 12 free
Call (636) 394-4858 for more infomation

Train Show
Saturday April 14, 2007
9 AM - 3 PM
Kirkwood Concordia Lutheran Church, 505 S. Kirkwood Road, Kirkwood, Missouri 63122
Across the street from the Magic House
Admission $4, children under 12 free
Call (314) 835-0257 or kwdtrainshow@yahoo.com for more infomation

29th OMRA Annual Train Show and Swap Meet
Sponsored by the Ozark Model Railroad Association
Saturday April 14, 2007
9 AM - 3 PM
King's Way United Methodist Church, 2401 S. Lone Pine, Springfield, Missouri
Operating layouts, scale displays, model and photo contests, workshops, clinics, and swap meet.
Contact Larry Smith at (417) 865-6250 or omraprez@aol.com for more infomation
Or check out The Ozark Model Railroad Assn. Website

21st Annual Railroadiana Swap Meet
Illinois Traction Society
The society for Illinois Terminal History
Saturday April 21, 2007 9 AM to 4 PM
Prairie Building, 240 SW Jefferson Street, Peoria, Illinois
For further details check the Illinois Traction Society website

Celebrate the Season
American Flyer S Gaugers of the St. Louis Area
in conjunction with Famous Barr proudly presents
The Great 2006 Christmas Train Window
This operating layout is on display this Christmas Season
Location: the display window at the downtown Famous Barr store
Corner of 7th and Locust Streets
General viewing hours 8:30 AM - 10:00 PM
Typically available for viewing from mid-November until the first weekend in January.

Central Illinois Great Train Show
Central Illinois Railroad Club
March 26, 2006
Featuring layouts, railroad equipment displays, swap sessions,
railroadiana, model railroad supplies, educational displays,
computer train simulators, prototype model contests.
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Interstate Center
2301 West Market St., Bloomington, Illinois
Admission $5, Children under 12 Free
For information call Tim or Chris MacDonnell at (309) 454-9493 eves. or
Check out the Central Illinois Railroad Club Website
or write CIRC Attn: Train Show Coordinator, PO Box 544, Bloomington, IL 61702-0544
or send email to Michael_DeBerg@msn.com

2005 N-Trak Fun Run
Sponsored by N-Trak of Bloomington-Normal
March 5 - 6, 2005
Children's Discovery Museum of Central Illinois
101 E. Beaufort Street, Normal IL
Operatng Modules, All N model and module contests, Swap meet
70x35 module layout area
Overlooks Amtrak/UP tracks on the Chicago-St. Louis corridor
Explore N Scale model railroading as an educational tool
For more information contact Dave Gentry, dgentry@insightbb.com (309) 452-1613
or Thom Joyce, thom.joyce2@verizon.net (309) 862-1674
or check the Children's Discovery Museum website

World's Greatest Hobby On Tour
Saturday, January 8, 2005 10 AM to 8 PM
Sunday, January 9, 2005 10 AM to 5 PM
America's Center, St. Louis MO
Show Features
Children receive free admission (Adults $9)
Manufacturers' exhibits
Huge complex and highly detailed operating model railroads
Hobby shop sales booths
The Train Playground - Where kids run the trains
Computerized Choo Choo Charlie - The robot who greets you to the show
Fast Track - Our train raceway
The Casey Jones Stage providing musical entertainment
Model railroading demonstrations and seminars
* * * The MVNS Modules will be set up at this show! * * *
For information call check out The WGH Website

Large O Gauge Layout 60 by 30 fully detailed
John & Shaun Schmierbach
3218 Frank Scott Parkway West
Belleville, Illinois (in basement)
Phone (618) 233-2758
Donation $2
December 10, 2003 through January 15, 2004
Thursday - Friday 7 PM - 8:30 PM
Saturday - 1 PM - 4 PM
Sunday - 10 PM - 3 PM