Railroad Model Craftsman Timetable

White River Productions

Railroad Model Craftsman Timetable lists railroad related events in the United States and Canada free of charge. Notices submitted to this web site at least 90 days prior to event date will be considered for publication in the print edition of our magazines, including Railfan & Railroad, Railroad Model Craftsman, Model Railroad News, and Railpace Newsmagazine. White River Productions is not responsible for errors in listings, please confirm details with event sponsor.

White River Productions is not responsible for errors in listings, please confirm details with event sponsor.


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June 9, 2023 -
June 11, 2023

2023 New York Central System Historical Society Annual Convention

Independence, Ohio

Enjoy our convention including bus tour to Bucyrus, Marion, and Galion, Ohio, three days of prototype and modeling presentations, a banquet with guest speaker, and NYCSHS "Collinwood Shop" Company Store. See website for details.


June 10, 2023

4th Annual Columbia Railroad Day

Columbia, Pennsylvania

Lectures on streetcars at the Crossings Center. Model railroad displays at Historic Society (19 N. 2nd St.). Model train show with railroad memorabilia and model trains for sale at Columbia Market House 15 S. 3rd St. Speeders Club with demonstrations and rides at 4th & Manor Sts.


June 10, 2023

15th Annual Ride the Rails for Cancer

Middletown, Pennsylvania

Half hour train rides will operate on the Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad. All funds will benefit Vickie’s Angel Walk who helps families pay their bills while going through cancer treatments. Craft show, Car Show and food next door in Hoffer Park.


June 16, 2023

Evening Train Ride & Ice Cream Social

Phillipsburg, New Jersey

Visit our museum and enjoy a ride on our Centerville & Southwestern miniature railroad and an old-fashioned ice cream social. Our museum picnic area is right next to the Norfolk Southern line.


June 17, 2023 -
June 18, 2023

Strawberry Fest Model Train Show

Waupaca, Wisconsin

Enjoy our train show featuring new and used model trains for sale in all scales and gauges. Presented by Waupaca Area Model Railroaders.


June 17, 2023

Fathers Day Train Rides

Rush, New York

Enjoy a fun day out with Dad and fun vintage train rides that depart every half hour from our historic 1909 Erie Railroad train station. During your visit, you will enjoy train rides that tour our museum grounds as you visit New York’s largest collection of historic trains. Enjoy a mile-and-a-half round trip train ride through our bucolic museum grounds. Tour our exhibits and take a peek behind the scenes in our Restoration Shop.


June 24, 2023 -
June 25, 2023

Carquinez Model Railroad Society June Open House

Crockett, California

Enjoy our 30x60’ HO and HOn3 mushroom-design model railroad on three levels, modeling Northern California from Oakland and across Donner Pass to Sparks.


June 24, 2023 -
June 25, 2023

32nd Tallahassee Model Railroad Show & Sale

Tallahassee, Florida

Enjoy our family friendly two-day event of interest to model railroaders of all ages and skill levels. Shop our vendors for trains, accessories, collectibles or clothing, and visit various operating train layouts for action, sights and sounds. Admission good for both days. Presented by Big Bend Model Railroad Association.


June 24, 2023 -
June 25, 2023

16th Annual Carillon Park Rail Festival

Dayton, Ohio

Enjoy our event featuring vendors, flea market, miniature train rides, and more. See website for details. Presented by Carillon Park Rail & Steam Society, in partnership with Dayton History.


July 1, 2023

Trains & Trolleys at Twilight

Rochester, New York

Take a trip back in time and experience an old fashioned “Trolley Park!" Board a vintage freight train for a ride through the bucolic countryside. Transfer to an authentic electric trolley that will transport you to our Trolley Park where you will enjoy complimentary ice cream and a free outdoor jazz concert. Presented by the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum and New York Museum of Transportation.


July 5, 2023 -
July 5, 2023

Ice Cream Night

Kennebunkport, Maine

Join us for our first Ice Cream Night of the season! Held every Wednesday in July and August from 5:30PM-7:30PM, guests are treated to a special evening trolley ride on our heritage railway through our campus and an ice cream sundae with all the fixin’s!


July 8, 2023

Picnicrail 2023

Blandon, Pennsylvania

Enjoy a great afternoon of train watching along the East Penn main line of Norfolk Southern in Blandon with snacks, followed by a BBQ chicken dinner. Limited sales of railroad collectibles and memorabilia. Railfan & Railroad editor Steve Barry will be the presenter of the evening program. Fundraiser to sponsor a camper at NRHS Railcamp East. Presented by Pottstown & Reading Chapter NRHS.


July 15, 2023

July Flash Train Meet

Kutztown, Pennsylvania

Affordable model train meet under large pavilions. All train-related merchandise is welcome.


July 15, 2023

Rail Fair

La Crosse, Wisconsin

Rail Fair hosts vendors offering 300 tables of railroad related merchandise. Patrons will have the opportunity to buy, sell and trade an outstanding selection of models, books, magazines, memorabilia, supplies, and more. The La Crosse Short Line display will be open for tours.


July 22, 2023 -
July 23, 2023

Daniel Tiger Visits Seashore

Kennebunkport, Maine

Maine Public and Seashore Trolley Museum are excited to welcome Daniel Tiger, from the PBS KIDS series "Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood." Enjoy rides on our museum heritage railway and tour our large collection of historic trolley and traction equipment.


July 27, 2023 -
July 28, 2023

Kansas City Flyer 2023 NMRA MCR Annual Convention

Overland Park, Kansas

Enjoy clinics, layout and prototype tours, non-rail program, full model and photo contest. Trade show with 7,000 sq ft of vender tables and operating layouts. See website for convention details, hotel, and registration info. Presented by NMRA Mid-Continent Region.


July 28, 2023 -
July 29, 2023

St. Louis Railroad Prototype Modeler Meet

Collinsville, Illinois

Enjoy our 16th annual meet with 100 tables featuring more than 4,000 models in various stages of completion. More than 200 tables for leading manufacturers, historical societies, select vendors, and Learning Stations. Full schedule of 21 clinic presentations. Operating layouts and home tours. See website for details.


July 29, 2023 -
July 30, 2023

Van Wert Railroad Heritage Weekend

Van Wert, Ohio

Enjoy our train show featuring more than 225 vendor tables selling new and used model trains in all scales and gauges, railroad memorabilia, and more. Four buildings with at least a dozen model railroad layouts and displays, including children’s play area with Thomas The Tank Engine. Presented by Van Wert County Historical Society.


August 5, 2023 -
August 6, 2023

Franklin Train Show

Franklin, Indiana

Enjoy our train show featuring demonstrations, displays, operating layouts, and more. Presented by Central Indiana Division NMRA.


August 5, 2023

Trains & Trolleys at Twilight

Rochester, New York

Take a trip back in time and experience an old fashioned “Trolley Park!" Board a vintage freight train for a ride through the bucolic countryside. Transfer to an authentic electric trolley that will transport you to our Trolley Park where you will enjoy complimentary ice cream and a free outdoor jazz concert. Presented by the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum and New York Museum of Transportation.



August 12, 2023

2023 Summerail

Marion, Ohio

Enjoy a day of high-quality multi-media presentations, railroadiana show and sale. Tour nearby Marion Union Station and AC Tower Museum. Presenters include Cory Behrendt, Joe Biancke, Mike Biehn, James DuBose, Steve Glischinski, Chris Guss, Elrond Lawrence, John Leopard, Scott Lothes, Vic Neves, and George & Candy Pitarys. Purchase tickets at the door, CASH ONLY.


August 12, 2023 -
August 13, 2023

Dino Trolley

Kennebunkport, Maine

Enjoy dinosaur-themed activities and trolley rides on our heritage railway.


August 12, 2023

Hoosac Railyard Tour Train

Adams, Massachusetts

Ride a former Boston & Maine Budd RDC to a tour of the rail yard where locomotives and other equipment are stored. Operated by the volunteers of the Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum.


August 13, 2023

Summer Open House

Phillipsburg, New Jersey

Ride our Centerville & Southwestern park railroad, tour our collection of historic trains, visit our museum, gift shop, and picnic area. See website for details.


August 25, 2023 -
August 26, 2023

2023 Hoosier Traction Meet

Normal, Illinois

Enjoy our weekend conference with train show as well as several presentations on the history of streetcar, interurban, and light rail operations in the United States and Canada. See website for details and schedule. Presented by the North American Transit Historical Society.


August 26, 2023

Pinellas Park Toy Train Show & Swap Meet

Pinellas Park, Florida

Enjoy our train show featuring more than 60 vendor tables selling various model trains, toys, and more. Operating model railroad display and test track.


August 27, 2023

Train Meet

Allenwood, Pennsylvania

Enjoy our 47th annual train meet featuring all scales and gauges of model trains and railroad collectibles to buy, sell, or trade. Presented by the Central Pennsylvania Chapter NRHS.


September 9, 2023

NHRH&TA Annual Train Show

Essex, Connecticut

Enjoy our train show featuring numerous vendors, as well as free clinic presentations about New Haven models and prototypes. Direct access to the Essex Steam Train & Riverboat on former NH branch line. Presented by New Haven Railroad Historical & Technical Association.


September 9, 2023

Brooksville Toy Train Show & Swap Meet

Brooksville, Florida

Enjoy our train show featuring more than 60 vendor tables selling various model trains, toys, and more. Operating model railroad display and test track.


September 23, 2023

September Flash Train Meet

Kutztown, Pennsylvania

Enjoy our model train meet under large pavilions. All train-related merchandise is welcome.


September 23, 2023

Central Massachusetts O Scale Train Show

Gardner, Massachusetts

Enjoy our open house featuring many dealers and displays. The Southern New England Model Railroad Club features an impressive 65x40' scenic layout with 850' of double track mainline and a functioning signal system.


September 23, 2023

Annual Ozarks Model Railroad Train & Scale Vehicle Show

Springfield, Missouri

Enjoy our train show featuring 45,000 sq. ft. of new and used model trains for sale, operating model railroad displays, and more. Presented by Ozarks Model Railroad Association​.


September 30, 2023

Meeting at the Glaize

Defiance, Ohio

This all-scale narrow gauge and short line model railroad meet includes clinic presentations, display and sales opportunities, business meeting, coffee and donuts. Close to lodging and popular restaurants with off-site locations to visit on Friday and Sunday. Hosted by the Mini Bunch.


September 30, 2023

Great Train Swap Meet

Battle Ground, Washington

Enjoy our train show featuring more than 160 tables of new and used model trains in all scales, collectibles, and memorabilia. Presented by Southwest Washington Model Railroaders.


October 19, 2023 -
October 22, 2023

NMRA Mid-Eastern Region “Round the Curve to Altoona” Convention

Altoona, Pennsylvania

This regional convention will have clinics, model contest, company store, raffle, banquet, and several rail-related outside activities including the world famous Horseshoe Curve, the Railroaders Memorial Museum, East Broadtop Railroad, and several railfanning locations. See website for details.


October 27, 2023 -
October 29, 2023

Southwest O Scale Meet

Fort Worth, Texas

Our weekend event includes train show where you can buy, sell, and trade with vendors, clinic presentations, and two modular layouts (traction and standard). Four O scale home layouts to tour within five miles. BBQ dinner and clinic Friday PM; box lunch delivered Saturday. See website for details.


October 27, 2023 -
October 29, 2023

Happy Trolleyween at Seashore

Kennebunkport, Maine

Happy Trolleyween at Seashore! To celebrate the last three days of our regular operating season at the Seashore Trolley Museum, celebrate Trolleyween at Seashore on Friday, Oct. 28th, Saturday, Oct. 29th and Sunday, Oct. 30th during the Museum’s regular hours, 9:30AM-4:30PM.


October 27, 2023 -
October 29, 2023

2023 Southwest O Scale Meet

Fort Worth, Texas

Enjoy our train show including fellowship, vendors, swaps and trades, clinics, and more. Two modular layouts (traction and standard) on site, as well as four O scale home layouts within 5 miles. BBQ dinner and clinic Friday PM; box lunch delivered Sat. See website for details.


November 4, 2023 -
November 5, 2023

45th Annual OKC Train Show

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Enjoy our train show featuring more than 70,000 sq ft of model railroads, manufacturers, vendors, model trains, and memorabilia. Purchase tickets online, see website for discount admission coupon.


November 5, 2023

Lansing Train Show and Sale

East Lansing, Michigan

Michigan’s largest train show featuring layouts, modeling demonstrations, and more than 500 vendor tables. Presented by the Lansing Model Railroad Club.


November 11, 2023 -
November 12, 2023

New Berlin Model Train Show

New Berlin, Wisconsin

Enjoy more than 70,000 sq. ft. of model trains! Come check out some amazing model railroads and shop with our many vendors! Easy access from I-43.


November 18, 2023 -
November 19, 2023

Houston Area Model Train Show

Pearland, Texas

Enjoy our train show featuring operating model railroads, vendors, and more. Sponsored by Houston Area T-TRAK Association.


November 18, 2023

Maumee Valley Railroad Club Fall Model Railroad Show & Swap

Fort Wayne, Indiana

Enjoy our train show featuring new and used model trains for sale in all scales and gauges, as well as railroadiana, collectibles, and more. Historical and other organizations represented. See website for discount coupon.


November 18, 2023

New Port Richey Toy Train Show & Swap Meet

New Port Richey, Florida

Enjoy our train show featuring more than 60 vendor tables selling various model trains, toys, and more. Operating model railroad display and test track.


November 19, 2023

La Porte County Swap Meet

La Porte, Indiana

Vendors selling new and used model trains in all scales and gauges.


November 25, 2023

HMRRM November Train Show

Boonsboro, Maryland

Enjoy our train show featuring vendors selling all scales of model trains, as well as railroad artifacts, collectibles, books, and more. Proceeds benefit the upkeep of ex-N&W Antietam station. Presented by Hagerstown Model Railroad Museum.