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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October 25, 2025

Everything Railroad Swap Meet

Glendale, Arizona

Enjoy our train show featuring more than 120 vendors, operating model railroad displays in N, HO, O, and G, train rides with Maricopa Live Steamers, and more. See website for details.



June 20, 2025 -
June 21, 2025

Model Train Show

Sacramento, California

Enjoy our train show featuring operating model train layouts, displays, vendors selling new and used model trains, railroad collectibles, and free "make and take" workshops for kids. Part of the National Garden Railway Convention, see website for details. Presented by Sacramento Valley Garden Railway Society.


August 16, 2025 -
August 16, 2025

Boreas Pass Railroad Day

Como, Colorado

Enjoy our open house where you can tour the former Denver, South Park & Pacific Como Roundhouse and Depot. Enjoy short train rides around the campus, and a free concert inside the roundhouse, and more. See website for details. Presented by the South Park Rail Society.


August 16, 2025

Boreas Pass Railroad Day

Como, Colorado

Celebrate the narrow gauge Denver, South & Pacific Railroad crossing over Boreas Pass at 11,440 ft. Railroad Day is at the Como Roundhouse Heritage Site, the oldest operating roundhouse in the United States. Enjoy train rides, tours, food, concert, and more. Presented by South Park Rail Society.


September 28, 2025

H.C. Wilcox Technical High School Railroad Hobby Show

Meriden, Connecticut

Join us for our new annual event! Experience the magic of railroads with stunning model displays, operation layouts, and interactive activities. Browse our various vendor booths for unique model trains, toy trains, and railroad collectibles.


December 7, 2025

Classic Shows Train & Toy Show

New Haven, Connecticut

Enjoy our train show featuring vendors selling new and used model trains in all scales and gauges, diecast vehicles, old toys, collectibles, and more. Operating model railroad display. Easy access off I-95 Northbound exit 50, Southbound exit 51.


September 13, 2025

Brooksville Model Train Show & Sale

Brooksville, Florida

Enjoy our train show featuring more than 70 tables of vendors selling various model trains, toys, and much more. Operating model railroad display.


August 16, 2025

Pinellas Park August Model Train Show & Sale

Pinellas Park, Florida

Enjoy our train show featuring many vendors selling new and used model trains, various hobby supplies, collectibles, and more. Operating model railroad display. Presented by Regal Railways.


June 21, 2025

Pinellas Park Model Train Show & Sale

Pinellas Park, Florida

Enjoy our train show featuring many vendors selling new and used model trains, various hobby supplies, collectibles, and more. Operating model railroad display. Presented by Regal Railways.


June 28, 2025 -
June 29, 2025

34th Tallahassee Model Railroad Show & Sale

Tallahassee, Florida

Enjoy our two-day train show targeted towards model railroaders of all ages and skill levels, featuring vendors selling new and used model trains and railroad collectibles. See operating model railroad displays. Presented by Big Bend Model Railroad Association.


December 20, 2025

Christmas Model Train Show & Swap Meet

New Port Richey, Florida

Enjoy our train show featuring more than 70 tables of vendors selling new and used model trains, toys, railroad collectibles, and more. Operating model railroad display.


November 22, 2025

Brooksville Model Train Show & Swap Meet

Brooksville, Florida

Enjoy our train show featuring more than 70 tables of vendors selling new and used model trains, toys, railroad collectibles, and more. Operating model railroad display.


September 20, 2025 -
September 21, 2025

Southwest Idaho Train Show

Caldwell, Idaho

Enjoy our train show featuring vendors selling new and used model trains and collectibles, modeling clinic presentations, operating model railroad displays, and more. Sponsored by Caldwell Model Railroad Club & Historical Society.


July 25, 2025 -
July 26, 2025

2025 St. Louis Railroad Prototype Modelers Meet

Collinsville, Illinois

All scale modelers are encouraged to bring their completed projects and in-progress models to exhibit. Our event includes clinic presentations, home layout tours, a train show with vendors selling new and used model trains and supplies, many manufacturers showcasing new products, railroad historical societies and special interest groups, and more. See website for details. Co-sponsored by Gateway Division MCR NMRA.


June 28, 2025

2025 Galesburg Scale Train Show

Galesburg, Illinois

Enjoy our train show featuring vendors selling only HO and N scale model trains. Part of the Galesburg Railroad Days weekend event. See website for details.



August 12, 2025 -
August 14, 2025

2025 Midwest Rail Conference

South Bend, Indiana

The conference brings together industry leaders, advocacy groups, academia and state organizations to discuss key issues shaping the Midwest Region’s extensive rail network. Covering freight and passenger rail this year’s conference will double up as the 2nd Annual Meeting for National University Rail Center of Excellence (NURail CoE).


September 12, 2025 -
September 13, 2025

North American Transit Historical Society Annual Conference

Indianapolis, Indiana

Our annual conference features presentations on the history and operations of various streetcar and interurban lines in St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Iowa, and more; plus a trade show. See website for details.


December 5, 2025 -
December 14, 2025

Christmas Prelude Trolley Rides

Kennebunkport, Maine

Come out for a special winter treat! Ride in heated trolleys decked out in live holiday greens on our private heritage railroad, check out several exhibits and displays including the new model railroad building, shop in the Museum Store, enjoy hot chocolate, and get into the holiday spirit!


October 24, 2025 -
October 26, 2025

Happy Trolleyween

Kennebunkport, Maine

To celebrate the last three days of our regular operating season, celebrate Trolleyween on Fri., October 24, Sat., October 25, and Sun., October 26 during regular hours, 9:30am-4:30pm. Ride vintage trolleys on our mile-and-a-half private heritage railway and enjoy the spirit of the fall season!



July 26, 2025

Great Falls Model Railroad Club Surplus Assets Sale

Auburn, Maine

Whether you're a longtime hobbyist or just getting started, this is a great opportunity to find model railroad equipment and supplies at excellent prices. Items for Sale Include: N, HO, and O scale equipment, locomotives, buildings and scenery, and more.


August 9, 2025 -
August 10, 2025

Dino Trolley Days

Kennebunkport, Maine

Dinosaur fans will enjoy activities such as Dino Quest, Dino Big Dig, Dino Egg Hunt, Frozen Fossil, Craft Room, Photo Station, and more. The event will be held rain or shine. Rides depart at 9:45am,10:30am, 11:15am, 12:00pm, 12:45pm, 1:30pm, 2:15pm, and 3:00pm.


July 26, 2025 -
July 27, 2025

Daniel Tiger Visits Seashore

Kennebunkport, Maine

Hop on a trolley shuttle to Highwood Carhouse to meet Daniel and Seashore’s very own Biddeford & Saco trolley No. 31 to visit and take photos with Daniel and this special trolley car. Enjoy other activities around the Museum campus, including Maine Public Television’s fun activity tent!


September 11, 2025 -
September 14, 2025

Mid-Atlantic RPM Meet

Linthicum, Maryland

Our Railroad Prototype Modelers meet offers clinics, model displays, vendors, open houses, and operating sessions, in addition to plenty of networking and camaraderie. See website for schedule details and registration.


July 19, 2025 -
August 16, 2025

Railyard Tour Train

Adams, Massachusetts

Ride our vintage train from Adams to the yard in North Adams, where passengers can disembark to explore our stored equipment up close. Tours are self-guided with museum docents present to provide information and take questions. Train returns to Adams after the tour.



September 27, 2025

Southern New England Model Railroad O Scale Show

Gardner, Massachusetts

The Southern New England Model Railroad Club features an impressive 65x40' scenic layout with 850' of double track main line and a functioning signal system. Multiple dealers selling new and used model trains.


October 4, 2025 -
October 5, 2025

Railfair 2025

Boxboro, Massachusetts

Enjoy our train show featuring new and used model trains for sale in all scales and gauges, exhibits, operating model railroad displays, and more. Kids Corner with fun activities for children. Presented by Nashua Valley Railroad Association.


June 22, 2025 -
June 27, 2025

‘Tracks to the Future’ Summer Youth Program

Houghton, Michigan

Learn why railroads remain the high-tech and most energy-efficient mode of transportation. This week-long program is open to current 9-11th grade students, and includes classroom sessions, hands-on projects, and field visits to railroad facilities. Scholarships available! Sponsored by Michigan Tech Transportation Institute and the Federal Railroad Administration.


July 14, 2025 -
July 19, 2025

“Station No. VI” 2025 NMRA National Convention

Novi, Michigan

Celebrate 90 years of the National Model Railroad Association! Convention activities include home layout tours, operating sessions, clinic and workshop presentations, Modeling with the Masters, prototype railroad tours, model showcase room, NMRA model contest, banquet, National Train Show, and more. See website for details and registration. Presented by North Central Region NMRA.


July 19, 2025 -
July 20, 2025

2025 National Train Show

Novi, Michigan

Held in conjunction with the 2025 NMRA National Convention, enjoy our train show featuring many vendors selling new and used model trains, hobby supplies, books and magazines, vintage photos and slides, railroad collectibles, and more. Many manufacturers in attendance displaying the latest new products. Open to the public, early Saturday entry for NMRA Convention attendees. See website for details.


November 9, 2025

Lansing Train Show and Sale

East Lansing, Michigan

Enjoy our train show featuring more than 500 vendor tables of new and used model trains, collectibles, and more. Presented by Lansing Model Railroad Club.



September 19, 2025 -
September 20, 2025

Ozarks Model Railroad Association Annual Train Show

Springfield, Missouri

Enjoy our train show featuring more than 250 vendor tables and 15 operating model railroad displays. Layouts will fill the East Hall of the Eplex. Vendors from seven states selling new and used model trains in all scales and gauges.


July 3, 2025 -
July 6, 2025

Star Spangled Steam Up

Carson City, Nevada

Join us for a multi-day celebration of railroad fun, featuring the locomotive Tahoe from the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Museum. Enjoy train rides, games, food, and if you’re a true train buff, enjoy an evening ride, lecture, and exclusive photo op! See website for details.


September 11, 2025 -
September 14, 2025

2025 ‘Concord Flyer’ NER NMRA Regional Convention

Concord, NH, New Hampshire

This event will highlight northern New England railroading and history at its best. Enjoy new clinics, fabulous layouts to tour and operate, prototype tours, raffles, model showcase and contest room, Modeling with the Masters clinics, banquets, and many non-rail and seasonal activities. See website for details and registration.


November 8, 2025

Annual Monadnock Model Railroad Club Benifit Show

Peterborough, New Hampshire

Enjoy our train show featuring more than 50 vendors selling new and used model trains in all scales and gauges, railroad collectibles, and more. All net proceeds benefit medical organizations finding cures for children's catastrophic diseases. Sponsored by Peterborough Lions.


September 7, 2025

The Great Batavia Fall Train Show

Batavia, New York

Enjoy our train show featuring more than 100 vendors selling new and used model trains in all scales and gauges, railroad collectibles and antiques, and more. See live modeling demonstrations, portable model railroad displays, and historical society exhibits. Presented by Genesee Society of Model Engineers.


November 1, 2025 -
November 2, 2025

Great New York State Model Train Fair

Syracuse, New York

Our 50th year! Enjoy one of the largest model train shows in New York State with more than 300 vendor tables and 30 operating layouts in a 110,000 sq. ft. exhibition center. Tour exhibit of restored railroad equipment including an Amtrak GG1, New York Central caboose, and more. Presented by Central New York Chapter NRHS.


July 12, 2025

Adirondack Limited Train Excursion

Corinth, New York

Take a historic trip pulled by two original Delaware & Hudson Alco RS-3s departing from Corinth, N.Y., riding over the rails of the former D&H Adirondack Division. Enjoy the views from the plush Observation Car or Standard Coach. Tickets available with optional bus transportation departing from Taylor, PA., box lunch, and more. See website for details and tickets. Sponsored by Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley Chapter NRHS.


June 21, 2025

Ice Cream Train Rides

Rush, New York

Enjoy fun vintage diesel train rides that depart every half hour from our historic 1909 Erie Railroad train station. Tour our bucolic museum grounds as you visit New York’s largest collection of historic trains. Every ticketed visitor receives complimentary ice cream.


July 26, 2025

Trains, Trucks & Tractors Train Rides

Rush, New York

Enjoy exhibits of vintage trucks and tractors, along with fun vintage train rides that depart every half hour from our historic 1909 Erie Railroad train station. Ride our vintage trains that tour our bucolic museum grounds as you visit New York’s largest collection of historic trains.


September 20, 2025 -
September 21, 2025

2025 Hemlock Train Show

Hemlock, New York

Enjoy our train show featuring more than 140 vendor tables selling new and used model trains in all scales and gauges, railroad collectibles, and more. Presented by Flower City Tinplate Trackers-HiRailers. See website for details.


July 11, 2025

“A Day with the Behemoth” New York & Lake Erie 636 Photo Charter

Gowanda, New York

Join us for a special charter running between Gowanda and Cherry Creek featuring MLW M636 No. 636 in fresh NYLE paint hauling a matching passenger consist. The ride between South Dayton and Cherry Creek is rare mileage not normally covered by excursions. Several photo opportunities will be staged along the way. Presented by Timeless Rail Expeditions.


August 2, 2025

Trains & Trolleys at Twilight

Rush, New York

Take a trip back in time just 20 minutes south of downtown Rochester! Board a vintage diesel train for a ride to the trolley transfer. Enjoy a ride to the Trolley Park to enjoy a live jazz concert and complimentary ice cream! Trains depart every 30 minutes from 4:00-8:00pm. This is a special joint event hosted by Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum and New York Museum of Transportation.


November 8, 2025 -
November 9, 2025

41st Annual Raleigh Fall Train Show

Raleigh, North Carolina

Enjoy our train show featuring more than 400 tables of vendors selling new and used model trains, railroad collectibles, and more.See 12 operating layouts from G to Z. Displays and judging of craftsman structures and rolling stock. Presented by Neuse River Valley Model Railroad Club.


August 9, 2025

2025 Summerail

Marion, Ohio

Enjoy our Railroad Collectibles Show & Sale featuring vendors selling books, photos and slides, timetables, lanterns, apparel, and other railroad collectibles. Enjoy high-quality multi-media presentations by photographers Bill Christopher, Zach Marlow, Jeff Mast, Mike McBride, Garland McKee, Samuel Phillips, George Pitarys, Brian Sellers, Chip Syme, and Otto Vondrak. Nearby Marion Union Station and AC Tower Museum at the busy diamond crossing of CSX and NS will be open for tours. Purchase tickets at the door


October 4, 2025 -
October 5, 2025

51st Annual Great Berea Train Show

Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Enjoy our train show featuring more than 70,000 sq. ft. of operating model railroad displays, vendors selling new and used model trains, railroad collectibles, and more. Presented by Mid Central Region NMRA.


June 21, 2025 -
June 22, 2025

Carillon Park Rail Festival

Dayton, Ohio

Enjoy our festival featuring operating model train displays, historical exhibits, live steam engines, food and merchandise vendors, flea market, and miniature train rides through-out the weekend. See website for details. Presented by Carillon Park Rail & Steam Society and Carillon Historical Park.


August 16, 2025 -
August 17, 2025

Van Wert Railroad Heritage Weekend

Van Wert, Ohio

Enjoy our train show featuring more than 275 vendor tables selling new and used model trains in all scales and gauges, railroad collectibles, and more. Operating model railroad displays. Sponsored by Van Wert County Historical Society.


October 11, 2025 -
October 12, 2025

Cincinnati Div. 7 NMRA Fall Train Show

West Chester, Ohio

Our 57th Annual Fall Train Show! Enjoy our train show featuring vendors selling new and used model trains in all scales and gauges, railroad collectibles, and more. Operating model railroad displays. See website for details.



October 17, 2025 -
October 19, 2025

Real Rails 2025 Burlington Convention

Burlington, Ontario

Enjoy this major joint convention of Canadian railway historical groups including Canadian National Railways Historical Association; Canadian Pacific Historical Association; Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Historical Society; and VIA Historical Association. Includes dozens of presentations, eight tours of various rail sites, exhibits and displays, banquet with special guest speaker, and train show. Easy access by car, train or plane. Early and member discounts are available. See website for details and registration.


September 28, 2025 -
September 28, 2025

2025 Breslau Train Show

Breslau, Ontario

Enjoy our train show featuring vendors, manufacturers, free modeling seminars, LEGO train display, operating model railroads, and more. Presented by Western Ontario Division, Niagara Frontier Region NMRA.



October 5, 2025

47th Annual Lehigh Valley Regional Train Show

Easton, Pennsylvania

Enjoy our train show featuring numerous vendors selling new and used model trains, railroad collectibles and antiques, timetables, books and videos, magazines, photos and slides, and more. Kids can enter to win a raffle for an HO scale trainset. Free slideshow presentations by local photographers ongoing throughout the day. Presented by Railroad Historians of the Lehigh Valley and Lehigh Valley Chapter NRHS.


October 18, 2025

Philly Express Train Show

King of Prussie, Pennsylvania

Enjoy our train show featuring vendors selling new and used model trains, railroad collectibles, and more. Operating model railroad displays. Open to the public in conjunction with NMRA MER Regional Convention. See website for details.


October 16, 2025 -
October 19, 2025

“Philly Express” Mid Eastern Region NMRA Convention

King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

Regional convention featuring home layout tours and operating sessions, an extensive schedule of clinic presentations, model contests, prototype tours, and more. See website for details and registration. Hosted by Philadelphia Division, Mid Eastern Region NMRA.



November 15, 2025 -
November 16, 2025

Houston Area Model Train Show

Pearland, Texas

Join us for all-scales model railroading fun! Enjoy our train show featuring new and used model trains for sale, operating model railroad displays, exhibits from railroad historical societies, and more. Sponsored by Houston Area T-TRAK Association.


August 23, 2025 -
August 24, 2025

Austin Train Show

Austin, Texas

Enjoy our train show feauting more than 25,000 sq. ft. of railroading fun for the whole family! Vendors, model and LEGO railroads, clinics, train ride for the kids, home layout tour included. Presented by Austin Model Railway Society. See website for details.



June 28, 2025 -
June 29, 2025

Trains, Games, and Automobiles

Marinette, Wisconsin

Enjoy our train show featuring vendors selling new and used model trains. Operating model railroad displays. Table top board games on Saturday 9-8 and Sunday 9-4 Classic Car Show on Saturday only 9-4. Sponsored by the Wisconsin & Michigan Model Railroad Club and Game Knights.


July 19, 2025

Rail Fair

La Crosse, Wisconsin

Enjoy our train show featuring more than 280 tables of new and used model trains, railroad collectibles, and more. The La Crosse Short Line Railroad Museum will be open for guided tours. Presented by the non-profit 4000 Foundation, Ltd.


August 30, 2025

Colfax Model Railroad Show and Sale

Colfax, Wisconsin

Enjoy our second annual model train show featuring new and used model trains in all scales and gauges, railroad collectibles, operating model railroad displays, and more. Guided museum tours until 4pm. See website for details.


June 28, 2025 -
June 29, 2025

Sherman Hill Model Train Show

Cheyenne, Wyoming

Enjoy our train show featuring numerous vendors selling new and used model trans in all scales and gauges. See operating model railroads in various scales. Presented by Sherman Hill Model Railroad Club.