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Find a National Train Day event near you.
New York City Kick-off Event
Join us at New York's Penn Station to kick off this year's National Train Day celebration.
Event Date: 05/07/2010
Start Time: 12:30 PM
End Time: 2:00 PM
Event Description: Join us at New York's Penn Station to kick off this year's National Train Day celebration with actor and avid train fan Taye Diggs, star of Private Practice, as he flips the switch that launches an edible “trainscape” made from elaborate confections and moving model trains. The display will be inspired by this year’s National Train Day artwork and will include a model train installation by Bachmann Trains, a leading model train company.
ALABAMA
Amtrak Station
1819 Morris Avenue
Birmingham, AL 35203
Birmingham, AL
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 02:00 PM
Event Description: Stop by on National Train Day to pick up information on Amtrak and special giveaway items!
ALASKA
Alaska Live Steamers
700 S. Beacon Street
Wasilla, AK 99654
Wasilla, AK
Event Date: 05/15/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Season opening weekend and 40th anniversary celebration featuring actual live working miniture ridable trains for the general public to come and enjoy. Organization is focused on sharing the history of steam and modern railroading in America.
ARIZONA
Arizona Railway Museum
330 E. Ryan Road
Chandler, AZ 85224
Chandler, AZ
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 09:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Celebrate railroads in Arizona! Visit us to see unique pieces of railroad equipment and how these rare cars and locomotives are lovingly restored. Blow the horn on a diesel locomotive and take a Caboose ride.
Amtrak Station
1 East Route 66
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Flagstaff, AZ
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 08:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Join us for train station tours, Keynote speaker Mike McCallister (retired BNSF project Engineer), model railroad displays, kids activities, refreshments and more.
Pioneer Park
526 E. Main Street
Mesa, AZ 85203
Mesa, AZ
Event Date: 05/09/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Join The Save Our Train Committee, a loyal group of Mesa residents and City employees, as we pass out information and memorabilia on our 1912 Baldwin T-12 Locomotive that we are restoring and relocating to the southwest corner of Pioneer Park. We will be accepting donations, giving tours of the train, and selling refreshments.
Fawnbrook Northern Railroad
1208 Fawnbrook Drive
Show Low, AZ 85901
Show Low, AZ
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Celebrate National Train Day - visit the museum for train rides, a spike driving demo, stories from retired and working railroaders, a railroad artifacts display, and a model railroad.
Southern Arizona Transportation Museum
414 N Toole Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85701
Tucson, AZ
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Visit the Southern Arizona Transportation Museum to see Steam Locomotive #1673 and railroad art, get information from Operation Lifesaver, and try your hand at the diesel simulator.
Grand Canyon Railway
Williams, Arizona Train Depot
233 N. Grand Canyon Blvd
Williams, AZ 86046
Williams, AZ
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 05:00 PM
Event Description: Grand Canyon Railway is planning on rolling out the historic steam engines to celebrate National Train Day on Saturday, May 8 and Sunday, May 9, 2010. The engine will make hourly short-run departures from Williams each day and will travel eight roundtrip miles. Other activities include equipment displays from Operation Lifesaver, the GCR, the NRHS chapter and the BNSF, model railroad layouts, historic railroad artifacts, and rides on a miniature live steam train.
ARKANSAS
White County Rail Heritage Center
400 Market Street
Bald Knob, AR 72010
Bald Knob, AR
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Celebrate National Train Day just feet from the mainline of the Union Pacific Railroad! Come see model and historic train displays, learn about rail history and safety, take a tour, pick up information, and cheer for the National Train Day entry in the Homefest Parade and visit Bald Knob's Homefest activities just 2 blocks away.
Fort Smith Trolley Museum
100 South 4th
Fort Smith, AR 72901
Fort Smith, AR
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 05:00 PM
Event Description: Free trolley rides, refreshments and tour of equipment at the museum.
Arkansas Railroad Museum
1700 Port Road
Pine Bluff, AR 71601
Pine Bluff, AR
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 09:00 AM
End Time: 02:00 PM
Event Description: Open house to feature train display of steam and diesel engines, a steam wrecker, and other train cars. Also, there will be giveaways throughout the day.
Texarkana Amtrak Station
100 E. Front Street
Texarkana, AR 71854
Texarkana, AR
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 03:00 PM
Event Description: Stop by for light complimentary refreshments, Amtrak system timetables, Amtrak America brochure, and Jr. Conductor hats for the children.
Arkansas Missouri Railroad
813 Main Street
Van Buren, AR
Van Buren, AR
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: A spring arts and crafts festival will be held on Main Street along with model train displays, Operation Lifesaver presentations, demonstrations of maintenance way equipment, Alco locomotives, train rides until 3PM and much more.
CALIFORNIA
Amtrak Station
601 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Bakersfield, CA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Stop by and check out an operating display depicting Southern Pacific's route over Northern California's Donner Pass by local model train club, Golden Empire Historical & Modeling Society.
Carquinez Model Railroad Society
645 Loring Street, 2nd Floor
Crockett, CA 94525
Crockett, CA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: The Carquinez Model Railroad is having an open house and Golden Spike Ceremony. Our 3 level HO scale DCC layout features the route of the historic California Zephyr from Oakland, CA to Sparks NV including former WP zephyr route through Tracy, CA.
Dunsmuir Amtrak Station
Sacramento Avenue at Pine Street
Dunsmuir, CA 96025
Dunsmuir, CA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Come celebrate National Train Day in the Historic Railroad Town of Dunsmuir, California. The Railroad Display Room with railroad artifacts and locomotive photos will be open for viewing. "Train" movies will be running all day. Free Amtrak paper engineer hats and cardboard trains for children. See the Railroad Mural in the waiting room and our new mural "Goodbye" near our new bench where you can sit and view passing trains. Photo display of Babe Ruth's visit in 1924 when he got off his special train and decided to play our local players at the Dunsmuir Ball park.
Amtrak Station
2650 Tulare Street
Fresno, CA 93721
Fresno, CA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 02:00 PM
Event Description: Celebrating National Train Day for the third year, we are offering docent tours of our historic station, model train displays, presentations by Operation Lifesaver along with their engine simulator, educational and informational booths, and a "trained-themed" activity center for kids.
Amtrak Station
330 Guadalupe St.
Highway 1
Guadalupe, CA 93434
Guadalupe, CA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 03:00 PM
Event Description: The Friends of the Santa Maria Valley Railroad, in cooperation with the Guadalupe Chamber of Commerce and the Guadalupe Historical Society, will host an open house at the historical SMVRR 210 caboose, on display at the Amtrak stop in Guadalupe. There will be docents on hand to answer questions about the caboose and the importance of rail service to our communities. Check the web page for details and added activities.
Listen on your radio or online!
KFJC 89.7 FM (San Francisco Bay Area)
KFJC.ORG (worldwide)
Los Altos Hills, CA
Los Altos Hills, CA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 05:00 PM
End Time: 12:00 AM
Event Description: This Is Your Railroad! Join the engineers Cousin Mary, John Goldfarb, Kevin O'Dante, Joe Ed Dick and Sally Goodin and celebrate National Train Day with six hours of train music, Train sounds, and old promotional railroad movies. Conductor Pocatello Yardmaster and his crew disassemble and dissect the train song. Listen to streaming audio or watch streaming video.
Travel Town Museum Foundation
5200 Zoo Drive, Griffith Park
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Los Angeles, CA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:30 AM
End Time: 03:00 PM
Event Description: Come to Travel Town for National Train Day and take docent Guided Tours through historic railroad passenger cars, visit a real Dining Car, Pullman Sleeper and/or the famous club car "The Little Nugget", shop the sidewalk sale for Railroad DVD’s and CD’s, enter a raffle for the Mexican Train Game, and bid in a silent auction for a Thomas the Tank Play Table.
Coast Starlight Train #11
Martinez Amtrak Station to Paso Robles Amtrak Station
Martinez, CA
Martinez, CA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 08:20 AM
End Time: 01:38 PM
Event Description: Join us in the Coast Starlight's Sightseer Lounge Car to pick up our new booklet "Improving America's Premier Long-Distance Train", informational literature, kid's activity pages, cookies and more!
Oceanside Transit Center
195 South Tremont Street
Oceanside, CA 92054
Oceanside, CA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 03:00 PM
Event Description: Join the North County Transit District, the operators of the SPRINTER light rail train and the COASTER rail service as we celebrate trains at the Oceanside Transit Center! Enjoy free giveaways and an interactive model railroad display. In honor of National Train Day and the COASTER 15th anniversary, two-for-one fares are offered on the COASTER and SPRINTER all day on Saturday, May 8!
Coast Starlight Train #14
Paso Robles Amtrak Station to Emeryville Amtrak Station
Paso Robles, CA
Paso Robles, CA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 04:45 PM
End Time: 10:02 PM
Event Description: Join us in the Coast Starlight's Sightseer Lounge Car to pick up our new booklet "Improving America's Premier Long-Distance Train", informational literature, kid's activity pages, cookies and more!
Wine Wrangler
Amtrak Station
8th & Pine
Paso Robles, CA 93446
Paso Robles, CA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 12:30 PM
End Time: 05:00 PM
Event Description: Join the Central Coast Railroad Festival for a round trip excursion between the Amtrak Stations in Paso Robles and San Luis Obispo. Limited availibility - reservations must be made in advance at the Wine Wrangler.
The California State Railroad Museum
111 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Sacramento, CA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 05:00 PM
Event Description: Please join Amtrak California/Caltrans in conjunction with the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority in celebrating the third annual National Train Day at the California State Railroad Museum. Rail travel has been particularly important to Sacramento for more than 100 years, and visitors will have a chance to commemorate the history of railroads and to look toward the future of the industry. There will be an Amtrak California car on site as well as 21 other full size historical trains on display at the museum. Visitors will have a chance to also interact with other partnering Sacramento transportation organizations, and learn about their many contributions to rail in the capital city.
Monterey and Salinas Valley Railroad Historical Society
26 Station Place
Salinas, CA 93901
Salinas, CA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Celebrate the Rails with live music, food, the crazy hat and a vintage luggage contest. Tour the beautifully restored Steam Locomotive, Caboose, and Reefer Car, as well as, the new Railroad Museum. Discover the Railway!
Amtrak Station
11 Station Place
Salinas, CA 93901
Salinas, CA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Celebrate with live music and a BBQ. Pickup various giveaways and informational materials.
Santa Fe San Bernardino Depot
1170 W. Third Street
San Bernardino, CA 92410
San Bernardino, CA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 09:00 AM
End Time: 06:00 PM
Event Description: Vist us May 8th and 9th and enjoy a BNSF locomotive, Santa Fe Steam Locomotive 3751, private passenger cars, Metrolink equipment, Amtrak Bus, model railroads, and historic vehicles, as well as food, music, and vendors. Event sponsored by the San Bernardino History & Railroad Museum, the City of San Bernardino, and the San Bernardino Bicentennial Committee.
San Diego Model Railroad Museum
1649 El Prado
San Diego, CA 92101
San Diego, CA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 03:00 PM
Event Description: Join us to pick up information on and hear presentations about Operation Lifesaver, as well as, take a guided tours of the museum.
Amtrak Station
1011 Railroad Avenue
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
San Luis Obispo, CA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Fun for the whole family at the Amtrak station in San Luis Obispo! A Dixieland jazz band will be playing, there will be a rail photo exhibition, as well as refreshments and paper trains and hats for the kids.
Santa Barbara Train Station
209 State Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Santa Barbara, CA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 09:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Event Description: Take a roundtrip train ride from Santa Barbara to Carpinteria. Enjoy a press conference with elected officials, a magician, refreshments, and a cookie decorating contest. The train ride and station event will be filmed for replay on the local public access channel.
Truckee Railroad Museum
10075 Donner Pass Road
Truckee, CA 96161
Truckee, CA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 01:00 PM
Event Description: Come celebrate the grand opening of the Truckee Railroad Museum. Enjoy a performance by a local school band and chorus group, listen to various speakers, and see Mayor Carolyn Dee perform the grand opening ribbon cutting. Booths will be set up in the parking lot with a silent auction, museum program and education information, and a small operating train layout.
COLORADO
Amtrak Station
413 7th Street
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
Glenwood Springs, CO
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 03:00 PM
Event Description: Stop by and enjoy cookies while picking up informational literature on Amtrak.
Colorado Railroad Museum
17155 W. 44th Avenue
Golden, CO 80401
Golden, CO
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 05:30 PM
End Time: 08:00 PM
Event Description: Event will have strolling dixieland musicians, free train rides on the Geese, southern-style meal, period style tour guides, silent auction, and Choo-Choo-tinis.
Grand Junction Amtrak Station & Historic Depot
339 South First Street
Grand Junction, CO 81501
Grand Junction, CO
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:51 AM
End Time: 11:30 AM
Event Description: Celebrate National Train Day by greeting the arrvial of the Amtrak trains from the east (10:51 a.m.) and west (3:57 p.m.) and gaining public support for the restoration of the historic depot.
CONNECTICUT
Danbury Railway Museum
120 White Street
Danbury, CT 06810
Danbury, CT
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Visit our restored 1903 station, take a train ride through our railyard and tour our restored Railway Post Office car and some of our other 60+ pieces of equipment. Try our operating model layouts and see our many exhibits and artifacts.
New Haven Union Station
50 Union Avenue
New Haven, CT 06511
New Haven, CT
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 12:30 PM
End Time: 04:30 PM
Event Description: Train Day 2010 will kick off with live music by singer-songwriter Michael Greenberg. The evnet will also inclue model train displays and a panel on the history of New Haven Union Station in celebration of the 90th Anniversary of the 4-story beaux-arts building designed by architect Cass Gilbert. Ned Lamont, who successfully challenged Senator Joe Lieberman in the 2006 Democratic primary, will be a featured speaker.
Boothe Memorial Park & Museum
5800 Main Street, Putney
Stratford, CT 06614
Stratford, CT
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 01:00 PM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Come visit us and check out our railroad memorabilia, operating model trains in O, HO, N and G gauge, as well as, our large Thomas the Tank display engine.
DELAWARE
Wilmington & Western Railroad
Greenbank Station
2201 Newport Gap Pike (Route 41 North)
Wilmington, DE 19808
Wilmington, DE
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 11:30 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Experience branchline train travel from the 1940s through Delaware's historic Red Clay Valley. Station opens at 11:30AM and trains depart at 12:30PM and 2:30PM for 90-minute round-trips to our Mt. Cuba Picnic Grove located along the banks of the Red Clay Creek. Pack a picnic lunch to enjoy during the 30-minute layover at the picnic grove.
Delaware Historical Society
504 Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Wilmington, DE
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Join us for the opening of our newest exhibition: Almost as Fast as Birds Can Fly: The Railroad in Delaware History. Children under 17 will be free on National Train Day.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Smithsonian National Postal Museum
2 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002
Washington, DC
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 05:00 PM
Event Description: This fun day will have you riding the rails with activities, stories and model trains! Toot your own train whistle, sort railway mail and learn to talk like a Railway Post Office clerk before swinging by neighboring Union Station. A local railroad club runs model trains during this annual event.
FLORIDA
12450 SW 152nd Street
Miami, FL 33177-1402
Miami, FL
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Visit us on National Train Day to tour Standard weight and Streamline Passenger Cars, see our multiple gauge model train exhibit, take train and cab rides, go on a behind the scenes tour of the museum, see the Ferdinand Magellan (the Presidents "Airforce 1" before air travel), ride on a miniature train around the property, see the Thomas the Tank Engine Display and playroom, and enjoy refreshments.
Sanford Museum
520 East First Street
Sanford, FL 32771
Sanford, FL
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Open house at the Sanford Museum with a special exhibit about the history of Auto Train. Free admission.
Tampa Union Station
601 N. Nebraska Avenue
Tampa, FL 33602
Tampa, FL
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 05:00 PM
Event Description: Celebrate National Train Day at Historic Tampa Union Station! Live music, special guests, tours of Amtrak equipment, model railroad displays, and exhibits from the Florida Coalition of Rail Passengers, National Association of Railroad Passengers, Friends of Tampa Union Station, Florida Railroad Museum, area historical agencies, museums, and others. Free admission.
GEORGIA
Dalton Freight Depot
305 S. Depot Street
Dalton, GA 30720
Dalton, GA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 03:00 PM
Event Description: Join us for a special showing of Disney's "The Great Locomotive Chase" with popcorn, moon pies and ice cold sodas. Also, enjoy the chatter among the engineers coming by Hair Station through the scanners. Arts & crafts for the kids and special displays of Dalton's train history in the Visitor Center.
Vines Gardens Railroad
3500 Oak Grove Road
Loganville, GA 30052
Loganville, GA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Grand opening of the Vines Garden Railroad for the 2010 Summer Season. Watch a re-enactment of driving the Golden Spike, as witnessed at Promontory Point, with G Scale steam locomotives similar to those found in the late 1800s. Meet the newest addition to our family of locomotives, a G Scale Thomas the Tank Engine together with Annie and Clarabel. There will also be coloring pictures for the youngsters, videos of special railway events and attractions, and refreshments.
Creative ClayHouse
593 Main Street
Suwanee, GA 30024
Suwanee, GA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 06:00 PM
Event Description: Stop by to celebrate National Train Day! Each child painting pottery will receive a free caboose to paint.
Amtrak Station
47 North Alexander Street
Toccoa, GA 30577
Toccoa, GA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 06:00 AM
End Time: 02:00 PM
Event Description: The City of Toccoa will join with Amtrak in commemorating the 31st anniversary of the historic Crescent Line as part of National Train Day. Toccoa Mayor Bob Troup as well as city, county, and chamber officials and local citizens will welcome the train as it makes its regular morning stop heading South to Atlanta. The Mayor will then board the train and hand out information packets about Toccoa. AM 630 WNEG will broadcast the event live and drawings will be held.
HAWAII
Laupahoehoe Train Museum
36-2377 Mamalahoa Highway
P.O. Box 358
Laupahoehoe, HI 96764
Laupahoehoe, HI
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: The Laupahoehoe Train Museum is celebrating National Train Day with an Open House and fun for the whole family. There will be good food, music and train related activities. All aboard! Our standard gauge long wooden caboose is finished and we invite everyone to come on board and check it out. We are located on Highway 19, mile marker 25 north of Hilo. Sponsored in part by the Hawaii Tourism Authority and the Hawaii County Department of Research and Development.
IDAHO
Sandpoint Community Hall
204 S. First Avenue
Sandpoint, ID 83864
Sandpoint, ID
Event Date: 05/07/2010
Start Time: 09:30 AM
End Time: 08:00 PM
Event Description: Celebrate National Train Day and Idaho Archaeology Historic Preservation Month! The Idaho Humanities Council, Idaho Transportation Department, Bonner County Historical Society and the City of Sandpoint Historic Preservation Commission will present three speakers: 10AM Dan Everhart, 1PM Paul Rechintzer (The History of Trains in Sandpoint), and 6PM Arthur Hart (Idaho's Railroad History). Historic photos and model trains will be on display and refreshments will be served.
ILLINOIS
Santa Fe Prairie
7100 River Road
Hodgkins, IL 60525
Hodgkins, IL
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 02:00 PM
Event Description: Check out our restored CE11 Caboose, listen to the railyard radio, look through the spotter scope and binoculars for approaching trains, read a railroad book or magazines, tour the SFRR Caboose as we explain its history and use, enjoy peanut butter cookies with a railroad stamped theme, handle an authentic railroad spike, take home a caboose flyer or authentic train tag bookmark, and more.
Amtrak Station
100 South Sangamon Street
Lincoln, IL 62656
Lincoln, IL
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 07:00 AM
End Time: 10:00 PM
Event Description: Celebrate the significance of railway transportation in Central Illinois with Main Street Lincoln and Monticello Railway Museum. We will have goody bags, literature and balloons to bring smiles to the travelers' faces.
101 W. Main Street
Plano, IL 60545
Plano, IL
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 08:00 AM
End Time: 03:00 PM
Event Description: Coffee with the Mayor from 8-10AM. Depot tours from 8AM-3PM.
Pontiac Public Library
211 E. Madison
Pontiac, IL 61764
Pontiac, IL
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 11:30 AM
Event Description: Join us as we read train stories, create a train craft, and take a trolley ride to the local train station to see a train.
INDIANA
Connersville's Grand Central Station
455 Market Street
Connersville, IN 47331
Connersville, IN
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 12:01 PM
End Time: 05:00 PM
Event Description: Celebrate National Train Day at our Family Fun Days. Enjoy a relaxing train ride though the scenic Whitewater Valley, on your way to the historic town of Metamora. Enjoy a two hour layover before your return trip to Connersville. Train departs Connersville at 12:01 PM. A Parent rides for half fare when accompanied by a child traveling at full fare.
Indiana Transportation Museum
701 Cicero Road
(Forest Park)
Noblesville, IN 46060
Noblesville, IN
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 09:00 AM
End Time: 05:00 PM
Event Description: On National Train Day, the Museum will be open to all visitors at no charge. Round-trip train rides will be available to Morse Reservoir and riders will receive a $1 per ticket discount for each donation of a non-perishable food item to the Hamilton County food pantry that operates from Third Phase in Noblesville. Any person donating a grocery bag full of items will receive one free ticket.
IOWA
RailsWest Railroad Museum
1512 South Main Street
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
Council Bluffs, IA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Celebrate with us as we dedicate the museum's new enclosed railfan viewing platform adjacent to tracks of the Iowa Interstate, BNSF, and UP railroads. Also, refreshments will be provided.
Burlington Depot at the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Dubuque, IA 52001
Dubuque, IA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Free admission to Train Day area and activities, including model train displays, educational displays and videos on railroad history and famous trains, and displays showing the new Amtrak route from Chicago to Dubuque, Ia. Lots of fun for the entire family. Join us for a Great Time!
Milwaukee Railroad Shops Historic District
3400 Sioux River Road
State Highway 12
Loess Hills National Scenic Byway
Sioux City, IA 51102-1355
Sioux City, IA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Come and enjoy our walking tours, motor car rides, photo displays, and outdoor exhibition of Great Northern Railway Steam Locomotive No. 1355.
KANSAS
Santa Fe Station
413 E. 7th Street
Lawrence, KS 66044
Lawrence, KS
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 01:00 PM
End Time: 03:30 PM
Event Description: Celebrate with us and enjoy speakers, music, light refreshments, a depot tour, and an Amtrak ticket raffle.
Amtrak Station
500 S.E. Holliday Pace
Topeka, KS 66607-1100
Topeka, KS
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 02:00 PM
Event Description: Come and enjoy music, light refreshments, an Amtrak ticket raffle at 1pm, train videos, historical diplays, and more.
KENTUCKY
Historic RailPark & Train Museum
401 Kentucky Street
Bowling Green, KY 42101
Bowling Green, KY
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Celebrate National Train Day with us and enjoy free model railroad exhibits in the lobby of the L&N Depot, half-price admission to the museum and railcars, and register to win a Lionel Pennsylvania Flyer.
315 West Southern Avenue
Covington, KY 41015
Covington, KY
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Come out and see our National Train Day historic passenger and freight railroad equipment display and take guided interior tours led by our knowledgeable volunteers. Special reduced admission rates will be offered for National Train Day.
Louisville Union Station
1000 West Broadway
Louisville, KY 40203
Louisville, KY
Event Date: 04/08/2010
Start Time: 09:30 AM
End Time: 12:30 PM
Event Description: Informational event with station tours and presentations on passenger services by the private railroads at Union and Central Stations, including Amtrak Operations there from 1971-1979 and 1999-2003.
LOUISIANA
Amtrak Station
1001 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70113
New Orleans, LA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 03:00 PM
Event Description: Stop by for some refreshments, as well as, Amtrak giveaways and information.
MAINE
Airport Mall
1129 Union Street
Bangor, ME 04401
Bangor, ME
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 02:00 PM
Event Description: Celebrate National Train Day with us and see a model railroad layout, pick-up rail safety information from Operation Lifesaver and check out the tourist railroad displays.
Saco Transportation Center
138 Main Street
Saco, ME 04072
Saco, ME
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 02:00 PM
Event Description: See Amtrak and freight trains passing through the area, a model railroad layout, a railroad safety display by Operation Lifesaver, and exhibits from Amtrak, Trainriders Northeast, and tourist rail groups, as we celebrate National Train Day.
MASSACHUSETTS
South Station
Boston, MA 02110
Boston, MA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 09:00 AM
End Time: 03:00 PM
Event Description: Second Annual National Train Day Ride. This year, MassBike will be meeting at South Station at 9:00 AM to take the train to Franklin, and then following the route of the Charles River Railroad 25 miles to Newton Centre by bike.
South Station
2 South Station
Summer Street and Atlantic Avenue
Boston, MA 02110
Boston, MA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 02:00 PM
Event Description: Amtrak and the retailers at South Station celebrate the third annual National Train Day. Scheduled activities include tours of Amtrak's Acela train (Track 9), 30-minute walking tour of historic South Station (Noon and 1:00 pm, Track 13), and a jazz concert featuring The Vinny Pagano Four. Amtrak informational and promotional materials will be available.
Government Center Building, City of Waltham
119 School Street
Waltham, MA 02451
Waltham, MA
Event Date: May 8, 2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Event Description: Check out the 14th Annual Toy Train Display by current and past Boy Scouts sharing their hobby. Display will include several operating model/toy train layouts, static displays about railroading and rail safety, and the "Timesaver" switching game with an HO-scale locomotive and freight cars.
Wenham Museum
132 Main Street
Wenham, MA 01984
Wenham, MA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Train fans of all ages will delight in Wenham Museum's Bennett E. Merry Train Gallery featuring 10 operating model layouts with model trains that operate with the push of a button. Railroad artifacts, memorabilia, large-scale models and antique toy trains are also on display. Discover the history of New England native, Grenville Dodge, chief engineer of the Union Pacific, a leading figure in the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad and the railroad spur to Wenham Lake. Model train and railroad experts will be on hand to answer questions, discuss scenery building and layout construction, and offer advice to railroad hobbyists.
West Barnstable Train Station and Historical Museum
2469 Meetinghouse Way
West Barnstable, MA 02668
West Barnstable, MA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 09:00 AM
End Time: 02:00 PM
Event Description: The Cape Cod Chapter of the National Railroad Historical Society is hosting an open house to celebrate National Train Day. Get an inside look at the many different ways to participate in museum activities and many events. Meet NRHS members, Station Master, and Officers and Directors, as well as, tour the depot, see the museum’s historical train exhibits, learn safety around the tracks with Operation Lifesaver, discover the history of the Cape Cod rails, and check out the operating HO scale model railroad inside a woodside New Haven Railroad baggage car by Cape Cod Model Railroad Club.
MICHIGAN
Amtrak Station
325 Depot Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Ann Arbor, MI
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 07:00 AM
End Time: 09:00 AM
Event Description: Join us to hear a proclamation by Mayor John Hieftje and to enjoy some refreshments.
Amtrak Station
555 Railroad Street
Bangor, MI 49013
Bangor, MI
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 08:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Event Description: Join us at the historic Pere Marquette (Amtrak) station as we celebrate National Train Day. The Mayor of Bangor will read a proclamation following the arrival of Amtrak train 371, the Pere Marquette. Enjoy live music, refreshments, raffles, an operating HO scale model train layout from the Holland Modular Railroad Club and so much more.
Amtrak Station
16121 Michigan Avenue
Dearborn, MI 48026
Dearborn, MI
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 06:30 AM
End Time: 11:30 AM
Event Description: Coffeeand doughnuts will be provided, and a proclamation will be read by the Mayor of Dearborn.
Detroit Amtrak Station
11 West Baltimore Avenue
Detroit, MI 48202
Detroit, MI
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 06:48 AM
End Time: 11:23 AM
Event Description: National Train Day Celebration and proclamation. Coffee and cake will be available to both passengers and guests throughout the morning. A proclamation will be presented to the Mayor just before noon.
Amtrak Station
200 Depot Drive
Dowagiac, MI 49047
Dowagiac, MI
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Stop by our open house at the depot to enjoy music from the local college and see displays by a model railroad club. Refreshments will be served.
Durand Union Station
200 Railroad Street
Durand, MI 48429
Durand, MI
Event Date: 05/15/2010
Start Time: 09:00 AM
End Time: 07:00 PM
Event Description: Celebrate 35 years of our railroad heritage at Railroad Days, May 14-16. The historical depot will be open with model train displays, Operation Lifesaver will have educational information for all, tours of the caboose are available, and there will be a book opening for Imre Questlar.
Amtrak - East Lansing Station
1240 South Harrison Road
East Lansing, MI 48823
East Lansing, MI
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 08:00 AM
End Time: 10:00 AM
Event Description: Join us for coffee and doughnuts and a reading of the National Train Day proclamation.
Rainy Day Hobbies
22961 Woodward Avenue
Ferndale, MI 48220
Ferndale, MI
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Join us for National Train Day festivities to include video presentations of vintage rail footage, model railroad techniques demonstration, steam-engine coloring contest open to children 6 and under with the winner receiving a wooden train set, official kick-off of a rail-themed photo contest for those 18 and older with the winner receiving an electric train set, N-gauge layouts courtesy of Gratiot Valley Model Railroad Club, and tasty bags of popcorn sold on-site by the Boy Scouts.
Amtrak Station
1407 S. Dort Hwy
Flint, MI 48503
Flint, MI
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 06:30 AM
End Time: 01:00 PM
Event Description: Celebrate National Train Day with us for railroad displays, operating model railroads, Operation Lifesaver information, and refreshments.
The Historic Louis & Helen Padnos Transportation Center
Holland, MI 49423
Holland, MI
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 07:30 AM
End Time: 08:30 AM
Event Description: Kurt D. Dykstra, Mayor City of Holland and on behalf of City Council, will declare Saturday, May 8, 2010 as National Train Day in the City of Holland as Amtrak’s Pere Marquette arrives. Assisting Mayor Dykstra will be Sally Jo Laukitis, Executive Director, Holland Area Convention & Visitors Bureau and Steve Bulthuis, Executive Director, Macatawa Area Coordinating Council. Also enjoy a decorated cake, refreshments, Amtrak information and giveaways for children.
Amtrak Station
501 E. Michigan Avenue
Jackson, MI 49201
Jackson, MI
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 08:30 AM
End Time: 02:00 PM
Event Description: Join us as we celebrate National Train Day at “The Oldest Continuous Operational Railroad Designed and Built Passenger Train Station in the United States,” the historic Michigan Central Railroad (Amtrak) station in Jackson, Michigan. Don’t miss out on your chance to see trains, model trains, explore interactive and educational exhibits, trip planning and so much more.
Kalamazoo Model Railroad Historical Society Clubhouse
9336 N. Riverview Drive
Kalamazoo, MI
Kalamazoo, MI
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Join us for our annual Open House as we celebrate National Train Day at our Clubhouse. Don’t miss out on seeing model trains, a full size caboose, interactive and educational exhibits, kids activities, refreshments and so much more.
Kalamazoo Transportation Center
459 N. Burdick Street
Kalamazoo, MI
Kalamazoo, MI
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 09:00 AM
End Time: 11:30 AM
Event Description: Join us as we celebrate National Train Day. Greet the arrival of Amtrak Wolverine trains 350 and 351 and Blue Water train 365 while exploring interactive and educational exhibits from the Michigan Association of Railroad Passengers, Kalamazoo Model Railroad Historical Society, Vicksburg Depot Museum and Delton’s CK&S Railfan Festival.
Amtrak Station
225 North Whittaker Street
New Buffalo, MI 49117
New Buffalo, MI
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 11:45 AM
Event Description: Join us as we celebrate National Train Day at New Buffalo Station. Mayor Geisler will read the City of New Buffalo's National Train Day Resolution, approved by the City Council. Refreshments will be served by the Michigan Association of Railroad Passengers. Amtrak information and giveaways for children will also be available.
Amtrak Station
598 Dey Street
Niles, MI 49120
Niles, MI
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 03:00 PM
Event Description: Join us at the historic 1892 Michigan Central Railroad station as we celebrate National Train Day. Greet the arrival of Amtrak train 365, the Blue Water, and Wolverine trains 350, 351 and 352 while exploring interactive and educational exhibits from the Michigan Association of Railroad Passengers, Four Flags Garden Club, Niles DDA Main Street, and the Cass County Model Railroad Club.
Fernwood Botanical Garden and Nature Preserve
13988 Rangline Road
Niles, MI 49107
Niles, MI
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 06:00 PM
Event Description: Bring the family to Fernwood for National Train Day and enjoy our amazing railway garden. Designed by botanical architect and naturalist, Paul Busse, of Applied Imagination, the garden features four G-scale trains running on different levels. The scale buildings are all made of natural materials and include seven lighthouses from across the U.S. and replicas of local landmarks. There will also be hourly drawings for children's prizes.
Meadow Brook Hall
Oakland University
2200 N. Squirrel Road
Rochester, MI 48309
Rochester, MI
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 11:30 AM
End Time: 02:30 PM
Event Description: On National Train Day come to the Lunch & Learn at Meadow Brook Hall for a lecture about the Glancy Trains Collection at the Detroit Historical Museum. Lecture will feature John Lohmeier, President Meadow Brook Hall Squires, Meredith Long, Museum Services Coordinator of Meadow Brook Hall and Bob Cosgrove, Adjunct Curator of Glancy Trains at the Detroit Historical Museum. Complimentary tour of Meadow Brook Hall follows the lecture.
Amtrak Station
410 1/2 Vine Street
St. Joseph, MI 49085
St. Joseph, MI
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 09:00 AM
End Time: 011:00 AM
Event Description: Come greet the morning Pere Marquette train and enjoy refreshments and a proclamation ready by the Mayor of St. Joseph.
MINNESOTA
Amtrak Midway Station
730 Transfer Road
St. Paul, MN 55114
St. Paul, MN
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 06:00 PM
Event Description: The following exhibitors covering the past, present and future of railroads in the United States will have displays: The New Brighton Connection – HO scale layout, Hennepin County Regional Rail Authority, Metropolitan Transit (regional bus & Light rail), Minnesota Commercial Railroad, Minnesota Transportation Museum, National Railroad Historical Society, Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority, Twin Cities Model Railroad Museum and Red Rock Corridor Commuter Rail.
Minnesota State Fairgrounds
Education Building
1265 N. Snelling Avenue
St. Paul, MN
St. Paul, MN
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 09:00 AM
End Time: 03:00 PM
Event Description: Celebrate National Train Day by visiting the annual Spring Model Railroad Show and Sale sponsored by the Twin City Model Railroad Museum. You’ll see operating model railroad layouts and dozens of model and toy train dealers. At 10AM and noon, Choo Choo Bob’s Engineer Paul will be doing storytime, plus kids can operate a Thomas the Tank layout and play on the many Thomas the Tank play tables. Also, you can visit the Twin City Model Railroad Museum in Bandana Square and the Chimney’s Building with its new Toy Train Division featuring Amtrak trains on its many operating layouts.
MISSISSIPPI
Amtrak Station
300 West Capitol Street
Jackson, MS 39201
Jackson, MS
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 05:00 PM
Event Description: Stop by on National Train Day for refreshments, as well as, Amtrak giveaways and information.
Meridian Railroad Museum
1805 Front Street
Meridian, MS 39301
Meridian, MS
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Tour the Meridian Railroad Museum, enjoy refreshments, and pick up Amtrak giveaways and information.
MISSOURI
Historic Truman Depot & Amtrak Station
1111 W. Pacific
Independence, MO 64050
Independence, MO
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Depot open house, railroad displays (Amtrak, Union Pacific, Chicago-Alton & KC Southern), model trains displays, railfan radio listening, Amtrak information, and much more.
Chicago & Alton Depot
318 W. Pacific Avenue
Independence, MO 64050
Independence, MO
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 02:00 PM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Open House with cake and drinks from 2 - 4 PM, along with two small model train displays and tours of the depot from 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM.
St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Depot
Hwy 61 & Hwy 25
Jackson, MO 63755
Jackson, MO
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 09:00 AM
End Time: 05:00 PM
Event Description: Celebrate and enjoy the train rides, caboose museum, model train displays, and information on Amtrak and Operation Lifesaver.
St Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railway
252 E Jackson Blvd.
Jackson, MO 63755-2402
Jackson, MO
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Come celebrate and enjoy caboose rides, information from Operation Lifesaver, a model train display, and a presentation about the history of trains.
Union Station
30 W. Pershing Road
Kansas City, MO 64108
Kansas City, MO
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: There will be walking tours of Union Station Kansas City and model train displays.
Kirkwood Amtrak Station
110 West Argonne Drive
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Kirkwood, MO
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 09:00 AM
End Time: 02:00 PM
Event Description: Open House to include displays from Kirkwood Police Department, Missouri Operation Lifesaver, Mississippi Valley N-Scalers, The Morse Telegraph Club, and The Transportation Museum.
Moark Regional Railroad Museum
303 Moran Street
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901
Poplar Bluff, MO
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Event Description: Museum tours, food, music, Amtrak information, and a drawing for Amtrak tickets.
Warrensburg Missouri Train Depot
Warrensburg, MO 64093
Warrensburg, MO
Event Date: 05/14/2011
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 01:00 PM
Event Description: Come out and celebrate - there will be a band playing train theme songs, American flags given to participants, free hot dogs and lemonade, Amtrak literature, and drawings for Amtrak Posters and gift certificates. Also, a history of our depot will be read by an annoucer including the famous train stops in Warrensburg, the Truman Train, and the St. Louis/Kansas City World Series Train.
MONTANA
Amtrak Station
235 Main Street
Havre, MT 59501
Havre, MT
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 01:00 PM
End Time: 03:30 PM
Event Description: Trails and Rails volunteers will be at the station to meet and greet passengers on Empire Builder 7 and 8.
Montana Rail Link
Railroad Park Pavilion near Circle Square
Missoula, MT 59801
Missoula, MT
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 08:30 AM
End Time: 11:59 AM
Event Description: Join us to view historic photos displayed of passenger trains at Missoula N P depot & other RR activity in Missoula, an operating model railroad from the Missoula Model Railroad Club, and a selection of railroad videos and books.
Amtrak Station
500 Depot Street
Whitefish, MT 59937
Whitefish, MT
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 07:00 AM
End Time: 09:00 PM
Event Description: Come celebrate National Train Day! For the "Early Birds" stop by the station for a cup of coffee and send off the 7:26am train with a smile. The Historical Society Museum will be open from 10am - 9pm. Operation Lifesaver will have a display and rep from 4-9pm. Come back at 8:30pm to send off the 8:56pm train. All day long there will be refreshments, giveaways, and local representatives from The Historical Society, BNSF, Operation Lifesaver, Amtrak, The Whitefish Chamber of Commerce, and city members.
NEBRASKA
Lincoln Children's Zoo
1222 S. 27th Street
Lincoln, NE 68502
Lincoln, NE
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 03:00 PM
Event Description: Celebrate with us and see our model railroads set up in Zooville Square, enjoy Cafe specials, and purchase items for sale in Zoonique Boutique.
NEVADA
Reno Station
2775 Mayberry Drive
Reno, NV 89509
Reno, NV
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 08:00 AM
End Time: 05:00 PM
Event Description: Celebrate National Train Day and Reno Railroad Days at the Old Reno Depot. Refreshments will be served and the public is invited to tour the facilities. Also, there will be two brass bands greeting both eastbound #6 and westbound #5 along with a drawing for round trip train rides to Truckee.
NEW MEXICO
Amtrak Station
Gallup Multi-Cultural Center
201 East Historic Route 66
Gallup, NM 87301
Gallup, NM
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 03:00 PM
Event Description: Join us at the Amtrak Station located inside the Multi-Cultural Center to kick-off this year's National Train Day Celebration. Enjoy a depot tour, guest speakers including Mayor Harry Medoza who will read the proclamation, light refreshments, and other train surprises.
Las Cruces Railroad Museum
351 N. Mesilla Street
(at Las Cruces Avenue)
Las Cruces, NM 88005
Las Cruces, NM
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Our 3rd annual Railroad Days is a celebration of our railroading past, present, and future. The event features the Rail Runner Express train, Dona Ana Modular Railroad Club’s layouts, an Old West Medicine Show by Flying Cloud Productions & Old West Thunder Gunfighters, rolling stock, as well as vendors and family friendly activities. The event is free and open to the public.
NEW YORK
Public School 145-K
100 Noll Street
Brooklyn, NY 11206
Brooklyn, NY
Event Date: 05/10/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 01:30 PM
Event Description: Public School 145-K proudly celebrates its 3rd National Train Day. In our Robinhood Library will be a diorama of the Transcontinental Railroad, a model representation of the N.Y.C.T.A. Coney Island Rapid Transit Car Overhaul Shop building with N.Y.C.T.A. trains waiting at the bays, and scratch-build models of old New York trains built by local enthusiast Robert Miller. Mr. Lou Frangella from Operation Lifesaver will speak with the children about rail safety. There will also be coloring pages, puzzles and videos.
Buffalo Depew Amtrak Station
55 Dick Road
Depew, NY 14043
Depew, NY
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 07:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Join the Empire State Passengers Association in celebrating 2010 National Train Day. A variety of train related displays and activities will be featured throughout the day. Refreshments will be served.
Oyster Bay RailRoad Museum
102 Audrey Avenue
Oyster Bay, NY 11771
Oyster Bay, NY
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Celebrate National Train Day by joining us for our open house. Visit our equipment yard to see an engine, turntable, two cabooses, two diesel switcher engines, 1964 Worlds Fair cab, ping pong car, and an LIRR crossing shanty. Or stop by our visitors center and check out the museum displays and historic station house which was used by Theodore Roosevelt. Children can pick up a junior conductor hat.
Albany-Rensselaer Rail Station
525 East Street
Rensselaer, NY 12144
Rensselaer, NY
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 08:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Event Description: Several tables will be set up displaying area Scenic Railroads, Trails and Rails, Operation Lifesaver, and Amtrak. Literature, information and promotional items will be distributed to the public.
Yonkers Public Library - Riverfront Library
1 Larkin Center
Yonkers, NY
Yonkers, NY
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: The Childrens Department will be sponsoring games and prizes! Lou Frangella of "Operation Lifesaver" will be showing films on railway safety.
NORTH CAROLINA
Amtrak Train Station
101 N. Main Street
Burlington, NC 27217
Burlington, NC
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 08:00 AM
End Time: 01:00 PM
Event Description: Join us for our National Train Day Open House. Enjoy free refreshments and giveaways, learn more about new Piedmont midday train service, receive a free National Train Day poster and register to win a free train ticket.
Carolina Travel
10195 Beach Drive SW
Vision Square
Calabash, NC 28467
Calabash, NC
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 09:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Join us for food, fun and prizes! We will also have information on how you can see America by train.
Charlotte Amtrak Station
1914 N. Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28206
Charlotte, NC
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 03:00 PM
Event Description: Join us at our Open House Event to celebrate National Train Day. Free music, games and prizes will be provided by Radio Disney Charlotte from 10a-12n; tour the Piedmont Service train equipment on display from 11a-2p; free Amtrak refreshments, information and memorabilia available from 10a-3p.
Durham Train Station
601 W. Main Street
Durham, NC 27701
Durham, NC
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 07:00 AM
End Time: 11:00 AM
Event Description: Join us for a National Train Day Open House. Learn more about new midday Piedmont train service, receive a free National Train Day poster, plan your summer rail vacation, and watch trains as they arrive and depart at 7:22am and 10:23am.
Fayetteville Train Station
472 Hay Street
Fayetteville, NC 28301
Fayetteville, NC
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Join us for an Open House at the Fayetteville Train Station to celebrate National Train Day and see the north and southbound trains arrive/depart at 1:04pm and 3:44pm.
Greensboro Train Station
236 E. Washington Street
Greensboro, NC 27401
Greensboro, NC
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 08:00 AM
End Time: 01:00 PM
Event Description: Join us at the Greensboro Train Station for our National Train Day Open House Event where you can learn about the new midday Piedmont train service, receive a free National Train Day poster, and watch trains arrive/depart at 8:23am and 9:21am.
High Point Train Station
100 W. High Avenue
High Point, NC 27260
High Point, NC
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 08:00 AM
End Time: 02:00 PM
Event Description: Join us for a National Train Day Open House Event from 8am - 2pm. Enjoy free refreshments and giveaways, learn more about new Piedmont midday train service, receive a free National Train Day poster and register to win a free train tickets.
Kannapolis Train Station
201 S. Main Street
Kannapolis, NC 28081
Kannapolis, NC
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 08:00 AM
End Time: 01:00 PM
Event Description: Join us at the Kannapolis Train Station from 8am - 1pm. Enjoy free refreshments and giveaways, learn more about new Piedmont midday train service, pick up a free National Train Day poster and register to win a free train ticket.
Raleigh Train Station
320 W. Cabarrus Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
Raleigh, NC
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 09:00 AM
End Time: 01:00 PM
Event Description: Join us at the Raleigh Train Station for our National Train Day Open House. Learn more about the new midday Piedmont train service, receive a free National Train Day poster, and see the train arrive at 11:06am.
Old Train Station
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
Rocky Mount, NC
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Event Description: Join WNCR-TV and Promise FM radio for family fun, coupons from local merchants, and 'train art' contests.
Rocky Mount Train Station
100 Coast Line Street
Rocky Mount, NC 27601
Rocky Mount, NC
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Join us for our National Train Day Open House event. Receive a free National Train Day poster, see trains arrive and depart at 12:30pm, 2:02pm and 2:59pm; and pick-up Amtrak schedules and trip planning information.
Salisbury Train Station
215 Depot Street
Salisbury, NC 28144
Salisbury, NC
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 08:00 AM
End Time: 01:00 PM
Event Description: Join us at the Salisbury Train Station for a National Train Day Open House Event. Enjoy free refreshments and giveaways, learn more about new Piedmont midday service, receive a free National Train Day poster and register to win a free train ticket.
Selma-Smithfield Train Station
500 E. Railroad Street
Selma-Smithfield, NC 27576
Selma-Smithfield, NC
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 03:00 PM
Event Description: Join us at the Selma-Smithfield Train Station for our National Train Day Open House Event from 10am - 3pm. Enjoy free refreshments and giveaways, receive a free National Train Day poster and register to win a free train ticket. Come see the trains arrive/depart at 11:41am, 1:51pm and 2:53pm.
The Little Toy Shop
230 S.W. Broad Street
Southern Pines, NC 28387
Southern Pines, NC
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: We will be celebrating National Train Day with a Thomas the Tank play, reading The Little Engine That Could, singing train songs, coloring train pictures, blowing train whistles, wearing conductor hats, and eating train cookies.
Train Depot
South Railroad Street
Wallace, NC 28466
Wallace, NC
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 03:00 PM
End Time: 08:00 PM
Event Description: To celebrate our First Annual National Train Day, we will be hosting a membership drive for Friends of the Depot to include a hot dog and ice cream social, rides on our Speeder with trailer, model trains, tours of the ACL caboose and the Transportation Museum, and an open house of the Long Leaf Arts and Crafts Guild.
Wilmington Railroad Museum
505 Nutt Street
Wilmington, NC 28402
Wilmington, NC
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Join us for National Train Day and learn about the history of railroading. Also, our modelers will assist visitors in operating individual model locomotives on an extensive layout via digital remote control.
Wilson Train Station
401 E. Nash Street
Wilson, NC 27893
Wilson, NC
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 09:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Join us for our National Train Day Open House. Enjoy watching the arrival and departure of trains at 12:10pm, 2:22pm, 2:23pm and 3:32pm, receive a free National Train Day poster and pick-up schedule and trip planning information.
NORTH DAKOTA
Amtrak Station
400 First Avenue South West
Minot, ND 58701
Minot, ND
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 08:00 AM
End Time: 10:00 AM
Event Description: Celebrate National Train Day! North Dakota Council on the Arts sponsored accordionist Gerald Schlag and Rea Ann Neva will greet Empire Builder Train #7 passengers and public with music. Trails and Rails volunteers and National Park Service rangers will also be available to answer questions about the Trails and Rails program.
OHIO
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad
27 Ridge Street
Akron, OH 44308
Akron, OH
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Event Description: Show Your Love for Train Travel! Join us for storytelling of “train” themed stories, face painting, model railroad, inflatable train to play on, and a trivia contest.
Museum Center
1301 Western Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45203
Cincinnati, OH
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 05:00 PM
Event Description: Visit us and see displays from various tourist rail organizations, receive discount coupons from the local dinner train, pick up train literature, and enter to win Amtrak gift certificates.
Toledo Amtrak Station
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza
415 Emerald Avenue
Toledo, OH 43604
Toledo, OH
Event Date: 05/01/2010
Start Time: 09:30 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Vist us on Saturday, May 1st for an open house event featuring Amtrak and model trains, NS locomotive simulator, food, music, rail art, trip drawings and prizes, displays, vendors, kid and Elmore Trolley rides, and kids' activities. Opening ceremony at 9:30 AM will include US Rep. Marcy Kaptur, ODOT Director Jolene Molitoris, and Toledo Mayor Mike Bell.
Citywide
Willard, OH 44890
Willard, OH
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 03:00 PM
Event Description: Train Enthusiasts of all ages are encouraged to take in the 5 “Train Stops”: Depot in the Park, Willard Post Office, Willard Memorial Library, Willard Hope Center and the Historical Masonic Lodge. Activities will include train tours, historical exhibits, information from Operation Lifesaver, model train displays, children’s crafts, train movies, and prize drawings.
OKLAHOMA
Ardmore Welcome Center
251 E. Main Street
Ardmore, OK 73401
Ardmore, OK
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 09:30 AM
End Time: 10:30 AM
Event Description: Visit with our station hosts to learn more about the Ardmore Welcome Center and our local Amtrak service, the Heartland Flyer.
Guthrie Santa Fe Depot
409 W. Oklahoma Avenue
Guthrie, OK 73044
Guthrie, OK
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:30 AM
End Time: 03:00 PM
Event Description: Come visit the historic 1899 Guthrie Santa Fe Depot on National Train Day to learn about railroad history and the exciting future of trains in the Heartland! Complimentary snacks and punch will be provided. There will also be a model train layout and Amtrak travel information available.
Amtrak Depot and Performing Arts Studio
200 S. Jones
Norman, OK 73069
Norman, OK
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 08:00 AM
End Time: 01:00 PM
Event Description: Come and celebrate National Train Day with Northern Flyer Alliance, Inc. Amtrak Depot Hosts. Learn about Amtrak state expansion efforts for the Kansas City - Wichita - Oklahoma City - Fort Worth corridor. Please check our website often for more details. Fun for the whole family!
Amtrak Station
100 South E. K. Gaylord Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Oklahoma City, OK
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 07:30 AM
End Time: 08:30 AM
Event Description: Free coffee, donuts, and water will be provided for visitors and passengers boarding the Heartland Flyer.
Santa Fe Depot
201 E. Paul Avenue
Pauls Valley, OK 73075
Pauls Valley, OK
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 09:00 AM
End Time: 10:00 AM
Event Description: The Pauls Valley Chamber of Commerce will celebrate with music, food, and entertainment.
Northern Flyer Alliance
100 W. Grand (next to Bumper to Bumper)
Ponca City, OK 74601
Ponca City, OK
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Event Description: Stop by our tent and pick up Amtrak timetables and information about the effort of the Northern Flyer Alliance to bring passenger train service to Ponca City and northern Oklahoma.
OREGON
Eugene Amtrak Station
433 Willamette Street
Eugene, OR 97401
Eugene, OR
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Join the festivities at the Eugene Amtrak Station for model trains from the Willamette Cascade Model Railroad Club, exhibits, information, and railroad author and photographer Jesse Burkhardt signing copies of his books. Mayor Kitty Piercy and Oregon State Representative Nancy Nathanson will speak at 1pm with light refreshments served afterwards.
Portland State University
Department of History
Cramer Hall, Room 494
1721 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97201
Portland, OR
Event Date: 05/06/2010
Start Time: 07:00 PM
End Time: 09:00 PM
Event Description: For our third year of proud participation in the annual National Train Day celebrations, the PSU Friends of History will host a program on the history of American train travel as a leisure time activity; showing how train travel contributed to the growth of Oregon and our nation.
Portland Union Station
800 NW 6th Avenue
Portland, OR 97208
Portland, OR
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Fun for the whole family with trains, exhibits, information, entertainment and more.
PENNSYLVANIA
Rockwood Mill Shoppes
450 Main Street
Rockwood, PA 15557
Rockwood, PA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 05:00 PM
Event Description: Celebrate National Train Day with two kids-oriented performances in the Opera House including a hobo lunch, a train display by the Laurel Highlands Model Railroad Club, talks by retired railroaders about old time railroading, and more.
Stewartstown Railroad Train Station
Pennsylvania Avenue & Hill Street
Stewartstown, PA 17363-0456
Stewartstown, PA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 05:00 PM
Event Description: Open house event allowing visitors to see what a small town train station looked like in the late 19th through 20th centuries. On display will be exhibits including photographs and documents relating to the railroad. Also, on display will be two locomotives, a 35-ton Plymouth gasoline/mechanical locomotive (#9) and a 44-ton General Electric diesel-electric locomotive (#10).
RHODE ISLAND
Kingston Railroad Station
1 Railroad Avenue
West Kingston, RI 02892
West Kingston, RI
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 02:00 PM
Event Description: Open house at the Railroad Museum of Rhode Island in Historic Kingston Station to include operating model tailroad and railroad displays.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Fort Lawn Community Center
5554 Main Street
Fort Lawn, SC 29714
Fort Lawn, SC
Event Date: 04/17/2010
Start Time: 09:00 AM
End Time: 03:00 PM
Event Description: The Fort Lawn Community Center's Annual Spring Festival will be centered around three train rides provided by L & C Railways! The train will depart at 10:00AM, 12:30PM, and 3:00PM (tickets needed.) Festival will also feature a classic car show, a large model train display by Metrolina Rail Roaders, many craft and food vendors and more!
Cherokee County History and Arts Museum
301 College Drive
Gaffney, SC 29340
Gaffney, SC
Event Date: 05/15/2010
Start Time: 10:00 PM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Special exhibits, trackless train rides, and more!
TENNESSEE
Customs House Museum
200 South 2nd Street
Clarksville, TN 37040
Clarksville, TN
Event Date: 05/01/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Trainfest 2010 is a two day, family oriented event that showcases the impact of railroads on the Clarksville region. At the Customs House, model trains will be running on museum and visiting layouts, a collection of model buildings from the Nashville Children's Museum model train layout from 1955 will be on display, along with other exhibits. At the L&N Depot, historical re-enactors will play the roles of station agent and people waiting to meet the train, a display of historical dioramas of events along the rails, a full size diesel locomotive and caboose on display, and more model trains.
N.C. & St.L Depot and Railroad Museum
582 South Royal
Jackson, TN 38301
Jackson, TN
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 02:00 PM
Event Description: Join us for a little train ride for kids, Choo Choo jumper, face painting, train coloring books, music, karaoke, Operation Lifesaver, railroad movies inside the dining car, railroad time piece showing, model train swap, CSX Engines parked outside on the Depot tracks, free popcorn and snow cones!
TEXAS
Austin Amtrak Station
250 N. Lamar Blvd.
Austin, TX 78703
Austin, TX
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 11:00 PM
End Time: 03:00 PM
Event Description: Join us for light refreshments. Pick up Junior Conductor hats for the children and information on Amtrak. Register to win a trip on the Texas Eagle.
Cedar Park Train Station
401 E. Whitestone Blvd
Cedar Park, TX 78613
Cedar Park, TX
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 05:00 PM
Event Description: Ride the Hill Country Flyer on National Train Day! Our original and most popular train ride departs from Cedar Park at 10:00am and travels to Burnet through the Texas Hill Country. Enjoy lunch and shopping on your own during a two and a half hour layover in Burnet. Train returns to Cedar Park, arriving at about 4:00pm
Dallas Union Station
400 S. Houston Street
Dallas, TX 75202
Dallas, TX
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 03:00 PM
Event Description: Celebrate National Train Day at Dallas Union Station with participation from Texas Rail Advocates, Operation Lifesaver, UPRR, Amtrak, DART Rail, Trinity Railway Express and the Dallas Railroad Museum. There will also be train equipment displays, entertainment, balloon makers and face painters.
Amtrak El Paso Union Depot
700 San Francisco Avenue
El Paso, TX 79901
El Paso, TX
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Celebration includes model train displays, Harvey Girls, an engine cab stimulator, Amtrak literature, a drawing for one free coach trip on the Sunset Limited, and refreshments.
Fort Worth Intermodal Transportation Center
1000 Jones Street
Fort Worth, TX 76101
Fort Worth, TX
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 03:00 PM
Event Description: Celebrate National Train Day at Fort Worth Intermodal Transportation Center with participation from Texas Rail Advocates, Operation Lifesaver, UPRR, Amtrak, DART Rail, BNSF, Trinity Railway Express and the Dallas Railroad Museum. There will also be train equipment displays, entertainment, balloon makers and face painters.
Houston Railroad Museum
7390 Mesa Road
Houston, TX 77028
Houston, TX
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Come celebrate and check out our seventeen pieces of vintage railroad equipment, go on a guided tour of the museum, play with a model train, pick up information on Amtrak, listen to local bluegrass musicians "jam" on the grounds, and meet the author of "Rails Around Houston" and have him autograph your copy.
Amtrak Station
902 Washington Avenue
Houston, TX 77002
Houston, TX
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Activites will include face painting, Operation Lifesaver information, Houston Railroad History Displays, and more.
Historic Jefferson Railway
400 E. Austin
Jefferson, TX 75657
Jefferson, TX
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 02:30 PM
End Time: 04:30 PM
Event Description: On National Train Day, we will be running trains at 2:30 & 4:30 PM. Our narrator will be talking about the importance of train travel to our history.
1904 Depot Museum
102 Kleberg Avenue
Kingsville, TX 78363
Kingsville, TX
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Event Description: The Train Days of Kingsville is an exciting event in which the city will display its rich historical roots. It was the arrival of the rail that commemorates the birth of the city and allowed King Ranch to prosper into the largest ranch in the world. The celebration will honor the men and women who worked on the rail and still have family in this community. Live music, a BBQ Cookoff, vendors, model train displays, clinics, and walking tours are only a few of the things people can participate in.
Amtrak Station
905 Pacific Avenue
Longview, TX 75602
Longview, TX
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 04:00 PM
End Time: 07:00 PM
Event Description: Celebrate National Train Day with The City of Longview, the Gregg County Historical Foundation, Amtrak, the East Texas Council of Governments, the Marshall, Texas T&P Depot, Inc., the East Texas Corridor Council for higher speed rail, and the "Texas Eagle" Marketing and Performance Organization (T.E.M.P.O. Group). A live band, children's activities, refreshments, and railroad memorabilia displays will enhance a 5:30 PM ribbon cutting when Mayor Jay Dean will officially accept transfer of ownership to Longview's historic passenger depot from the Union Pacific Railroad.
Texas & Pacific Depot Museum
800 N. Washington Avenue
Marshall, TX 75672
Marshall, TX
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Event Description: The T & P Depot Museum will host its Annual Employees' Reunion in conjunction with its National Train Day celebration. All former T & P employees, family members, and friends, as well as the public are invited to the Depot grounds for a brief program, a time of reminiscing and visitation, and refreshments.
Mineola Transportation Plaza
115 Front Street
Mineola, TX 75773
Mineola, TX
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Mineola Texas celebrates National Train Day at the restored 1906 Depot, stop to the Amtrak Texas Eagle. Cypress Bayou Model Train Club will have a model train display for the train buffs. Join us to celebrate Trains!
Sunset Station
1174 E. Commerce Street
San Antonio, TX
San Antonio, TX
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 05:00 PM
Event Description: Join us at the beautifully restored former Southern Pacific Sunset Station in San Antonio to celebrate National Train Day. Tour the cab of the former Southern Pacific steam locomotive #794 and learn about her upcoming restoration back to steam! Enjoy snacks and beverages while looking at displays from National Parks Service, San Antonio Model Railroad Association (SAMRA), Amtrak, and more. Please check our website for event updates as we will be adding more to the line up.
Railroad & Heritage Museum
Santa Fe Depot
315 West Avenue B
Temple, TX 76501
Temple, TX
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 01:00 PM
Event Description: Celebrate National Train Day with us and enjoy discounted admission, as well as, handcar and barrel train rides.
VERMONT
Brattleboro Train Station
Bridge Street
Brattleboro, VT 05301
Brattleboro, VT
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Event Description: Join us to honor the hard work of the train crew. There will also be exhibits on Brattleboro's rail history, presentations, a train simulator, and a service project to spruce up the station.
North Bennington Train Station
Main Street
North Bennington, VT 05257
North Bennington, VT
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 01:00 PM
End Time: 03:00 PM
Event Description: Join us to learn about the Southwestern VT Rail Corridor Committee, The Track Three ARRA Grant, proposed Amtrak Rail Routes, and How You Can Help. Light refreshments and entertainment will be provided. Scheduled speakers include John Zicconi, Director of Planning, Outreach & Community Affairs, at VTrans, and invited Bennington Legislative Transportation Committee members.
Depot Square
South Main and Salisbury Streets
Randolph, VT 05060
Randolph, VT
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 09:30 AM
End Time: 10:03 AM
Event Description: Join us as we honor the hard work of the train crew and give a brief presentation before the train arrives.
Rutland Train Station
25 Evelyn Street
Rutland, VT 05701
Rutland, VT
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 04:00 PM
End Time: 05:00 PM
Event Description: Join us to honor the hard work of the train crew. There will also be exhibits, presentations, and a service project to beautify the station.
New England Central Railroad Headquarters
2 Federal Street
Saint Albans, VT 05478-2003
Saint Albans, VT
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 07:15 AM
End Time: 08:00 AM
Event Description: You are cordially invited to join Governor Jim Douglas, Lieutenant Governor Brian Dubie, Amtrak, VTrans, and other rail supporters to celebrate National Train Day. Festivities will begin with a presentation highlighting future improvements to the rail line funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Brief remarks from VTrans officials and other dignitaries will follow. Light refreshments will be available.
VIRGINIA
Former N&W Station
117 East Main Street
Boyce, VA 22620
Boyce, VA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 08:00 AM
End Time: 05:00 PM
Event Description: Stop by to watch passing Norfolk Southern black stallions leading the charge on freight trains heading up and down the Shenandoah Valley. They pass the historic 1913 depot at Boyce and ATCS monitoring will indicate proximity to the station for visitors. While visiting, you'll learn how mail was once transported and sorted aboard trains across a nationwide Railway Post Office network!
C&O Railway Heritage Center
705 East Main Street
Clifton Forge, VA 24422
Clifton Forge, VA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 09:00 AM
End Time: 05:00 PM
Event Description: Day long Railroad Heritage Festival with steam railroad rides, railroad folk song concert, model railroads, railroad triathalon, whistle blow, tours of rail equipment, railroad art exhibition, and lots more!
Virginia Museum of Tranportation
3030 Norfolk Avenue SW
Roanoke, VA 24016
Roanoke, VA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 05:00 PM
Event Description: Tour a modern Norfolk Southern SD-70 EMD locomotive and enjoy railroad motorcar rides, a Class J cab exhibit inside the Museum, handcrafted wooden models of N&W steam locomotives, children's activities, and more to complement the collection of rolling stock on display in the Museum's Rail Yard.
O. Winston Link Museum
101 Shenandoah Avenue
Roanoke, VA 24016
Roanoke, VA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 03:00 PM
Event Description: A now yearly celebration of railroad heritage, this year's event will feature the famed Norfolk & Western Class J 611 passenger steam locomotive, plus historic paint scheme Southern Unit GP-59 diesel locomotive 4610, 1/8 scale train rides, telegraphy demonstrations, antique model trains, railroad photography, children's activities and more.
WASHINGTON
Centralia Train Depot
210 Railroad Avenue
Centralia, WA 98531
Centralia, WA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 03:00 PM
Event Description: We will be hosting a historical photo display of rail history in Centralia with special guests and refreshments.
Kelso Train Depot
501 S 1st Avenue
Kelso, WA 98626
Kelso, WA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 05:00 PM
Event Description: Stop by and check out our model train layout by Longview Kelso Rainier model railroad club, as well as, historical pictures and train information.
Centennial Station
6600 Yelm Highway SE
Olympia, WA 98513
Olympia, WA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 02:00 PM
Event Description: Centennial Station will celebrate National Train Day with an Open House and fun for rail fans of all ages. Participants include All Aboard Washington, Operation Lifesaver, Amtrak, BNSF Railway, Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad, Centralia-Chehalis Railroad Association and more. The Olympia Model Railroad Society will have model trains operating at their clubhouse at the Thurston County Fairgrounds. Enjoy refreshments inside the depot and music in the courtyard. Door prizes, too!
King Street Station
303 S. Jackson Street
Seattle, WA 98104
Seattle, WA
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 09:00 AM
End Time: 02:30 PM
Event Description: All Aboard Washington and Sound Transit will mark National Train Day between King Street Station and the Stadium District. There will be tables in King Street Station to serve Amtrak passengers, a table near the west end of the Weller St. Pedestrian Bridge to serve Sound Transit “Seattle Sounders” Game Day Service passengers, and volunteers near the Sound Transit Link Light Rail Stadium Station around game time. Along with our own materials, there will be materials from Talgo, Operation Lifesaver and the Northwest Railway Museum.
WEST VIRGINIA
Appalachian Power Ball Park
601 Morris Street
Charleston, WV 25301
Charleston, WV
Event Date: 05/09/2010
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 03:00 PM
Event Description: Join the Friends of the Cardinal as we celebrate National Train Day at the Ball Park on Sunday, May 9th. Come and watch the West Virginia Power Ball Team take on the Kannapolis Intimidators in this regularly scheduled South Atlantic League Ball Game and stop by our display to find out how you too can discover America by Rail!
Caperton Station
229 East Martin Street
Martinsburg, WV 25401
Martinsburg, WV
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Explore Martinsburg's Caperton Station - the oldest continuously operating train station in America! Enjoy a Belle Boyd House-Quilt display, the Angel Band, refreshments in the Herb Garden, tours of General Adam Stephen's home, live music, a book and plant sale, conductor hats for the kids, a ticket machine demostration, and train souvenirs for sale. Free parking available at Caperton Station Free PanTran bus to all venues!
WISCONSIN
Amtrak Columbus
359 N. Ludington Street
Columbus, WI 53925
Columbus, WI
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 03:00 PM
Event Description: Celebrate National Train Day with an open house event at Amtrak Columbus to include door prizes, refreshments, and drawings for train items.
Amtrak Station
601 St. Andrew Street
La Crosse, WI 54603
La Crosse, WI
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 01:00 PM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: La Crosse Community celebration will promote awareness of rail passenger service. The day will feature activities/exhibits that will include: Operation Life Saver, La Crosse rail history, proposed High Speed Rail Passenger Service and others.
Amtrak Milwaukee Inter-modal station
433 West St. Paul Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53203
Milwaukee, WI
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Event Description: Celebrate "National Train Day" with the first ever exhibit at the downtown station to include two model train layouts by The Milwaukee Lionel RR Club, information from Operation Lifesaver and travel agents, giveaways, and more.
Western Union Junction RR Museum
2813 Wisconsin Street
Sturtevant, WI 53177
Sturtevant, WI
Event Date: 05/08/2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 03:00 PM
Event Description: The Railroad Museum will be open free to the public for National Train Day. The museum is housed in a 1956 Thrall Milwaukee Road Caboose. Also, Railroad Track Maintaince equipment including two Fairmont Speeder cars, one built in the 1930's for the PRR and one built in the 1970's for the Milwaukee Road and three Milwaukee road boxcars will be on display. Information on Operation Lifesaver will be available.