We strive to maintain a comprehensive, accurate, and up-to-date list of train gardens, displays, and open houses in the greater Baltimore-Washington DC area. Please help us by sending any corrections, additions, deletions, etc. to webmaster@wvmgrs.org Baltimore | Washington DC and Maryland Suburbs | Northern Maryland | Western Maryland | Arbutus Auto Painting and Bodyworks, 4621 Leeds Ave., Arbutus, MD. is hosting its 12th annual holiday train garden. December 5 through January 9. Monday through Friday, 6:30pm - 8:30pm, Saturdays 10am - 8pm and Sundays 10am -7pm, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve 6:30pm - 8:30pm, Closed on Christmas and New Year's Day. (Please note, NOT open during business hours, website is out of date.) arbutusauto.com Arbutus Volunteer Fire Department, 5200 Southwestern Blvd. Baltimore, MD. 16th Annual Old Fashioned Christmas Garden, new designs every year. November 22 through January 2, Weeknights 6:30pm - 8:30pm, Weekends 11:00am - 8:30pm, Christmas Eve, New Year Eve, and New Year's Day 11:00am - 4:00pm. Closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. 410-242-6601, www.arbutusvfd.org Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum, 901 West Pratt St., Baltimore, MD. Holiday celebration of toy trains and model railroading layouts, including the Museum’s “HO” model train layout in the C&O #725 passenger car and the outdoor “G” scale layout. Weekend train rides with Santa through December 20. November 27 - January 10, Monday through Saturday 10am - 4pm. Sunday, 11am - 4pm. Closed on Christmas Eve and Day and New Year's Day. 410-752-2490, www.borail.org Baltimore City Fire Department, Engine Company 45 and Truck Company 27, 2700 Glen Avenue, Baltimore, MD. Continuing a longtime tradition, the Baltimore City Fire Department has opened its 53rd Annual Holiday Train Garden. Each year the garden features displays with themes relative to the Fire Department and current issues. The Train Garden occupies almost half of the station and is expected to draw more than 10,000 people. Operating daily 10am - 9pm from December 5 through January 2. 410-396-0171. Baltimore Society of Model Engineers, 225 W. Saratoga Street, Baltimore, MD. Open House 2nd Sunday of the month, 1pm - 5pm. Two large (12'x65') layouts featuring diesel, steam trains, and trolleys in HO and O scale, operating Thomas the Tank Engine model. Additional static model displays, 34 authentic railroad heralds, and railroad manufacturer's publicity photos. Special Holiday open house dates: November 29, December 5, 13, 19, and 27, January 1, 3, 10, 17, and 24, and 31. 410-837-2763 (Friday evenings), www.modelengineers.com Baltimore Streetcar Museum, 1911 Falls Road, Baltimore, MD. "Santa's Streetcar", Ride an authentic streetcar with Santa Claus, see the 16' decorated tree and train gardens, listen to a reading of "A Visit from Saint Nick", and enjoy holiday refreshments and music. Saturday and Sunday, December 12, 13, 19, and 20, Noon - 5pm. 410-547-0264, www.baltimorestreetcar.org Catonsville Historical Society, 1824 Frederick Rd, Catonsville, MD. Christmas Open House. All the rooms in the Townsend House will be decorated in our "Polar Express" theme. Our train display will be up and running for your enjoyment. December 5 11:00am - 3:00pm. December 6 1:00pm - 5:00pm. 410-744-3034, www.catonsvillehistory.org Centre at Glen Burnie, 6711 Governor Ritchie Highway, Glen Burnie, MD. Claus Toy Company Train. See this huge, hand-constructed G-scale model train featuring Santa's Toy Company and Distribution Center. November 21st through January 3rd, during mall hours. 410-766-6529, www.thecentreatglenburnie.com Christkindlmarkt (German Christmas Market), Zion Church of Baltimore, City Hall Plaza, 400 East Lexington Street, Baltimore, MD. For the 12th year, visitors can feast on authentic German foods and stock their pantries with imported holiday goodies including Stollen, Lebkuchen, Marzipan, and Advent calendars. Local craftspeople display their handmade snowflakes, Santas and floral arrangements along with commercial importers of smokers and steins. A model train garden is also part of the event. Saturday November 28 10:00am - 4:00pm, Sunday November 29, 11:00am - 4:00pm. 410-727-3939, www.zionbaltimore.org Christmas on 34th Street, Baltimore, MD. This is a Baltimore tradition almost as old as train gardens. For the 62nd year, this street in the Hampden district of Baltimore is been brilliantly lit up for Christmas, and the glow spills over into the surrounding neighborhood. And, since there are some trains in it, I get to include it in this list! November 28 through January 1, 6pm - midnight. www.christmasstreet.com Don Myers, 3064 Deepwater Way, Edgewood, MD. Outdoor train display and huge roller coasters, sponsored by K'NEX. November 27 through January 10, 6pm - 9pm weekdays, 1pm - 9pm weekends, weather permitting. Don Thompson and Jim Lanahan, Just off Bel Air Road, Perry Hall, MD. This Christmas garden has trains and much more, a realistic village with familiar landmarks such as the Bromo Seltzer Tower and Bengies Drive-In. Because there is not much room around the display, Don and Jim ask that you call ahead to make reservations and get directions, 410-227-9670 or 410-663-5662. Dundalk Patapsco Neck Historical Society, 4 Center Place, Dundalk, MD. This year's train garden trains running on four different levels, some down right where the little ones can see them Modeling Maryland from Ocean City to our hometown of Dundalk, with over 25 action scenes. Open December 4 through the January 3. Open seven days a week Noon - 8pm. Closing at 4pm on Christmas Eve and closed Christmas Day. The museum will also feature a display of German incense burners, "whirlies", stuffed animals, and ornaments. Call 410-284-2331 for more information. Ellicott City B&O Railroad Museum, 2711 Maryland Avenue, Ellicott City, MD. "Holiday Festival of Trains" Holiday celebration of toy trains and model railroading including an O-gauge layout in the car house, the Museum's permanent HO-gauge layout in the freight house, an N-gauge layout, and a miniature Thomas the Tank Engine! See what Santa wore in the days of yore! Saturday, November 28th, see how he looked in 1848. Friday and Sunday, November 27th and 29th, see how he looked in 1862. Santa will be on hand to chat with our visitors and will be handing out special candy canes. Opening November 27 and running through January 31. The museum will be open Wednesdays through Sundays and the week after Christmas, 11am – 4pm, closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day. 410-461-1944, www.ecborail.org Ellicott City Fire Company #2, 4150 Montgomery Road Ellicott City, MD. 12th Annual Train Garden. A 24 x 10 Foot display that largely fills a glass-walled room. Coal locomotives, Switch tracks, flashing train signals. In all there are eight trains, including a circus train, an Amtrak passenger train and a long freight train that course along various tracks, on various levels, chugging into tunnels, disappearing into and then emerging from snow-covered mountains. There’s a carousel and a North Pole scene, complete with Santa Claus and his elves. Open December 5 through January 3. Hours are Saturday and Sunday 11am - 8:30pm, Wednesday through Friday 6:30 - 8:30pm, plus 11:00am - 6:00pm on Christmas Eve, December 28 - January 1 11:00am - 8:30pm, closed Christmas Day Call 410-313-2036 for additional information and additional hours. Fire Museum of Maryland, 1301 York Road, Lutherville, MD. "Trains of Christmas" Come see the Holiday train garden! Open every Saturday only November 28 through December 19, Daily December 27-30, 10am - 4pm. 410-321-7500, www.firemuseummd.org Glyndon Volunteer Fire Department, 4812 Butler Road, Glyndon, MD. Second annual holiday train garden. The 12 x 32 ft "O" scale layout took volunteers over 1550 hours to create. Lots of interactive buttons for the kids to push and a scavenger hunt to follow throughout the garden! There are 5 trains on the layout and many fully operational accessories. The man in the red suit will be visiting on weekend for children who want to have pictures taken with Santa. November 27 through January 3. Monday through Fridays 5:30pm - 9pm, Saturdays and Sundays Noon - 9pm. 410-833-1262 ext. 5, www.gvfd40.org Greenberg's Train & Toy Show, Maryland State Fairgrounds, 2200 York Road, Timonium, MD. A commercial show featuring operating model railroads and dealers selling trains and accessories. December 5-6, Saturday and Sunday 10am - 4pm. 630-279-4087, www.greenbergshows.com Highlandtown Holiday Train Garden, Engine Company 41, 520 South Conkling Street, Baltimore, MD. A new Highlandtown tradition! Includes a slideshow of with photos of family holiday train garden's from years past (contact them if you have a photo to contribute). December 5, 6, 13, 20, 26, Noon - 5:00pm. December 12 & 19, 11:00am - 5:00pm. December 10, 17, 28, 5:00pm - 8:00pm. December 24, 3:00pm - 6:00pm. www.highlandtowntraingarden.blogspot.com Howard County Living Farm Heritage Museum, 12985 Frederick Road, West Friendship, MD. Holiday Open House. Train garden, antique displays, live music, refreshments and rides (weather permitting). December 5, 6, 12, 13, Noon - 4:00pm. www.farmheritage.org John & June Sturgeon, 836 Turf Valley Drive, Pasadena, MD. Train garden with 11 trains consisting of an amusement park, football stadium, hot dog stand, and a winter wonderland that includes lighted houses, ice skaters, and skiers. Enjoy lots of lighted yard decorations. November 27, 28, December 4, 5, 11, 12, 14-23, 26, 27, 6:00pm - 9:00pm. Please park on Hunt Ridge Road and walk to the house. Look for flashing RR crossing sign in the back yard. Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Festival of Trees, Maryland State Fairgrounds, 2200 York Road, Timonium, MD. Celebrating 20 years! An extravaganza of fairyland forests, gingerbread towns and toy train gardens, complimented by over 100 craft boutiques, holiday goodies and activities for kids of all ages, also nightly entertainment for the whole family! November 27-29, Friday & Saturday 10am - 9pm, Sunday 10am - 6pm. festivaloftrees.kennedykrieger.org Marley Station Mall, 7900 Governor Ritchie Highway, Glen Burnie, MD. Holiday Train Garden. A tradition in Glen Burnie for 15 years. Created by the Emmanuel Lutheran Church, this legendary display features a 300-foot landscaped garden and includes a number of interactive elements for the enjoyment of parents and children alike. Opening November 14 and running through December 31. 410-766-2033, www.shopmarleystation.com Morton's Model Railroads, 2000 Frederick Ave., Baltimore, MD, Open houses beginning November 28 through January 3, Saturdays & Sundays, 2pm - 6 pm. mortonmodelrailroad.com Severna Park Model Railroad Club, 3 Riggs Avenue, Severna Park, MD Home of the historic HO scale Chesapeake & Allegheny Railroad, spanning Maryland, “From the Mountains to the Bay,” circa 1950. Noted for their urban scenery, impressive steel works and robust coal operation, this club has been featured on the cover of Model Railroader four times. Located in the old Severna Park train station along the Baltimore & Annapolis rail trail. Open House December 5 & 6, Noon - 5pm. Also open December 4, 5:00pm - 6:30pm for the Tree Lighting Ceremony. severnapark.railfan.net/ The Shops at Kenilworth, 800 Kenilworth Drive, Towson, MD. "Making Tracks to Kenilworth for the Holidays". A spectacular holiday tradition –over ninety-two feet of action packed Model trains, animations and hundreds of your favorite characters!! The annual Christmas train garden runs from November 27 through January 8, has become a legendary tradition at The Shops at Kenilworth for 21 years. The vast display of trains, bridges and animated displays and figures is created each year by The Train Group consisting of 10 model train enthusiast who are dedicated to providing a display that appeals to all ages. Open during Mall hours. While you're there, check out the train layouts down in Stebbins Anderson too! 410-321-1909, www.theshopsatkenilworth.com South Columbia Baptist Church, 8814 Guilford Road, Columbia, MD. The Meade Area Railroad Society and the Northern Virginia N Track organization will present the train garden open house December 10 through 12 from 6:30 - 9 pm. 410-381-1877, www.scbc-md.org Subway City Holiday Train Garden, Mondawmin Metro Subway Station, 2307 Liberty Heights Avenue (intersection with Reisterstown Road), Baltimore, MD. The interactive train garden features a four-car subway train moving around a cityscape, platform, zoo, park, neighborhoods and a construction site. Kids young and old can experience the magic of the train garden and are encouraged to participate in the fun by pushing interactive buttons and watching objects move in the train garden. The holiday display was designed and built by MTA Metro Subway employees on their own time with materials and time donated by the MTA and several contractors. MTA volunteers will be on hand to operate the trains in the garden on December 5th, 12th and 19th from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The display is located on the Mezzanine Level of the Mondawmin Metro Station and is available for public viewing during normal Metro Subway operating hours. Sykesville and Patapsco Railway, Downtown Sykesville, MD. This display of railroad history includes a 1910 Pullman Parlor Car, 1927 B&O Caboose, 1910 Interlocking Tower with N, HO, O, G-gauge and American Flyer model train displays. Open house Saturday December 5, Noon to 9pm, in conjunction with the Sykesville tree lighting ceremony, which runs from 6pm - 9pm that evening. Santa will be in the caboose from about 7:00pm - 9:00pm. Train displays also open December 6, 12, & 13, Noon - 4pm. Open houses are normally held the 1st Sunday of each month from 1pm - 5pm. 410-795-3157, www.sprailway.org Toy Train Operating Society, Earleigh Heights Volunteer Fire House, 161 Ritchie Highway, Severna Park, MD. The National Capital Division presents their Family Train and Toy Show. Trains and accessories (old and new) in all scales for sale, repair and replacement parts, test tracks, and operating layout displays, including the Baltimore Area American Flyer Club. Sunday December 13, 9am - 2pm. Wise Avenue Volunteer Fire Department, 214 Wise Avenue, Dundalk, MD. 29th Holiday Train Display. November 28 through January 3. Weeknights 6pm - 9pm, Weekends Noon - 9pm, closed Christmas Day. 410-288-0710, www.wavfc.com Washington DC and Maryland Suburbs Bowie Senior Center, 14900 Health Center Drive Bowie, MD. For the 8th year Bowie resident Ted Tuck (shameless plug for WVMGRS club member) has put up a train garden at the Senior Center for all to enjoy. This year the running stock has cycled through a Christmas display and circus train, with a fire department parade and finally "love train" for Valentine's Day rounding out the themes. December 5 through February 14, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:30am - 8:30pm, and Saturdays, 8:30am - 2:30pm. 301-809-2300, www.bowieseniorcenter.org Brookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton, MD. The Washington Virginia Maryland Garden Railway Society returns for its fifth year to operate a garden railway inside the south conservatory. A winter display of holiday poinsettias, flowering plants and evergreens are combined in bright and bold combinations to provide a colorful landscape for the garden railway trains to travel through. November 28 through January 3, 10am - 5pm daily (closed Christmas). Conservatories are also open for "Garden of Lights" ticket holders, 5:30pm - 9pm, (closed Christmas Eve and Day). 301-962-1400, www.montgomeryparks.org/brookside College Park Aviation Museum, 1985 Cpl. Frank Scott Drive, College Park, MD. "Holiday Trains and Planes" Exhibit. During the holiday season College Park Aviation Museum gets ready for the festivities as miniature trains, villages, tunnels, and depots spark the imagination and bring history to life. The National Capital Trackers bring a fascinating and constantly moving display of model railroads to the Museum. Saturday, December 19 through Saturday, December 26, 10am - 5pm. 30l-864-6029; TTY 30l-864-4765, www.collegeparkaviationmuseum.com National Capital Trolley Museum, 1313 Bonifant Road, Colesville, MD. The museum is currently closed but scheduled to re-open December 5. If they do I suspect the Holly TrolleyFest will ride again! Check their website and phone for updates. 301-384-6088, www.dctrolley.org/index.htm The National Christmas Tree, The Ellipse, Washington, DC. What's a Christmas tree without a train running around it? For the 15th consecutive year, enjoy the National Christmas Tree Railroad encircling "our" Christmas Tree (and all the other decorations). December 3 through January 1, 11 - 11 daily. 202-208-1631, www.nps.gov/whho/national_christmas_tree_program.htm Potomac Express Train Village, Gaylord National Resort Hotel and Convention Center, 201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, MD. Peek into a scene of Christmas past and marvel at the miniature details of a mid-Atlantic town as it celebrates the holidays. Enjoy other holiday décor including a nightly snowfall (!?). November 19 through January 3. www.GaylordNational.com Rockville Lions Club, Rockville Senior Center, 1150 Carnation Drive, Rockville, MD. 19th Annual Modular Train Show. The show features several rooms of large operating displays of model railroads – Z, N, and HO Scales; a Garden Railway Setup in G-Scale; a Lionel modular setup; and a Lego layout – provided by local Model Railroad Associations. Their members are always eager to talk with visitors about their railway systems and the designs, as well as share insights or answer any questions about model railroading. Saturday November 7, 10am - 4pm and Sunday November 8, Noon - 4pm. www.rockvillelions.org Sandy Spring Museum, 17901 Bentley Road, Sandy Spring, MD. Model Train, Christmas Toy and Doll Show. December 5 through 13, Monday through Saturday 9 am - 4 pm, Sunday 12 pm - 4 pm. Santa will be coming on Saturday, December 12th 11 am - 2 pm. 301-774-0022, www.sandyspringmuseum.com Union Station, 40 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington DC. "13th Annual Norwegian Christmas at Union Station" Catch the excitement and the holiday spirit as you watch this year's new train move through a beautiful and authentic Norwegian winter landscape complete with mountains and fjords of Norway, farms, a fishing village, a stave church, a ski jump, imaginary mountain trolls and much more. Display open November 24 through December 31, Monday through Saturday 10am - 7pm, and Sunday Noon - 6pm. 202-289-1908, www.unionstationdc.com or www.norway.org/ U. S. Botanic Garden, West Gallery, 100 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC. The U.S. Botanic Garden's train and plant display this year will be "Holiday Magic". The U.S. Botanic Garden's National Mall and fanciful garden-train exhibits have become a beloved Washington tradition, and this year we're serving up even more magic with larger and more amazing displays made of plant-based natural materials. You'll find an enchanted storybook garden with trains popping in and out of a landscape that now includes Snow White's cottage and the Owl and the Pussycat's beautiful pea green boat. Our exhibit of the National Mall landmarks is up to date this season with the Obama children's swing set and another new addition: the National Museum of the American Indian. Again this year, one of Washington's largest indoor holiday trees will tower over pools of colorful poinsettias and other holiday plants. The whole family will enjoy the children's plant hunt, which will take visitors through our collections in search of particularly "magical" plants. Display opens November 26 and runs through January 10, 10am - 5pm daily. Extended evening hours until 8pm on December 1, 3, 10, 15, 17, 22, 29, and 31. 202-225-8333, www.usbg.gov Applewood Farm, 4435 Prospect Road, Whiteford, MD. "Christmas at Applewood". Eight model train displays and The Applewood Express, a miniature 1870's vintage steam train that will carry guests on a scenic 6/10 mile tour. Plus Christmas trees, hayrides, petting zoo, kiddy maze, lawn bowling, reindeer antler toss, & 1773 log barn. November 28 through December 20, Saturdays and Sundays, 10am - 4pm. www.applewoodfarm.org Chesapeake Susquehanna & Western Model Railroad, 36 Porter Road, North East, MD. 11th Annual Christmas Model Train Open House has been under construction for the past 12 years and continues to change each year. Tuesdays December 8, 15, 22, 29, Thursday December 3, 6:30pm - 9pm. Saturdays December 12, 19, 11am - 4pm. Sunday December 6, 27, 1pm - 5pm. If you need information or directions, please call our office between 8:30am and 5pm, Monday through Friday. 410-658-4297. Christopher’s Train Garden, Broom’s Bloom Ice Cream and Dairy Store, 1700 South Fountain Green Road (MD 543), Bel Air, MD. Train garden displayed in memory of Christopher Cooper by his family and friends. One section is dedicated to Bel Air, with The Green Turtle, The Tower and other stores on Main Street. Tuesday to Thursday 11:00am - 8:00pm, Friday and Saturday 11:00am - 9:00pm, Sunday Noon - 8:00pm. 410-399-COWS, www.bbdairy.com Jarrettsville Volunteer Fire Company, 3825 Federal Hill Road, Jarrettsville, MD. 28th Annual Train Garden open from November 27 through January 17. Open 6:30pm - 9pm Fridays, 1pm - 9pm Saturdays and Sundays, 9am - 9pm Saturday December 12 for the Craft Fair. Also 6:30pm - 9pm December 28-31. Closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. 410-692-7890, www.jarrettsvillevfc.com Liriodendron Mansion Holiday Model Train & Village Show, 502 West Gordon Street, Bel Air, MD. For the third year, members of the Harford Modular Railroad Group will fill the downstairs rooms with a model train layout that will run in one continuous display through the main rooms. Upstairs rooms will feature a train shop, a hands-on train set up for kids, and three rooms of villages. The mansion will be decorated for Christmas. A great event for all ages! December 11-20, Friday 4pm - 8pm, Saturday 10am - 8pm, Sunday 11am - 6pm, Thursday the 17th, special day for seniors, 12pm - 8pm. 410-838-3942, www.liriodendron.com/index.html Manchester Volunteer Fire Department, 3209 Main Street, Manchester, MD. 4th Annual Manchester Train Garden, Come and see this Spectacular Holiday Train Garden with over 500 sq. feet of entertainment for the whole family which includes Antique Trains, Hot Rods, and Disney Characters. Presented by Clear View Auto Glass. November 28, December 5, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27, January 2, 3, Noon - 6pm. Also November 27 and December 18, 6pm - 9:00pm. 410-239-2286, www.manchestervfd.org Pleasant Valley Community Fire Company, 2030 South Pleasant Valley Road, Westminster, MD. "Christmas in the Valley" The train garden has been redesigned for the 2008 holiday season and features several new attractions as well as some favorites from past train garden displays. Grand Opening November 14 from 9am - 3pm, then each Saturday and Sunday November 21 through January 3, from Noon - 4pm. Christmas Eve 3pm - 7pm. December 28, 29,30 from 4pm - 8pm, December 26 and 27, from Noon - 6pm. 410-848-1977, www.pleasantvalleyfire.org Brunswick Railroad Museum, 40 West Potomac Street, Brunswick, MD. For over 30 years, the Museum has preserved the history of Brunswick. Known during the Civil War as Berlin, this small town along the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal and Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was incorporated as Brunswick in 1890. That same year the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad began construction of the 5 mile railyard that would reshape Brunswick into a company town with a population of over 5000! See lots of real trains running just down the street! Fridays 10am - 2pm, Saturdays 10amp - 4pm, Sundays, 1pm - 4pm. 301-834-7100, www.brrm.net Frederick County Society of Model Engineers, 423 East Patrick Street (near the Great Frederick Fairgrounds) in Frederick, MD. The club HO and HOn3 layout is housed in a restored heavyweight Chesapeake & Ohio six-door baggage type car. A G-scale layout is adjacent to the car. Open House Schedule is as follows. All dates are 1pm - 4pm. City of Frederick, Children's Weekend, December 12-13; Annual Winter Open Houses, January 10, 17, 24, 31, February 7. fcsme.com Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum, 300 S. Burhan’s Boulevard (US 11), Hagerstown, MD. The "Trains of Christmas" Show features an "O" Scale 3-Rail Christmas layout with steam and diesel trains by Lionel, MTH, Williams, Weaver, and others operating in snow scene on four levels. The smoke and sounds of the steam and diesel locomotives fill the air with railroading past and present. Our "O" and "HO" trains will also be in operation. Railroad artifacts, photos, trains for kids to run, and a gift shop too. November 20 - February 1, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays 1pm - 5pm, Closed Christmas and New Year's Day. 301-739-4665, www.roundhouse.org Harrisonville, a Model Railroad Town, 3837 South Mountain Road, Knoxville, MD. Our 17th year, come see 24 trains running indoors and 1 out! Beautiful self painted backdrops, custom built bridges of various lengths and types, greatly detailed buildings and figures , several “one of a kind” custom assemblies and a collection of some locomotives, rolling stock, and accessories, many dating to the 1940’s. And children will love it!! Many hidden characters from TV and movies to be found. November 27 through January 15, Weekdays 6pm - 9pm, weekends Noon - 4pm and 6pm - 9pm. Closed December 12 and 19. Maryland and West Virginia Model Railroad Association, Allegany County Fairgrounds, off US Rt 220 South - 11490 Moss Avenue Extended, Cumberland, MD. Christmas Open House. November 28 and 29, 1pm - 5pm. Wednesdays December 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 6pm - 9pm. Sundays December 6, 13, 20, 27, 1pm - 5pm. www.freewebs.com/mdwvmodelrrclub Mount Airy Volunteer Fire Company, 702 N Main Street, Mount Airy, MD. 5th Annual Holiday Train Garden November 28 through January 3. Saturdays & Sundays Noon - 5pm. 301-829-0100 ext. 17, www.mavfc.org The Train Room, 360 S. Burhan’s Boulevard (US 11), Hagerstown, MD. Come play with us at The Train Room and see one of the largest electric train displays with lots of hands on displays for kids of all ages. Home to one of the largest collections of rare and unusual items from Lionel, model railroading, and toys. Much of the collection pre-dates World War II. Mondays and Fridays 9:00am - 8:00pm, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays 9:00am - 6:00pm, Sundays Noon - 6:00pm. 301-745-6681, www.the-train-room.com West Friendship Volunteer Fire Department, 12535 State Route 99 / Old Fredrick Road, Sykesville, MD. The Four County Society of Model Engineers will have their Modular HO layout set up during the Holiday Season. November 27 through January 3. Wednesdays, 6pm - 9pm, Fridays, 6pm - 9pm except 12pm - 6pm Nov 27 and Jan 1, closed Christmas, Saturdays, 9am - 6pm, Sundays, 12pm - 6pm. 703-759-2771, www.wfvfd.org Eastern Shore Maryland and Delaware Cambridge Rescue Fire Company, 307 Gay Street, Cambridge, MD. 75th Annual Train Garden . Gaze in wonder at this holiday-themed train display. December 1 through 30. Weeknights 6:00pm - 9:00pm, Weekends 1:00pm - 4:00pm and 6:00pm - 9:00pm. 410-228-1211, http://www.rescuefirecompany.org Delmarva Model Railroad Club, 103 State Street, Delmar, DE. Open house featuring layouts in N scale, N Scale modules, HO, O Tinplate, O Scale, Standard, and G Scale. November 28-29, December 5-6, January 9-10, and January 16-17. Saturdays 11am to 5pm, Sundays Noon - 5pm. www.delmarvamodelrailroadclub.org Museum of Eastern Shore Life, 126 Dulin Clark Road, Centreville, MD. Christmas Train Show. All kinds of electric trains and antiques, from Z to G, in the 4-H Exhibition Hall. And Santa will be there! Christmas village, Santa Claus will be present, refreshment served. December 5-6 & 12-13, Saturday & Sunday Noon - 5pm, 410-758-8640, www.mesl.us Pocomoke River Canoe Company, 312 North Washington Street, Snow Hill MD. Christmas Train Garden. November 28 through January 3. Saturdays and Sundays 1pm to 4pm. Also 5pm - 8pm, Friday January 1 and 8. www.snowhillmd.com Sudlersville Train Station Museum, 101 Linden Street, Sudlersville, MD. Old Fashioned Christmas. Museum open, model train running, refreshments. December 5 & 12 Saturday 10am - 2pm. 410-438-3501, www.historicqac.org Calvert Hospice 21st Annual Festival of Trees, Huntingtown High School, 4125 North Solomons Island Road, Huntingtown, MD. Trees, trains, and craft vendors. November 27-29, Friday 6pm - 8pm, Saturday 9am - 8pm, Sunday 10am - 5pm. 410-535-0892, 301-855-1226, www.calverthospice.org Homestead Gardens, 743 West Central Avenue, Davidsonville, MD. Set amid lavish banks of the nursery’s Christmas flowers and decorations, this stunning train garden offers so much to see that benches are set up around the display. With 7 G-gauge trains running through a wonderland of lavish scenery. Animated skiers and cable cars traverse the slopes under natural light pouring through the translucent roof. Display runs November 7 through January 3, Monday through Friday 9am - 7pm, Saturday 8am - 7pm, and Sunday 9am - 6pm. Check for extended hours during the holiday season. Visit after dark and also enjoy their unique and spectacular outdoor light display. 301-261-4550, 410-798-5000, www.homesteadgardens.com St. Clement's Island Museum, 38370 Point Breeze Road, Colton’s Point, MD. This 24th annual event opens at the St. Clement’s Island Museum to enthrall the young and young-at-heart with the spirit of the holidays! The museum will be filled with antique and collectible dolls and toys, with holiday decorations and music. A miniature train station will fill the Little Red Schoolhouse where children can take the controls. This year's theme is the celebration of the Gingerbread House! December 2 through January 3. Wednesday through Sunday, 12 noon to 4 pm. 301-769-2222, www.co.saint-marys.md.us/recreate/museums/stclementsisland.asp Tan’s Motorcycle Shop, 9032 Chesapeake Beach Avenue, North Beach, MD. Since Christmas 2000, Tan’s Motorcycles has set up a huge Lionel model train display with village, tunnels, roads, pond, waterfall and more. It’s grown to a 20-by-20-foot display with 16 trains, two waterfalls, an airport complete with touch-and-go model plane, a disappearing train tunnel, pond, skating resort and more buildings in the model villages. November 27 through January 15. Monday through Friday 3pm - 8pm, Saturday 2pm - 5pm, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve 10am - 5 pm. 410-257-6619, www.tanscyclesparts.com Chantilly Bible Church, 4390 Pleasant Valley Rd, Chantilly, VA. Come see the Piedmont Modular Club HO layout, an O Scale Lionel winter layout, a large Lego Train display, and a large scale train that kids can run. Saturday, December 12, 10am - 3pm. 703-263-1188, www.chantillybible.org Colvin Run Mill Historic Site, 10017 Colvin Run Rd., Great Falls, VA. Trains travel through a snowy western landscape. Saturday & Sunday December 19-20, 11am - 4pm. 703-759-2771, www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/crm Fairfax Station Railroad Museum, 11200 Fairfax Station Road, Fairfax Station, VA. 20th Annual Model Train Display. Almost all scales are represented by our model train clubs: Lionel, HO, O, N, Standard, Z and Lego inside the museum and caboose, and the Garden scale outside encircling the museum. Santa will be there, and if the weather cooperates, we also will have numerous antique cars on display. Saturday December 5 10am - 5pm, Sunday December 6 Noon - 4pm. 703-425-9225, www.fairfax-station.org Greenberg's Train & Toy Show, Dulles Expo Center, 4320 Chantilly Shopping Center, Chantilly, VA . A commercial show featuring operating model railroads and dealers selling trains and accessories. January 2-3, Saturday and Sunday 10am - 4pm. 630-279-4087, www.greenbergshows.com Herndon Depot Museum, Model Train Display at the Herndon ArtSpace, 750 Center St., Herndon, VA. Operating model train displays will be provided by members of the Northern Virginia N-Trak (N gauge) and the Potomac Modular Crew (HO gauge). W&OD Caboose Open House at 765 Lynn Street, Herndon, December 12 & 13, Saturday 10am - 5pm and Sunday 11am - 4pm. The Herndon Depot Museum also will be open during these hours. www.herndonhistoricalsociety.org Northern Virginia Model Railroaders, 231 Dominion Road, Vienna, VA. The NVMR is a HO scale model railroad layout that is on permanent display at the Vienna station. The club models a small railroad, the Western North Carolina, set in the 1950's. Open Houses November 14 and December 12, 1pm - 5pm, and open November 30 6pm - 9pm for the Holiday Stroll. 703-938-5157, www.nvmr.org Prince William County Model Railroad Club, Quantico Depot, 550 Railroad Street, Quantico, VA. The PWMRC has a HO layout at the historic Quantico Depot. Open Houses December 5, 12, 19, and January 2, 10:00am - 4:00 pm. Also December 6 Noon - 3:00pm for the Quantico Parade. www.pwmrc.org Rappahannock Model Railroad Club, Fredericksburg National Guard Armory, 1700 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Fredericksburg, VA. 12th Annual Train Show and Sale featuring operating layouts of scales, displays, and model train vendors. December 12 and 13, 10am - 5pm. 540-891-1914, www.rmrrclub.org Tdewater Big Train Operators Club, Avalon Church of Christ, 844 Woodstock Road, Virginia Beach, VA. An indoor display with many large scale trains running. December 5-6, 2pm - 9pm, Deicember 7-11, 6pm - 8:30pm, December 12, Saturday 10am - 4pm. www.tbto.org Train Collectors Association, Shriners’ Kena Temple, 9001 Arlington Blvd, Fairfax, VA. The Washington, Baltimore & Annapolis (WB&A) Chapter presents their annual Toy Train Show & Sale. Trains for sale (old and new), several HUGE layouts (Thomas the Tank Engine), plus the "Train Doctor" and Santa! December 12, 9am - 3pm. www.wbachaptertca.org World’s Greatest Hobby on Tour, Dulles Expo Center, 4320 Chantilly Shopping Center, Chantilly, VA . The World’s Greatest Hobby on Tour is a new kind of event that showcases the hobby of model railroading. Sponsored by the Model Railroad Industry Association and by the World’s Greatest Hobby Program, the show is intended to introduce the general public to model railroading in an entertaining, lively and family-friendly atmosphere. This commercial show featuring operating model railroads and dealers selling trains and accessories. January 23-24, Saturday 10am - 6pm, and Sunday 10am - 5pm. www.wghshow.com Antique Auto Museum, 161 Museum Drive, Hershey, PA. Tuckerville USA - Roads to Rails Model Train Exhibit. It's yet another opportunity to cruise through time — on rails — during the holiday season. New features for this year include an interactive Car Wash in addition to the operating Drive In Theatre and Saw Mill/Lumber Yard. Travel back in time as these O-gauge locomotives take you to “Tuckerville,” the Museum's vision of small-town America in the 1950s. November 14 through January 3, Daily 9:00am - 5:00pm, closed Christmas Eve and Day and New Year's Day. 717-566-7100, www.aacamuseum.org Conewago Valley Model Railroad Club, 206 Lincoln Way West, New Oxford, PA. Baggage car & caboose beside the old train station. December 6 and 20, 1pm - 5pm. Cumberland Valley Model Railroad Club, 440 Nelson Street, Chambersburg, PA. Christmas Open House. New for 2009: Chambersburg layout in the late 1950's, Animal kingdom - come see the layout and watch the mini Thomas, Thomas and friends in their new place. December 13,20,27, January 2, 9, 17. Noon - 5:00pm. 717-263-6447, www.cvmrrc.com Fort Hunter Mansion and Park, 5300 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA. Toy Train Exhibit in the Centennial Barn with HO gauge trains displayed on a layout representing communities in Central Pennsylvania. November 28 through December 27, Saturdays and Sundays 12:30pm - 4:30pm. 717-599-5751, www.forthunter.org Glen Rock Fire Department, Hufnagel Public Library, 32 Main Street, Glen Rock, PA. Annual Christmas Train Display features 4 large layouts, HO, American Flyer, O, and G. With all of the trains we have over 1800 square feet of trains. There is lots of animation. See the real water and fish on the Garden layout. December 4 through December 27. Fridays 6pm - 9pm, Sundays 2pm - 6pm. Closed Christmas Day. www.grfd.org Harsco Science Center at the Whitaker Center, 222 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA. Holiday Trains & Trees returns to Whitaker Center’s Harsco Science Center for another magical holiday season. Beautifully decorated trees surrounded by themed toy train models will delight children of all ages. Special hands-on train activities are available for young children. Presented by Strasburg Rail Road. All Aboard for the Whitaker Express! Kids and grown-ups can ride on this charming steam engine replica as it rolls through Whitaker Center this holiday season. Open from November 21 Hours for both the exhibit and Whitaker Express are Tuesday through Saturday 9:30am to 5pm, and Sunday 11:30am to 5pm. through January 3. 717-214-ARTS, www.whitakercenter.org/science Mechanicsburg Museum Association, 2 Strawberry Alley, Mechanicsburg, PA. "Trains, Trees and Toys" HO & Lionel trains operating in the Freight Station Gallery. November 27 through January 9, Wednesday through Saturday, from Noon - 3pm. Come and visit with Mrs. Claus on December 12th. Join us for a special visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus on December 17th 6pm - 8pm. 717-697-6088, www.mechanicsburgmuseum.org Miniature Railroad Club of York, 381 Wheatfield Street, York, PA. 66th Annual Model Railroad Open House, come see 30 by 80 foot layout featuring Thomas the Tank Engine, operating coal dump and water front, cog railway, diesel shop and transfer table, coal mine, steel mill, new roundhouse and turntable, and much more. November 29, December 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 27, January 3, 1pm - 5pm. 717-599-5751, mrrcy.com Red Lion Train Station Model Railroaders, 73 North Main Street, Red Lion, PA. 7th Annual Holiday Open House in the historic Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad’s Red Lion Train Station with O, S, and HO-Gauge layouts. December 5 through 31, Saturdays and Sundays 1pm - 5pm, December 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30 6pm - 8:30pm and December 31 7pm - 11:30pm, www.redlionpa.org Waynesboro Model Railroad Club, 3291 Waynecastle Road, Greencastle, PA. Winter Festival Open Houses feature layouts in HO, O (3-rail), Scale O (2-Rail), and N gauges in a historic grain mill at Route 16 RR overpass between Greencastle and Waynesboro. December 5-6, January 2-3, 9-10, 23-24, & 30-31, 1pm - 5pm. waynesborotoytrains.blogspot.com
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