Twin City Model Railroad Museum http://www.tcmrm.org 1021 Bandana Boulevard East, Suite 222, St. Paul, MN 55108-5111 651-647-9628 Hours: Tues. 11am–3pm & 6–8pm; Weds.–Thurs. 11am–3pm, Fri. 11am–7pm; Sat. 10am–6pm; Sun. noon–5pm, closed Mondays

Learn all about Twin Cities railroads during the 1930s, '40s and '50s through spectacular reproductions of streetcar systems, passenger depots, freight yards, and amazing representations of surrounding areas including St. Anthony Falls Milling District, the Saint Paul Midway area, and the river bluffs of Southeastern Minnesota. This exquisite detailed model panorama that showcases Twin Cities railroad history in O scale (1/4 inch equals 1 foot) has been created by thousands of volunteer hours since this non-profit museum’s beginnings back in 1934.

Passes are limited to general exhibit admission only. Passes may not be applied towards educational and group tours. Special exhibitions and other attractions may not be covered, and other restrictions may apply.

Please visit http://www.tcmrm.org for specific exhibition information.

Learn more about it at your metro public library

All Ages

Big Book of Lionel: The Complete Guide to Owning and Running America's Favorite Toy Trains

Robert Schleicher, MBI Publishing, 2004

Collecting Toy Trains

Richard Fritz, Random House, 2006

HO Railroad, From Set to Scenery

Rick Selby, Kalmbach Publ., 1995

HO Scale Model Railroading Handbook

Robert Schleicher, Krause Publishing, 1998

Playing with Trains: A Passion Beyond Scale

Sam Posey, Random House, 2005

Train

John Coiley, DK Publishing, 2000

Online home for Model Railroader, Classic Toy Trains, Garden Railways, Classic Trains and Trains magazines

website: http://www.trains.com

Kids

And the Train Goes…

William Bee, Candlewick, 2007

Diesel Locomotives

Lynn Stone, Rourke Publ., 1999

Famous Trains of the 20th Century

Christopher Chant, Chelsea House Publ., 2000

Little Engine that Could

Watty Piper, Penguin Young Readers Group, 2005 (reillustrated edition)

Thomas and the Tank Engine

many titles, several authors

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Dec 9

The night trains totally rock! They turn off the overhead lights and light up all the trains. There are model "fireworks" and a "Christams Train" and Thomas engines for the kids to play with at the end. A pure delight for all ages. We go every year and are never disappointed.

Sep 8

The model train museum was wonderful. My 17 month old loved it. I really appreciated that they had perfect places for the little children to stand. He also really liked pushing the buttons to make the train go. I would not have known about this museum if it weren't for the Check Out a Museum program. Thanks!!