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  • Thomas Celebration

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    Twin City Model Railroad Museum 668 Transfer Road, Suite 8, Saint Paul, MN, United States

    Join us May 23rd and 24th for a special Thomas the Tank Engine exhibit. See Thomas and Friends running on special layouts and catch a storytime! See a variety of Thomas the Tank Engine models, toys and memorabilia on display. Something to see for fans of all ages! Hours of this special event: Saturday, May 23rd from 10-4:30 Sunday, May 24th from 12-3   Daily storytime schedule: Saturday, May 23rd from 11 am and 1 pm Sunday, May 24th at 1 pm Each storytime will run about 30 minutes. *Thomas & Friends is a trademark of Gullane (Thomas) Limited. Our [...]

    $10

  • TCMRM Model Railroad Garage Sale

    Twin City Model Railroad Museum 668 Transfer Road, Suite 8, Saint Paul, MN, United States

    Help the museum fund our operations and clear out our warehouse of excess items. There will be trains of nearly every scale, buildings, books and other items for sale at hobby show prices! The next garage sale will be July 18th from 10-7 and July 19th from 12-3 at the museum located at 668 Transfer Road, Suite 8 St. Paul, MN 55114. This sale will be located in our event space right next to the main entrance. No admission required for the sale but we do hope you'll visit the museum during our regular hours! Sale excludes items for sale [...]

  • Fall TCMRM Hobby Show and Sale

    MN State Fairgrounds - Education Building 1372 Cosgrove Street, Falcon Heights, MN, United States

    Next shows: September 2026 - September 19, 2026 The Museum typically hosts a semi-annual Model Railroad Show and Hobby Sale at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds – Education Building in Saint Paul in May and September of each year. What will you find there? Operating layouts in several scales! Over 200 tables of new and used scale models; Toy Trains HO, O, 027, N, S, & Z scale plus Antiques, Collectibles, Tools, Books, Videos, Toys, Buildings, Magazines, Prints, Posters, Photos and more! Sale Address: MN State Fairgrounds - Education Building 1372 Cosgrove Street Falcon Heights, MN 55108 Admission for the show [...]

    $7

  • Twin Cities Railroads and Grain Milling in the 1970s Slide Show

    Twin City Model Railroad Museum 668 Transfer Road, Suite 8, Saint Paul, MN, United States

    A keynote speaker from the Museum will be giving a slide show presentation in the large conference room on Saturday Oct 10, 2026 at 1pm.   The Twin City Model Railroad Museum is hosting a new slide show about the railroads that served the Twin Cities grain milling and grain elevators in the area in the 1970s.  The larger milling companies include General Mills, Pillsbury, ADM and Gold Medal.  We will cover the 9 major railroads in the 1970s serving the Twin Cities including the Milwaukee Road, Northern Pacific, Soo Line, CB&Q, Great Northern, CNW, CGW, M&STL and the Rock Island. [...]