Model Train Shows & Model Railroad Conventions

This page provides a calendar of upcoming train shows, railroadiana shows (lanterns, china, timetables, paper, collectibles, etc.), and model railroad conventions throughout North America. For related listings, please see the Model Railroad Clubs & Museums Pages and Model Railroad Retail - Internet & Mail Order Page.

To add your show or event to this page, please see the Event Additions Form. Past 2007/2008 events may be found on the Models Train Shows Archive Page.

Last updated November 8, 2008

NOVEMBER 2008

2 Rail "O" Scale Train Show
Kirtland, Ohio (November 8)

Trainfest: America's Largest Operating Model Railroad Show
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (November 8-9)

The Great Train Expo
Denver, Colorado (November 8-9)

Greenberg's Train & Toy Show
Hartford, Connecticut (November 8-9)

Neuse River Valley Model Railroad Show
Raleigh, North Carolina (November 8-9)

Rockville Lions Club Modular Train Display Show
Rockville, Maryland (November 8-9)

Great Midwest Train Show
Wheaton, Illinois (November 9)

Hudson Valley Railroad Society 37th Annual Railroad Exposition
Poughkeepsie, New York (November 9)

Badgerland S Gaugers S-Fest 2008
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (November 14-16)

Chicagoland Lionel Railroad Club Open House
New Lenox, Illinois (November 15)

Ozarks Model Railroad Association
Springfield, Missouri (November 15)

Maurer Toy Train Auction: Modern Era Trains
Spring City, PA (November 15)

The Great Train Expo
Columbus, Ohio (November 15-16)

The Great Train Expo
Puyallup, Washington (November 15-16)

Best Friend Model Train Show
North Charleston, South Carolina (November 15-16)

Wayne Train Show
Wayne, New Jersey (November 16)

Parma High School Train Show
Parma, Ohio (November 16)

Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society Holiday Show
Walnut Creek, California (November 21-23)

TCA Southern Division Meet - Toy Train Show & Sale
Maitland, Florida (November 22)

Royal City Model Railroaders Home Layout Tour
Guelph, Ontario, Canada (November 22)

Lakeland College Collectible Toy Show
Kirtland, Ohio (November 22)

Florida Citrus Model Train Society Toy Train Show
Pembroke Pines, Florida (November 22)

Maurer Toy Train Auction: Prewar, Post War & Modern Era Trains
Spring City, PA (November 22)

The Great Train Expo
Norcross, Georgia (November 22-23)

Greenberg's Train & Toy Show
Wilmington, Massachusetts (November 22-23)

WNYRHS Greater Buffalo Train & Toy Show
Hamburg, New York (November 22-23)

Wilmington Railroad Museum Great Train Show & Sale
Wilmington, North Carolina (November 22-23)

Rochester Train Show
Rochester, New York (November 23)

Northwest Jersey Train-O-Rama
Dover, New Jersey (November 23)

Beaver County Model Railroad & Historical Society Fall Train Show & Sale
Monaca, Pennsylvania (November 23)

Southern Illinois Train Club Train Show
Benton, Illinois (November 23)

Maurer Toy Train Auction: Prewar, Post War & Modern Era Trains
Spring City, PA (November 28-29)

The Model Railroad Club, Inc. Holiday Show
Union, New Jersey (November 28-30)

Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society Holiday Show
Walnut Creek, California (November 28-30)

The Great Train Expo
Collinsville, Illinois (November 29-30)

The Great Train Expo
Pleasanton, California (November 29-30)

Greenberg's Train & Toy Show
Edison, New Jersey (November 29-30)

Scale Rails 2008 Holiday Train Show
Ft. Myers, Florida (November 29-30)

Rocky Mountain Division Annual Holiday Toy Train Show & Sale
Denver, Colorado (November 29-30)

Southeast Michigan Train Show & Sale
Saline, Michigan (November 30)

TCA Southeastern Division Holiday Train Meet
Raleigh, North Carolina (November 30)

DECEMBER 2008

The Model Railroad Club, Inc. Holiday Show
Union, New Jersey (December 5-7)

Maurer Toy Train Auction
Spring City, PA (December 6)

Space Coast Train & Toy Show
Over 80 dealer tables of trains and toys. Contact Norm Lindsay (gayel123@bellsouth.net)
Azan Shriners Center, 1591 West Eau Gallie Blvd, Melbourne, Florida (December 6)

The Great Train Expo
Akron, Ohio (December 6-7)

The Great Train Expo
Ventura, California (December 6-7)

Greenberg's Train & Toy Show
Timonium, Maryland (December 6-7)

Medina Model Railroad & Toy Show
Medina, Ohio (December 6-7)

New England Model Train EXPO
Marlborough, Massachusetts (December 6-7)

RIT Model Railroad Club Tiger Tracks Train Show
Rochester, New York (December 6-7)

Oklahoma City Train Show
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (December 6-7)

San Joaquin Valley Division TTOS 30th Annual Model Train Show
Turlock, California (December 6-7)

Northwest Jersey Train-O-Rama
Dover, New Jersey (December 7)

Trains In the Tonawandas
North Tonawanda, New York (December 7)

The Model Railroad Club, Inc. Holiday Show
Union, New Jersey (December 12-14)

Great Lehigh Valley Antique Toy & Collectible Show
Allentown, Pennsylvania (December 13)

Granite City Train Show
St. Cloud, Minnesota (December 13)

44th Buckeye Train Show
Columbus, Ohio (December 13)

Naptown & White River Model Railroad Club
Indianapolis, Indiana (December 13)

Maurer Toy Train Auction
Spring City, PA (December 13)

The Great Train Expo
Del Mar, California (December 13-14)

Ft. Worth Train Show
Ft. Worth, Texas (December 13-14)

Greenberg's Train & Toy Show
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania (December 13-14)

Boulder Model Railroad Club Annual Train Show
Longmont, Colorado (December 13-14)

Great Midwest Train Show
Wheaton, Illinois (December 14)

Lake Catholic HS Train Show
Mentor, Ohio (December 14)

Upstate Model Railroaders Annual Train Show
Glens Falls, New York (December 14)

Montvale Train Show
Montvale, New Jersey (December 20-21)

4th Tampa Model Train Show
Tampa, Florida (December 20-21)

Classic Shows Model Railroad Show
Wallingford, Connecticut (December 21)

Toledo Model Train Show
Maumee, Ohio (December 27-28)

The Great Train Expo
Shakopee, Minnesota (December 27-28)

Greenberg's Train & Toy Show
Chantilly, Virginia (December 27-28)

Wayne Train Show
Wayne, New Jersey (December 28)

JANUARY 2009

Greenberg's Train & Toy Show
Somerset, New Jersey (January 3-4)

World's Greatest Hobby on Tour
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (January 3-4)

The Great Train Expo
Indianapolis, Indiana (January 3-4)

The Great Train Expo
Anaheim, California (January 3-4)

Black Diamond Society of Model Engineers Holiday Train Show
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (January 3-4)

Classic Shows Model Railroad Show
Shelton, Connecticut (January 4)

26th Florida Rail Fair
DeLand, Florida (January 10-11)

Greenberg's Train & Toy Show
York, Pennsylvania (January 10-11)

The Great Train Expo
Nashville, Tennessee (January 10-11)

The Great Train Expo
Sacramento, California (January 10-11)

Great Midwest Train Show
Wheaton, Illinois (January 11)

Valley Forge High School Train Show
Parma Hts., Ohio (January 11)

36th Atlanta Model Train & Railroadiana Show
Atlanta, Georgia (January 17)

Train & RC Show
All scale model train sale, plus HO & G scale displays. 9a-3p. $5 admission. Contact Al Galli (908-619-1814).
Martin County Fairgrounds; 2616 Dixie Highway, Bldg G, A1A; Stuart, Florida (January 17)

Greenberg's Train & Toy Show
Manchester, New Hampshire (January 17-18)

The Great Train Expo
Louisville, Kentucky (January 17-18)

Great Lehigh Valley Train Meet
Allentown, Pennsylvania (January 17-18)

29th Annual Utica Show
Utica, New York (January 18)

Brick Train Show
Brick, New Jersey (January 18)

The Great Train Expo
Kansas City, Missouri (January 24-25)

Cape Fear Model Railroad Club 11th Annual Model Railroad Show & Sale
Wilmington, North Carolina (January 24-25)

Amherst Railway Society Railroad Hobby Show
Springfield, Massachusetts (January 24-25)

Northwest Jersey Train-O-Rama
Dover, New Jersey (January 25)

Golden Gate Lionel Railroad Club Train Show
Hayward, California (January 25)

The Great Scale Model Train Show
Timonium, Maryland (January 31 - February 1)

The Great Train Expo
Council Bluffs, Iowa (January 31 - February 1)