Local, Regional and National Railroad Destinations and Special Events

So what is there to do if the Museum is not open, your layout is "finished," and the railroad bug is nibbling? Here is a list of places to go and things to do.

Destinations:

Local Hobby Stores

• Dale's Train Station
• BYMRR Train Store
• Antique Mall
• Hobby Lobby
• Hobby Towne

Local Museums

• Lee Hall Depot
• MRMHR
• Nauticus
• Mariners
• Great Bridge
• Seaboard Station in Suffolk
• PRR Museum, Strasburg, PA
• Horseshoe Curve
• Spencer
• South Carolina Railroad Museum
• South Hill Model Train Museum
• Army Transportation Museum
• Children's Museum of Virginia
• Railroad Museum of Virginia, Portsmouth
• Virginia Museum of Transportation, Roanoke
• Lambert's Point Community Center
• B&O Railroad Museum
• Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum

Other US Railroad Museums

• Clifton Forge (C&O Heritage Center)
• McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, Scottsdale, AZ
• Durango & Silverton
• Cumbres and Toltec Railroad
• Colorado and New Mexico
• Georgetown Loop
• Leadville RR
• Royal Gorge
• San Diego Model Railroad Museum
• Denver and Rio Grande RR
• Baltimore Streetcar Museum
• National Toy Train Museum, Train Collectors Association
• National Model Railroad Museum, Wisconsin
• NMRA HQ
• 2026 Scenic City Express - Annual NMRA Convention, Chatanooga, TN
• 2026 Tracks to Tidewater, Mid-Eastern Region Convention, Virginia Beach, VA

Railfanning Locations - List and Map

Excursions

• Blue Ridge Scenic Railway
• Strasburg Railroad, Lancaster, PA
• Virginia Scenic Railway Experiences
• Virginia By Rail - Multiregional
• Cass Railroad, WV
• Mountain Rail West Virginia
• Western Maryland Scenic Railroad
• Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad
• Busch Gardens Williamsburg Railroad Tour
• Port of Virginia
• Great Smoky Mountains Railroad

Personal/Private Layouts

• Bob Cook, MMR
• Chuck Davis, MMR
• Layout Directory for Operating Sessions

Clubs

• CB&W (Chesapeake Bay & Western)
• Peninsula N-TRAK Club (in Lee Hall Depot)
• Albemarle Club (Elizabeth City)
• South Hampton Roads N-TRAK Club (Norfolk)
• Cape Henry HO Scale Model Railroad Club, inside the Model Railroad Museum of Hampton Roads (MRMHR.org)
• Atlantic Coast S Gaugers, Shenandoah Modular Division (inside the Pungo Aviation Museum during the Christmas Holiday)
• Big Train Operators Club
• Tidewater Big Train Operators
• Tidewater O Gauge Association
• Hampton Roads Lego User Group

Amtrak Stations

Events:

Train Show Calendar 2026

• Greenberg
• Amherst
• Timonium
• New Bern
• Neuse River Valley Train Show
• Virginia Train Collectors Association
• CB&W

Conventions

• MER Annual Convention - Virginia Beach (October 15-18, 2026)
• Mini-Cons

Holiday Shows

• Avalon Church
• Pungo Aviation Museum
• MRMHR
• CB&W

Op Sessions

• Chuck Davis
• Bob Cook
• CB&W

Clinics

• Jerry Stanley (Potomac Division)
• MRMHR
• STEAM
• Division Meetings
• New Tracks Modeling (Virtual)

Your Suggestions for a Railroad Destination...

If you want to add your own layout as a tour for other model railroaders in the area, be sure to add your phone number in the box below so they can call you before they arrive.

Volunteer

We are proud to be members of the following organizations:

The Virginia Association of Museums

The Train Collectors Association

Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce

Hobby Manufacturers Association

National Railroad Historical Society

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