This page provides a calendar of upcoming model 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 events may be found on the Models Train Shows Archive Page.

Train shows updated October 23, 2009

OCTOBER 2009

New England Toy & Train Exchange 1000 Lot Train Auction
Danbury, Connecticut (October 23-24)

Crossroads of America 29th Annual Railroadiana Show & Sale
Indianapolis, Indiana (October 24)

Regal Railways Presents Train Show & Swap Meet
Englewood, Florida (October 24)

Bunker Hill Train Club Show
Inwood, West Virginia (October 24)

Maurer Toy Train Auction
Spring City, Pennsylvania (October 24)

The Great Train Expo
Rock Island, Illinois (October 24-25)

Greenberg's Train & Toy Show
Fredericksburg, Virginia (October 24-25)

South Shore Model Railway Club Show & Open House
Hingham, Massachusetts (October 24-25)

Medina Model Railroad & Toy Show
Medina, Ohio (October 25)

Classic Shows Model Railroad Show
Waterbury, Connecticut (October 25)

Lincoln Park Train Club's 2nd Annual Train Show
Buy and swap toy trains. 11am-3pm.
JFK Memorial Building; Lincoln Park, Michigan (October 25)

Regal Railways Presents Train Show & Swap Meet
Homosassa, Florida (October 31)

Greenberg's Train & Toy Show
Middletown, New York (October 31 - November 1)

NOVEMBER 2009

32nd Gaithersburg Train Show
Gaithersburg, Maryland (November 1)

Brick Train Show
Brick, New Jersey (November 1)

2 Rail "O" Scale Train Show
Kirtland, Ohio (November 7)

Gateway Division St. Louis Train Show and Model Contest
St. Louis, Missouri (November 7)

Regal Railways Presents Train Show & Swap Meet
Edgewater, Florida (November 7)

Glyndon Vol. Fire Dept. Train Show
Glyndon, Maryland (November 7)

The Great Train Expo
Denver, Colorado (November 7-8)

Euro-East 2009
Syracuse, New York (November 7-8)

Dayton Train Show
Dayton, Ohio (November 7-8)

Rockville Lions Club 19th Annual Modular Train Show
Operating Z, N, HO, G, and Lionel trains. $5 donation. Saturday 10a-4p. Sunday 12p-4p.
Rockville Senior Center; Rockville, Maryland (November 7-8)

Great Midwest Train Show
Wheaton, Illinois (November 8)

Wayne Train Show
Wayne, New Jersey (November 8)

The Great Train Expo
Portland, Oregon (November 14-15)

Allentown Train Meet Associates (ATMA) First Frost Show
Allentown, Pennsylvania (November 14-15)

Trainfest
Wisconsin State Fair Park, West Allis, Wisconsin (November 14-15)

Greenberg's Train & Toy Show
Monroeville, Pennsylvania (November 14-15)

Manatee Model Railroad Show
Palmetto, Florida (November 14-15)

Hagerstown Model Railroad Museum Trainfest
Hagerstown, Maryland (November 15)

Great Batavia Train Show
Batavia, New York (November 15)

Florida Citrus Model Train Society Toy Train Show
Pembroke Pines, Florida (November 21)

Regal Railways Presents Train Show & Swap Meet
Tampa, Florida (November 21)

North Central Illinois Train Fair & Farm Toy Show
Princeton, Illinois (November 21)

The Great Train Expo
Norcross, Georgia (November 21-22)

World's Greatest Hobby on Tour
Puyallup, Washington (November 21-22)

Greenberg's Train & Toy Show
Wilmington, Massachusetts (November 21-22)

Rochester Train Show
Rochester, New York (November 22)

Northwest Jersey Train-O-Rama
Dover, New Jersey (November 22)

Twin County Railroad Club Train Fair
Galax, Virginia (November 28)

The Great Train Expo
Collinsville, Illinois (November 28-29)

The Great Train Expo
Pleasanton, California (November 28-29)

Greenberg's Train & Toy Show
Edison, New Jersey (November 28-29)

DECEMBER 2009

Space Coast Train & Toy Show
Melbourne, Florida (December 5)

Granite City Train Show
St. Cloud, Minnesota (December 5)

Smokey City Rails Train Show & Sale
Birmingham, Alabama (December 5)

The Great Train Expo
Ontario, California (December 5-6)

Greenberg's Train & Toy Show
Timonium, Maryland (December 5-6)

Oklahoma City Train Show
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (December 5-6)

TTOS San Joaquin Valley Division Train Show
Turlock, California (December 5-6)

Northwest Jersey Train-O-Rama
Dover, New Jersey (December 6)

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

Great Train Extravaganza
Empire State Convention Center, Albany, New York (December 6)

New England Toy & Train Exchange 1000 Lot Train Auction
Danbury, Connecticut (December 11-12)

Great Lehigh Valley Antique Toy & Collectible Show
Allentown, Pennsylvania (December 12)

46th Buckeye Show
Columbus, Ohio (December 12)

16th Annual Nashville Toy Train Christmas Show
Tennessee State Fairgrounds, Nashville, Tennessee (December 12)

Derrick Wagner Scholarship Train Show
Toy trains, collectibles, and accessories, plus hourly door prizes.
Florida National Guard Armory; 3193 Gun Club Road; West Palm Beach, Florida (December 12)

The Great Train Expo
Novi, Michigan (December 12-13)

The Great Train Expo
Del Mar, California (December 12-13)

Greenberg's Train & Toy Show
Oaks, Pennsylvania (December 12-13)

Suncoast Model Railroad Club Train Show & Open House
Largo, Florida (December 12-13)

Great Midwest Train Show
Wheaton, Illinois (December 13)

Massillon Train & Toy Show
Massillon, Ohio (December 13)

Greenberg's Train & Toy Show
Richmond, Virginia (December 19-20)

5th Tampa Show
Tampa, Florida (December 19-20)

Christmas In Ole Tuckahoe Toy Train & Crafters Show and Sale
Tuckahoe, New Jersey (December 19-20)

Lakeland College Model Train Show
Kirtland, Ohio (December 19-20)

Montvale Train Show
Montvale, New Jersey (December 20)

Classic Shows Model Railroad Show
Wallingford, Connecticut (December 20)

Wayne Train Show
Wayne, New Jersey (December 27)

JANUARY 2010

Greenberg's Train & Toy Show
Chantilly, Virginia (January 2-3)

The Great Train Expo
Indianapolis, Indiana (January 2-3)

The Great Train Expo
Anaheim, California (January 2-3)

Brick Train Show
Brick, New Jersey (January 3)

Classic Shows Model Railroad Show
Shelton, Connecticut (January 3)

Greenberg's Train & Toy Show
York, Pennsylvania (January 9-10)

The Great Train Expo
Louisville, Kentucky (January 9-10)

The Great Train Expo
Sacramento, California (January 9-10)

30th Florida Rail Fair
DeLand, Florida (January 9-10)

Great Midwest Train Show
Wheaton, Illinois (January 10)

38th Atlanta Model Train & Railroadiana Show
Atlanta, Georgia (January 16)

Greenberg's Train & Toy Show
Somerset, New Jersey (January 16-17)

The Great Train Expo
Colorado Springs, Colorado (January 16-17)

30th Annual Utica Show
Utica, New York (January 17)

Regal Railways Presents Train Show & Swap Meet
Pinellas Park, Florida (January 23)

World's Greatest Hobby on Tour
Chantilly, Virginia (January 23-24)

Great Lehigh Valley Train Meet
Allentown, Pennsylvania (January 23-24)

The Great Train Expo
Arlington, Texas (January 23-24)

Northwest Jersey Train-O-Rama
Dover, New Jersey (January 24)

Amherst Railway Society Railroad Hobby Show
Springfield, Massachusetts (January 30-31)

The Great Train Expo
Council Bluffs, Iowa (January 30-31)

The Great Train Expo
Reno, Nevada (January 30-31)

FEBRUARY 2010

The Great Scale Model Train Show
Timonium, Maryland (February 6-7)

The Great Train Expo
Saint Charles, Missouri (February 6-7)

The Great Train Expo
Salt Lake City, Utah (February 6-7)

Buffalo Snowball Train Show
Depew, New York (February 7)

Regal Railways Presents Train Show & Swap Meet
Port Richey, Florida (February 13)

Greenberg's Train & Toy Show
Monroeville, Pennsylvania (February 13-14)

World's Greatest Hobby on Tour
Long Beach, California (February 13-14)

The Great Train Expo
Columbus, Ohio (February 6-7)

Great Midwest Train Show
Wheaton, Illinois (February 14)

Wayne Train Show
Wayne, New Jersey (February 14)

Classic Shows Model Railroad Show
Wallingford, Connecticut (February 14)

32nd Jacksonville Train Show
Jacksonville, Florida (February 20)

Greenberg's Train & Toy Show
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania (February 20-21)

World's Greatest Hobby on Tour
Denver, Colorado (February 20-21)

Greenberg's Train & Toy Show
Virginia Beach, Virginia (February 27-28)

The Great Train Expo
Kansas City, Missouri (February 27-28)

The Great Train Expo
Daly City, California (February 27-28)

MARCH 2010

20th Western NC Train Show
Western NC Agricultural Center; Fletcher, North Carolina (March 5-6)

Greenberg's Train & Toy Show
Lancaster, Pennsylvania (March 6-7)

The Great Train Expo
Norcross, Georgia (March 6-7)

The Great Train Expo
Tulsa, Oklahoma (March 6-7)

Rochester Train Show
Rochester, New York (March 10)

Winterail 2010
Stockton, California (March 13)

The Best Little Train Show in Greensboro
Admission $5. Children under 12 free. Sponsored by Carolina Model Railroaders.
The Depot; 236 East Washington Street; Greensboro, North Carolina  (March 13)

Greenberg's Train & Toy Show
Edison, New Jersey (March 13-14)

The Model Train Show 2010
Atlanta, Georgia (March 13-14)

The Great Train Expo
Tucson, Arizona (March 13-14)

Great Midwest Train Show
Wheaton, Illinois (March 14)

The Great Train Expo
Dayton, Ohio (March 20-21)

The Great Train Expo
Portland, Oregon (March 20-21)

Montvale Train Show
Montvale, New Jersey (March 21)

Greenberg's Train & Toy Show
Wilmington, Massachusetts (March 27-28)

The Great Train Expo
Winston-Salem, North Carolina (March 27-28)

The Great Train Expo
Wichita, Kansas (March 27-28)

APRIL 2010

Shuswap Rails 2010
Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada (April 2-4)

31st Florida Rail Fair
DeLand, Florida (April 3)

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

The Great Scale Model Train Show
Timonium, Maryland (April 10-11)

Willamette Cascade Model Railroad Club 22nd Annual Train Show & Swap Meet
22,000 square feet of layouts and 250 vendor tables. $6 admission. Contact ttandt@ram-mail.com.
Lane County Fairgrounds, Eugene, Oregon (April 10-11)

Great Midwest Train Show
Wheaton, Illinois (April 11)

Springfield Train Fair 2010
Springfield, Illinois (April 11)

Mark T. Sheehan Model Train Show
Vendors and layouts. Raises money for the MTS High School Music Department.
Mark T. Sheehan High School; 142 Hope Hill Road; Wallingford, CT (April 11)

47th Buckeye Show
Columbus, Ohio (April 17)

The Great Train Expo
Knoxville, Tennessee (April 17-18)

2010 'S' Spring Spree
Dearborn, Michigan (April 30 - May 1)

Southeast Garden Railroad Show
Dalton, Georgia (April 30 - May 1)

MAY 2010

Wayne Train Show
Wayne, New Jersey (May 2)

Great Midwest Train Show
Wheaton, Illinois (May 2)

15th Albuquerque Show
Albuquerque, New Mexico (May 22)