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.

Last updated August 12, 2008

AUGUST 2008

St. Louis Railroad Prototype Modelers (RPM) Meet
Attendee models on display, plus two days of clinics and 60 tables of vendors.
Collinsville, Illinois (August 15-16)

TCA Southern Division Meet - Toy Train Show & Sale
Lake Worth, Florida (August 16)

New Braunfels Summer Model Train Show
New Braunfels, Texas (August 16)

Wayne Train Show
Wayne, New Jersey (August 17)

N-Scale Weekend
Everett, Pennsylvania (August 22)

Cleveland's All Gauge Model Train Show
180 tables of model trains, toy trains, and railroadiana in all scales.
UAW Hall Local 1005; 5615 Chevrolet Blvd; Parma, Ohio (August 23)

Greenberg's Train & Toy Show
Chantilly, Virginia (August 23-24)

Train Festival at The Depot
Columbus, Ohio (August 23-24)

SEPTEMBER 2008

Treasure Valley Train Expo
Caldwell, Idaho (September 5-7)

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 (September 6)

Western Kansas Train Show
100,000 sq. feet of vendors and operating layouts.
The Hays Mall; 2918 Vine St.; Hays, Kansas (September 6)

European Train Enthusiasts EuroEast 2008
Lancaster, Pennsylvania (September 6-7)

Buffalo Central Terminal Third Annual Train Show
Buffalo, New York (September 6-7)

Concord Model Railroad Show
Concord, New Hampshire (September 7)

NMRA Northeastern Region Convention (Empire Junction '08)
Liverpool, New York (September 11-14)

Hickory Fall Fling
Hickory, North Carolina (September 13)

The Great Train Expo
Raleigh, North Carolina (September 13-14)

Great Lehigh Valley Train Meet
Allentown, Pennsylvania (September 13-14)

Great Midwest Train Show
Wheaton, Illinois (September 14)

National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) North Central Region Convention
Toledo, Ohio (September 19-21)

Twin City Model Railroad Museum Hobby Sale
St. Paul, Minnesota (September 20)

The Great Train Expo
Knoxville, Tennessee (September 20-21)

Suncoast Model Railroad Club Train Show & Open House
North Largo, Florida (September 20-21)

Wiregrass Model Railroad Show and Sale
Dothan, Alabama (September 20-21)

Temple Model Train Show
Temple, Texas (September 20-21)

Tidewater Division NMRA Train Show
Virginia Beach, Virginia (September 20-21)

Toledo Model Train Show
Maumee, Ohio (September 21)

Providence & Worcester Railfan Club & Museum 2008 Model Railroad Show
Webster, Massachusetts (September 21)

TrainExpoCO Colorado Springs Model Train Expo
75 vendor tables plus operating layouts. 9a-4p. $3 admission.
Crown Plaza (I-25 exit 138); 2886 S. Circle Drive; Colorado Springs, Colorado (September 27)

The Great Train Expo
San Jose, California (September 27-28)

Kansas City Union Station Model Railroad Show
Vendor tables, clinics, and operating layouts. 9a-5p. $7 admission.
Kansas City Union Station; Kansas City, Missouri (September 27-28)

Old Colony Railroad Club 6th Annual Train Show
Taunton, Massachusetts (September 28)

OCTOBER 2008

Midwest Large Scale Train Show
Springfield, Illinois (October 3-4)

French Broad e'N'pire Club's Autumn Rails 2008
Flat Rock (Hendersonville), North Carolina (October 3-4)

25th Florida Rail Fair
DeLand, Florida (October 4)

Southern New England Model Railroad Club O Scale Train Show
Gardner, Massachusetts (October 4)

2008 Mass Transit Modelers Convention & Trolley Meet
New Brunswick, New Jersey (October 4)

Vancouver Great Train Swap Meet
Over 125 vendor tables plus operating layouts. 9:30a-3:30p. $4 admission.
Hudson's Bay High School Commons; 1206 East Reserve St.; Vancouver, Washington (October 4)

The Great Train Expo
Concord, North Carolina (October 4-5)

Alamo Model Railroad Engineers Train Show 2008
Live Oak, Texas (October 4-5)

Montvale Train Show
Montvale, New Jersey (October 4-5)

Northwest Jersey Train-O-Rama
Dover, New Jersey (October 5)

Buffalo Falling Leaves
Depew, New York (October 5)

New Haven Society of Model Engineers 2008 Train Show
Durham, Connecticut (October 5)

Pepperell Siding Model Railroad Club 22nd Annual Train Show & Open House
Pepperell, Massachusetts (October 5)

Brooklawn Train Show & Meet
Over 90 vendor tables plus operating layouts. 10a-3p. $4 admission.
Brooklawn American Legion Post #72; Railroad Avenue; Brooklawn, New Jersey (October 5)

Hutchinson Model Railroad Show
Hutchinson, Minnesota (October 11)

The Great Scale Model Train Show
Timonium, Maryland (October 11-12)

18th Annual Greater St. Louis Metro Area Train Show
Kirkwood, Missouri (October 11-12)

Greenberg's Train & Toy Show
Monroeville, Pennsylvania (October 11-12)

Lockheed Martin 2008 Annual Railroad Show
Fort Worth, Texas (October 11-12)

Kanawha Valley Railroad Association 6th Annual Model Railroad Show
Charleston, West Virginia (October 11-12)

Idaho Falls Railshow 2008
Idaho Falls, Idaho (October 11-12)

Great Midwest Train Show
Wheaton, Illinois (October 12)

New Haven and Derby Railroad Club Model Train Show
Orange, Connecticut (October 12)

Wayne Train Show
Wayne, New Jersey (October 12)

Tamaqua Heritage Day Train Show and Sale
All scale swap meet and model train sale. 8a-3p. $5 admission. Contact Mike Ranck (trainnut@ptd.net)
Salvation Army Building, Tamaqua, Pennsylvania (October 12)

NMRA Mid-Eastern Region 2008 Convention
Reston, Virginia (October 16-19)

The Great Train Expo
Indianapolis, Indiana (October 18-19)

Saint Joe Valley Model Railroad Club Swap Meet
South Bend, Indiana (October 19)

Greenberg's Train & Toy Show
Reading, Pennsylvania (October 25-26)

South Shore Model Railway Club Show & Open House
Hingham, Massachusetts (October 25-26)

Southland Model Railroad Show
Oak Lawn, Illinois (October 25-26)

Wichita Toy Train Club Swap Meet
Wichita, Kansas (October 26)

Medina Model Railroad & Toy Show
Medina, Ohio (October 26)

Kalamazoo Train Show and Sale
Kalamazoo, Michigan (October 26)

NOVEMBER 2008

Gateway Division Annual Train Show and Model Contest
West St. Louis County, Missouri (November 1)

Great New York State Model Train Fair
Syracuse, New York (November 1-2)

31st Gaithersburg Train Show
Gaithersburg, Maryland (November 2)

Brick Train Show
Brick, New Jersey (November 2)

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)

Great Midwest Train Show
Wheaton, Illinois (November 9)

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

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

TCA Southern Division Meet - Toy Train Show & Sale
Maitland, Florida  (November 15-16)

Wayne Train Show
Wayne, New Jersey (November 16)

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)

Rochester Train Show
Rochester, New York (November 23)

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

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)

DECEMBER 2008

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)

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

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

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

Granite City Train Show
St. Cloud, Minnesota (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)

Great Midwest Train Show
Wheaton, Illinois (December 14)

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

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

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

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

FEBRUARY 2009

Buffalo Snowball Train Show
Depew, New York (February 10)

31st Jacksonville Rail Fair
Jacksonville, Florida (February 21)

APRIL 2009

The Great Scale Model Train Show
Timonium, Maryland (April 4-5)

27th Florida Rail Fair
DeLand, Florida (April 11)

MAY 2009

29th Lone Star Rail Fair
Ft. Worth, Texas (May 24)

JUNE 2009

The Great Scale Model Train Show
Timonium, Maryland (June 27-28)

JULY 2009

27th Florida Rail Fair
DeLand, Florida (July 11)

The Great Scale Model Train Show
Timonium, Maryland (July 11-12)

OCTOBER 2009

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

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