Train Displays for the Holidays
DC/ Virginia
Brookside Gardens
1800 Glenallan Ave Wheaton Md 301-962-1400
11/25-1/8 10-5pm daily Tickets available for "Garden of Lights" Mon-Thurs 5:30-9pm Fri - Sun 5:30-10pm Closed 12/24,25 1/2,3 & 5
Chantilly Bible Church
4390 Pleasant Valley Rd Chantilly, Va
Featuring: Piedmont Railroaders of Warrenton, Va
12/10 10-3 703-263-1321 www.chantillybible.org
Washington, Virginia, Maryland Garden Railway Society
On display At: http://www.wvmgrs.org/
11/25 - 1/8 Brookside Gardens 1800 Blenallen Ave Wheaton, Md For times and admission rates please go to http://www.montgomeryparks.org/brookside/
12/3 & 4 Fairfax Station Railroad Museum (see listing below for details)
Fairax Station Railroad Museum
11200 Fairfax Station Rd Fairfaxstation, Va
12/3 10-5 12/4 12-4 703-425-9225
Featuring layouts by:
Washington, Virginia Maryland Garden Railway Society
Northern Virginia N Trak
The Potomac Module Crew
National Capital Trackers
http://www.fairfax-station.org/ www.nvntrak.org
www.nationalcapitaltrackers.com
www.potomacmodulecrew.org www.wvmgrs.org
Northern Virginia Model Railroaders Inc
231 Dominion Rd Vienna, Va. 703-938-5157
11/12, 12/17, 1/14 1-5pm
11/28 6-9 for Holiday Stroll www.nvmr.org
Northern VA NTRAK http://www.nvntrak.org/
11/12&13 Rockville Lion's Club Train show
Rockville Sr. Center 1159 Carnation Dr Rockville, Md
12/3-4 Fairfax Station Railroad Museum
11200 Fairfax Station Rd Fairfax Station, Va
http://www.fairfax-station.org/
12/10&11 Herndon Holiday Festival
Train Depot Museum 750 Center St Herndon, Va
12/10 South Columbia Baptist Church
8814 Guilford Rd Columbia,Md (See listing for South Columbia Baptist for more details)
Prince William Model Railroad Club
Quantico Depot 550 Railroad St Quantico, Va
12/3,10,17& 31 10-4pm
12-4 12-2pm (Quantico Parade)
Modular Layout on display:
11/10 & 11 Bull Run Library 8051 Ashton Ave Manassas, Va
12/19 & 20 Chinn Library 13083 Chinn Park Dr.
Prince William, Va www.pwmrc.org
Tidewater Big Train Operators Club
Display schedule: http://www.tbto.org/
11/26-28 Planes, Trains & Car Show
Creeds Airport 1341 Princess Anne Rd Virginia Beach,Va Fri & Sat 9-5pm Sun 9-3pm
12/2-9 Holiday train Show Avalon Church of Christ
844 Woodstock Rd Virginia Beach, Va 12-4 &5 2-9pm
12/6-10 6-8:30pm 12/11 10-4pm
Colvin Run Mill Historic Site
10017 Colvin Run Rd Great Falls, Va
12/17+18 11-4pm 703-759-2771
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/crm
Free Admission
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA.
11/25- 1/9 (closed 12/24 & 25) 5-10pm
804-262-9887 www.lewisginter.org
Rappahannock Model Railroad Club
Fredericksburg National Guard Armory
1700 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Fredericksburg, VA.
12/10 & 11, 10-5pm. 540-891-1914 www.rmrrclub.org
Herndon Depot Museum
Herndon ArtSpace 750 Center Street, Herndon, VA.
Northern Virginia N-Trak and Potomac Modular Crew
12/10 & 11, Sat 10-5pm Sun 11-4pm.
Herndon Depot Museum & W&OD Caboose @765 Lynn St open 12/11 www.herndonhistoricalsociety.org
U. S. Botanic Garden Conservatory
100 Maryland Avenue SW Washington, DC.
11/24 - 1/2, 10am - 5pm daily. 202-225-8333
www.usbg.gov
The National Christmas Tree
The Ellipse, Washington, DC.
12/1 - 1/1, 11 - 11 daily 202-208-1631, www.nps.gov/whho www.nctrr.com
National Zoo
3001 Connecticut Ave, NW. Washington, DC. Trains will travel through a Winterland Zoo and Thomas will be there too. Look for all the excitement in the Visitor Center, near the Zoo’s entrance on Connecticut Avenue. ZooLights will run 11/25-27 12/2-4, 9-11, 16-1/1, 6:30pm - 8pm. The display will also be open 10-4:30pm daily closed 12/25 Closed 12/24,25 & 31
nationalzoo.si.edu
Union Station
40 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington DC.
11/24-1/2, 8-10pm daily
202-289-1908 www.unionstationdc.com
South Hill Model Railroad Museum
201 South Mecklenburg Ave South Hill, Va
9-4pm 7 days 1-800-524-4347
1800 Glenallan Ave Wheaton Md 301-962-1400
11/25-1/8 10-5pm daily Tickets available for "Garden of Lights" Mon-Thurs 5:30-9pm Fri - Sun 5:30-10pm Closed 12/24,25 1/2,3 & 5
Chantilly Bible Church
4390 Pleasant Valley Rd Chantilly, Va
Featuring: Piedmont Railroaders of Warrenton, Va
12/10 10-3 703-263-1321 www.chantillybible.org
Washington, Virginia, Maryland Garden Railway Society
On display At: http://www.wvmgrs.org/
11/25 - 1/8 Brookside Gardens 1800 Blenallen Ave Wheaton, Md For times and admission rates please go to http://www.montgomeryparks.org/brookside/
12/3 & 4 Fairfax Station Railroad Museum (see listing below for details)
Fairax Station Railroad Museum
11200 Fairfax Station Rd Fairfaxstation, Va
12/3 10-5 12/4 12-4 703-425-9225
Featuring layouts by:
Washington, Virginia Maryland Garden Railway Society
Northern Virginia N Trak
The Potomac Module Crew
National Capital Trackers
http://www.fairfax-station.org/ www.nvntrak.org
www.nationalcapitaltrackers.com
www.potomacmodulecrew.org www.wvmgrs.org
Northern Virginia Model Railroaders Inc
231 Dominion Rd Vienna, Va. 703-938-5157
11/12, 12/17, 1/14 1-5pm
11/28 6-9 for Holiday Stroll www.nvmr.org
Northern VA NTRAK http://www.nvntrak.org/
11/12&13 Rockville Lion's Club Train show
Rockville Sr. Center 1159 Carnation Dr Rockville, Md
12/3-4 Fairfax Station Railroad Museum
11200 Fairfax Station Rd Fairfax Station, Va
http://www.fairfax-station.org/
12/10&11 Herndon Holiday Festival
Train Depot Museum 750 Center St Herndon, Va
12/10 South Columbia Baptist Church
8814 Guilford Rd Columbia,Md (See listing for South Columbia Baptist for more details)
Prince William Model Railroad Club
Quantico Depot 550 Railroad St Quantico, Va
12/3,10,17& 31 10-4pm
12-4 12-2pm (Quantico Parade)
Modular Layout on display:
11/10 & 11 Bull Run Library 8051 Ashton Ave Manassas, Va
12/19 & 20 Chinn Library 13083 Chinn Park Dr.
Prince William, Va www.pwmrc.org
Tidewater Big Train Operators Club
Display schedule: http://www.tbto.org/
11/26-28 Planes, Trains & Car Show
Creeds Airport 1341 Princess Anne Rd Virginia Beach,Va Fri & Sat 9-5pm Sun 9-3pm
12/2-9 Holiday train Show Avalon Church of Christ
844 Woodstock Rd Virginia Beach, Va 12-4 &5 2-9pm
12/6-10 6-8:30pm 12/11 10-4pm
Colvin Run Mill Historic Site
10017 Colvin Run Rd Great Falls, Va
12/17+18 11-4pm 703-759-2771
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/crm
Free Admission
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA.
11/25- 1/9 (closed 12/24 & 25) 5-10pm
804-262-9887 www.lewisginter.org
Rappahannock Model Railroad Club
Fredericksburg National Guard Armory
1700 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Fredericksburg, VA.
12/10 & 11, 10-5pm. 540-891-1914 www.rmrrclub.org
Herndon Depot Museum
Herndon ArtSpace 750 Center Street, Herndon, VA.
Northern Virginia N-Trak and Potomac Modular Crew
12/10 & 11, Sat 10-5pm Sun 11-4pm.
Herndon Depot Museum & W&OD Caboose @765 Lynn St open 12/11 www.herndonhistoricalsociety.org
U. S. Botanic Garden Conservatory
100 Maryland Avenue SW Washington, DC.
11/24 - 1/2, 10am - 5pm daily. 202-225-8333
www.usbg.gov
The National Christmas Tree
The Ellipse, Washington, DC.
12/1 - 1/1, 11 - 11 daily 202-208-1631, www.nps.gov/whho www.nctrr.com
National Zoo
3001 Connecticut Ave, NW. Washington, DC. Trains will travel through a Winterland Zoo and Thomas will be there too. Look for all the excitement in the Visitor Center, near the Zoo’s entrance on Connecticut Avenue. ZooLights will run 11/25-27 12/2-4, 9-11, 16-1/1, 6:30pm - 8pm. The display will also be open 10-4:30pm daily closed 12/25 Closed 12/24,25 & 31
nationalzoo.si.edu
Union Station
40 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington DC.
11/24-1/2, 8-10pm daily
202-289-1908 www.unionstationdc.com
South Hill Model Railroad Museum
201 South Mecklenburg Ave South Hill, Va
9-4pm 7 days 1-800-524-4347
Southern Maryland/DC Burbs
Tan's Motorcycle Shop
9032 Chesapeake Beach Ave. North Beach, Md
11/25-1/14 M-F 3-8 pm Sat 12-5
12/24&31 12-5 12/27-30 12-8 Free
http://www.tanscyclesparts.com/ 410-257-6619
St Clements Island Museum
38370 Point Breeze Rd Colton's Point, Md
26th annual train & doll display 301-769-2222
12/1-31 Wed-Sun 12-4 12/23-1/2 10-4
Closed 12/25 & 1/1 www.co.saint-marys.md.us
Admission: Adults $3 Kids 6-18 $1.50 under 6 free
Special day: 12/11 Free admission
National Capitol Trolley Museum
1313 Bonifant Rd Colesville, Md 301-384-6088
11/26 & 27 12/3,4,10,11,17 & 18 12-5pm Trolleys w/Santa 12:30-4:30 www.dctrolley.org
Admission: Ages 18-64 $7 Ages 2-17 &65 plus $5
College Park Aviation Museum
1985 Corporal Frank Scott Dr College Park, Md
Featuring: National Capital Trackers
12/17-12/23 10am - 5pm
www.collegeparkaviationmuseum.com
30l-864-6029; TTY 30l-864-4765 Group rate available
Adm: Adults $4 Sr. $3 Child/student $2 Under 2 free
Potomac Express
Gaylord Resort Hotel & Convention Center
201 Waterfront St National Harbor, Md
www.GaylordNational.com
Rockville Lions Club
Rockville Senior Center
1150 Carnation Drive, Rockville, MD.
21st Ann. Modular Train Show.11/12 10-4 11/13, 12-4pm. www.rockvillelions.org
Calvert Hospice 23rd Annual Festival of Trees, Huntingtown High School
4125 North Solomons Island Rd, Huntingtown, MD.
Trees, trains, and crafts
11/25-27, Fri 6-8pm Sat 9-8pm Sun10-5pm.
410-535-0892, 301-855-1226, www.calverthospice.org
Homestead Gardens
743 West Central Avenue, Davidsonville, MD.
Display runs 11/11 -1/8, Mon-Fri 10-7pm, Sat 8-7pm & Sun 9-6pm. Check for extended hours during the holiday season. Spectacular outdoor light display begins 11/19. 301-261-4550, 410-798-5000,
www.homesteadgardens.com
Sandy Spring Museum
17901 Bentley Rd Sandy Spring, Rd
12/4-11 Mon-Sat 10-4 Sun 12-4
Adm: Adults $5 Kids $3
301-774-0022 www.sandyspringmuseum.org
9032 Chesapeake Beach Ave. North Beach, Md
11/25-1/14 M-F 3-8 pm Sat 12-5
12/24&31 12-5 12/27-30 12-8 Free
http://www.tanscyclesparts.com/ 410-257-6619
St Clements Island Museum
38370 Point Breeze Rd Colton's Point, Md
26th annual train & doll display 301-769-2222
12/1-31 Wed-Sun 12-4 12/23-1/2 10-4
Closed 12/25 & 1/1 www.co.saint-marys.md.us
Admission: Adults $3 Kids 6-18 $1.50 under 6 free
Special day: 12/11 Free admission
National Capitol Trolley Museum
1313 Bonifant Rd Colesville, Md 301-384-6088
11/26 & 27 12/3,4,10,11,17 & 18 12-5pm Trolleys w/Santa 12:30-4:30 www.dctrolley.org
Admission: Ages 18-64 $7 Ages 2-17 &65 plus $5
College Park Aviation Museum
1985 Corporal Frank Scott Dr College Park, Md
Featuring: National Capital Trackers
12/17-12/23 10am - 5pm
www.collegeparkaviationmuseum.com
30l-864-6029; TTY 30l-864-4765 Group rate available
Adm: Adults $4 Sr. $3 Child/student $2 Under 2 free
Potomac Express
Gaylord Resort Hotel & Convention Center
201 Waterfront St National Harbor, Md
www.GaylordNational.com
Rockville Lions Club
Rockville Senior Center
1150 Carnation Drive, Rockville, MD.
21st Ann. Modular Train Show.11/12 10-4 11/13, 12-4pm. www.rockvillelions.org
Calvert Hospice 23rd Annual Festival of Trees, Huntingtown High School
4125 North Solomons Island Rd, Huntingtown, MD.
Trees, trains, and crafts
11/25-27, Fri 6-8pm Sat 9-8pm Sun10-5pm.
410-535-0892, 301-855-1226, www.calverthospice.org
Homestead Gardens
743 West Central Avenue, Davidsonville, MD.
Display runs 11/11 -1/8, Mon-Fri 10-7pm, Sat 8-7pm & Sun 9-6pm. Check for extended hours during the holiday season. Spectacular outdoor light display begins 11/19. 301-261-4550, 410-798-5000,
www.homesteadgardens.com
Sandy Spring Museum
17901 Bentley Rd Sandy Spring, Rd
12/4-11 Mon-Sat 10-4 Sun 12-4
Adm: Adults $5 Kids $3
301-774-0022 www.sandyspringmuseum.org
