Twin City Model Railroad Museum

Twin City Model Railroad Museum
Established 1934
Location 668 Transfer Road, Suite 8.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Type Railroad museum
Visitors 30,000+
President Rick Moore
Website http://www.tcmrm.org

The Twin City Model Railroad Museum is a railroad museum which has a large display of model railroads in St. Paul, Minnesota. The museum has had a home in St. Paul since 1934 where it first started as a club. [1]In later years the museum established a home in the St. Paul Union Depot, and later in Bandana Square. On October 16, 2015, the museum announced that it was looking for a new home.[2] The museum subsequently announced it would be moving to a new location in spring of 2016.[3] The museum reopened on May 17th, 2016 in their new location at 668 Transfer Road, Suite 8 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The new location is just South of the former Amtrak Depot along the Minnesota Commercial railyard.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.tcmrm.org/about/history/
  2. ↑ Vezner, Tad (October 16, 2015). "Twin Cities Model Railroad Museum looking for new home". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ Al Schoch (October 27, 2015). "Twin City Model Railroad Museum Remaining Open Through March 2016". minnesota.cbslocal.com. Retrieved November 5, 2015.

The Twin City Model Railroad Club/Museum 1934-2009, Compiled by Ray Barton, Michael Mackner and Robert Neiderkorn.

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