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Come See Us at a Trade Show & Events

We regularly attend trade shows to display our products and visit with our customers. This page is updated throughout the year so check back for new shows and events frequently! In addition to the shows listed here, many of our dealers also attend smaller local or regional shows. Be sure to check with your local hobby shop. Many of our dealers also host their own in-house clinics and seminars. From time to time, we may be in attendance to lend a hand and our support. Those clinics are posted here as well.

Trade Show & Event Schedule

January

Prototype Rails RPM Meet

January 9-11th, 2025

COCOA BEACH HILTON OCEANFRONT
1550 N. Atlantic Ave. [Highway A1A]
COCOA BEACH, FL.

The “Bash at the Beach” Railroad Prototype Modelers meet returns with clinics, vendors, models on display, modular layouts, and beautiful Florida weather.

Event Website

Schedule for Cocoa Beach Trip:

 

Amherst Railway Society Hobby Show

January 25-26th, 2025

The Eastern States Exposition Fairgrounds -
Home of the Big E
1305 Memorial Avenue
West Springfield, MA. 01089

Saturday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Event Website

March

Des Plaines Hobbies

Visit to Desplaines Hobbies

March 20, 2025
4:00 PM - Close
Des Plaines, IL

Retailer Website

lobard hobbies

Visit to Lombard Hobby

March 21, 2025
3:00 PM - Close
Lombard, IL

Retailer Website

O scale

Chicago O Scale Meet

March 20-23, 2025
Lombard, IL

Complete with Layout tours, meetings, clinics, photo tours, vendors, and a model contest, this year’s Chicago O Scale Meet is going to be one for the books. We can't wait to see you there.

The cost for admission is $30 per person for the entire weekend. Spouses and children under 15 years of age are included with the fee. All layout tours and clinics are included. Admission can be purchased at the door for those not wanting to register online.

Event Website

April

Rocky Mountain Train Show

Rocky Mountain Train Show

April 5-6, 2025
National Western Complex
Denver, CO

Saturday 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Pre-Registered TCA/NMRA Members
Saturday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Public
Sunday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Public

Event Website

July

House Of Trains

Visit to House of Trains

July 3rd, 2025
4:00 PM - Close
Omaha, NE

Retailer Website

Spring Creek

Spring Creek Model Trains Open House

July 5-6th, 2025
Deshler, NE

Event Website

NationalTrainShow

National Train Show

July 19-20th, 2025
Suburban Collection Showplace
46100 Grand River Ave.
Novi, MI

The National Train Show, founded in 1988 by the NMRA, is a nationwide trade show promoting the model railroading hobby and how fun it is!

Event Website

STL RPM

St. Louis RPM Meet

July 24-26th, 2025
Gateway Center
Collinsville, IL

Join us at the largest RPM event in the US! Two days of top-quality models, displays, clinics, hands-on learning, and more at the Gateway Convention Center. Showcase your models—finished or not—of any scale or era. Learn, teach, and collaborate with modelers nationwide. Enjoy expert-led clinics and thousands of models on display!

Event Website

September

CORPM

Colorado RPM

September 27-28th, 2025
Island Grove Event Center
Greeley, CO

This event unites modelers nationwide, fostering connections and celebrating prototype modeling.

Schedule:

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Saturday Meet: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (model drop off starts at 8:00 AM)
Clinics: 9:00 AM– 4:00 PM (click here for the schedule)
Open House at CMRM: 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Sunday Meet: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (model drop off starts at 8:00 AM)
Clinics: 9:00 AM– 3:00 PM (click here for the schedule)
Door Prize Drawing: 3:00 PM
Model Pick-Up: 3:30 PM

Event Website

November

Trainfest

November TBD
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Baird Center
Milwaukee, WI

Event Website