Model Train Clinic
Category: Events
Date & Time: Saturday, December 7, 2024. 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Event Description
Get your model trains in excellent working order just in time for the holidays during the annual Model Train Clinic on Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums.
For many years, the train clinic took place after the holidays so that guests’ model trains could be spruced up and put away for the next holiday season. This year, Hayes Presidential has again moved up the train clinic so guests can get their trains in working order for the holidays.
The clinic will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the museum auditorium. Admission is $5 per person ages 6 and older. Kids ages 5 and younger are admitted for free.
Tickets can be purchased at the museum front desk the day of the event or online below. Members will need to log in to receive their discount.
Veteran model train hobbyists will examine model trains that guests bring in and help them with trouble-shooting and advice.
Those who bring trains to the clinic can also can run their trains on the “Hayes Train Special” track. The track fits standard, O-gauge and G-gauge trains.
“The Hayes Train Special” is Hayes Presidential’s annual model train display, where model trains run through a Victorian holiday scene and delight visitors of all ages.
Visitors and train clinic participants can watch them wind through tunnels and villages in this multi-tiered 12-foot by 24-foot exhibit. They can get involved by pushing buttons that run one of the trains, blow the train whistle and more.
This event is part of A Presidential Christmas, a series of holiday events at the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums. A Presidential Christmas is sponsored by GEM, Inc. Partial funding for A Presidential Christmas is by Wright Leather Works.
The Hayes Presidential Library & Museums is America’s first presidential library and the forerunner for the federal presidential library system. It is partially funded by the state of Ohio and affiliated with the Ohio History Connection. The Hayes Presidential Library & Museums is located at Spiegel Grove at the corner of Hayes and Buckland avenues.
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