[TCMRM] Breaking News: New Museum Location Announcement

Published: Fri, 01/22/16

Twin City Model Railroad Museum (TCMRM) Update
 
New Location Announcement!
Moving Van
Official Press Release:

Thanks to tremendous community support from an ongoing fundraising campaign, the Twin City Model Railroad Museum has announced they will be relocating to 652 Transfer Road in St. Paul, Minnesota. The new location is near the former Amtrak Depot just north of University Avenue. The building is also home to local favorites - Buttercream Cakes and Chocolat Célste.

For the past 31 years the museum has been located at 1021 Bandana Boulevard East in Bandana Square. The new Transfer Road location will allow the museum to become more financially stable while creating new and improved exhibits, interactive model train layouts and other displays.

Museum volunteers will begin moving existing train layouts and start building new exhibits in February. The goal is to reopen at the new location in early spring with a grand reopening date to be determined sometime in the near future.

Their last day at the Bandana Square facility will be Sunday, February 28th 2016. Until then the Museum will be open Tuesday through Friday from 10am-3pm, Saturdays from 10am-5:00pm, and Sundays from 12-5pm through February.

The popular “Night Trains” events will continue to run every Saturday evening from 6pm-9 pm through February. Many nights feature special guests including book signings, artists and Operation Lifesaver.

The Twin City Model Railroad Museum has been a St. Paul attraction since 1934. The museum is an all-volunteer non-profit whose mission is to celebrate toy trains, the model railroading hobby, and the railroad history of the Twin Cities.  If you would like more information about the museum and their upcoming move or wish to make a donation to help them relocate, please visit the Museum website at www.tcmrm.org. You can also follow them on Facebook and Twitter for more details. 
 
 
Don't miss the final season of Night Trains ever in Bandana Square! See below for a list of  special appearances through February. 

TCMRM Timetable Through February 

Special events and holiday schedule, subject to periodic changes. Listed are additions, features and exceptions to the Museum’s regular hours—closed Mondays, open Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, 10 am to 5 p.m. and Sundays, Noon to 5 p.m.

Night Trains Season, every Sat. thru 2/28/2016 6 pm-9 pm

Special Appearances at Night Trains:

-Artist, John Cartwright will be here on the following weekends:

  • In January – 23th-24th
  • In February – 13th-14th, 20th-21st, 27th-28th

-Operation Lifesaver will on hand Saturday, January 30th

-Author of "Shadow of Times", Bill Schrankler, signing books on Feb. 13th & 27th. 


FINAL DAY OF OPERATIONS AT BANDANA:
Sunday, February 28th

 
Museum Fundraising Update
We want to thank everyone who has pledged their support for our museum move by making a donation in recent months. We are more then 70% of the way to our goal of $100,000. The museum continues to work with outside partners to raise the needed funds to move in March. 

If you or someone you know wants to make a tax deductible donation to the museum please make a donation through our secure PayPal link at tcmrm.org 

Thank you for your continued support, we hope to see you at an upcoming Night Trains event! 
 
End of the Line—for more information about these events and other TCMRM happening visit our Facebook page and be sure to “Follow” us so that you don’t miss out on museum events. You can also visit our web page at www.tcmrm.org