Celebrate Gaithersburg’s long and storied history with the railroad. View model train displays, explore a caboose and RDC, participate in train-related activities, and discover the hands-on learning centers in the museum. With any luck visitors can also enjoy the sights and sounds of the actual CSX and Amtrak trains that frequently rumble past the museum.
• An N-gauge model railroad with group from BANTRAK
• A G-scale, live steam locomotive powered trains with Local Locos Live Steamers. Learn how steam engines work.
• Climb into the 1918 steam engine (not ADA accessible). This is the only day the steam engine is open in 2019.
• Make a climbing train