Model train show rolls into Harper
The High Wheeler Train Show pulls into the Harper College Sports Center, Building M, in Palatine, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday March 5, and Sunday March 6.
Families and model train hobbyists will gather to experience more than 20 operating model train railroads filled with detailed scenery, realistic figures, elaborate structures and model trains of all sizes — from tiny “Z” Scale up to garden-sized “G” Scale.
The High Wheeler Train Show highlights award-winning models of trains, structures and miniature scenes by some of the Midwest’s best modelers.
You can view the unique layout built from Lego blocks with running trains. Kids are able to get hands-on and race trains on the Train Collectors of America racetrack.
Kids won’t want to miss Thomas and some of his friends operating on the North Shore and Western Modular railroad layout.
Visitors of all ages will enjoy layouts big and small. The LGB Club of Chicago’s G Scale layout is the largest of the show, occupying 2,400 square feet.
Plus, kids younger than 5 are free; kids ages 5-12 can get in free with a printable pass found online at highwheelertrainshow.com.
Admission tickets include door prize entry. In addition, High Wheeler Train Show offers an enter-to-win contest for four Walthers Life-Like “Freight Hauler” starter train sets, with retail value of $150 each (starter set includes an engine, freight cars, caboose, track and power pack).
Starter train sets are great for families, as they are easy to assemble and run.
The event marks the 33rd annual High Wheeler Train Show, a nonprofit model railroad show by the Fox Valley Division of the NMRA.
High Wheeler Train Show is held in Building M at Harper College Sports Center, Palatine. Parking is free, and the show is handicap accessible.
Food and beverages are available. Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for seniors, $2 for kids ages 5-12, free for kids younger than 5. For free kids passes (age 5-12), visit highwheelertrainshow.com.
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