This video is a compilation of several videos on YouTube about the Twin City Model Railroad Museum.
The Museum has the famous O Scale Layout, but also many has other Model Railroad Layouts in many different scales and sizes. Some of these are shown in the video.
The video content is from a number of videographers and YouTube Channels (list is shown below).
The List of Trains is shown below.
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Visit the Museum
The Museum is on Transfer Road (Cleveland Ave.) near University Avenue.
It is next to the old Amtrak Station.
The current address is
668 Transfer Road – Suite 8
St. Paul Minnesota 55114
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The museum is currently operating Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Friday each week.
Saturday 10AM – 5 PM
Sunday 12 PM – 5 PM
Monday 10 AM – 3 PM
Friday 10 AM – 3PM
Circus Trains runs all through April.
Special Trains operate on certain Saturdays throughout the year – These Special Events include:
Night Trains
Circus Trains
Military Trains
Spooky Trains ( Holloween )
Holiday Trains with Night Trains also run November through the end of February.
Please check website for details and make reservation as space is limited.
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The Trains in this video
O Scale 2 Rail Layout
UP RR – Union Pacific – 4-8-4 Northern Type Steam Locomotive in the Grey Scheme pulls the Overland Limited out of the Depot
The UP Passenger Train then passes a Great Northern F-7A / F-7B with a passenger train entering the Depot
Northern Pacific Passenger Train – the North Coast Limited with F-7A / F-7B / F-7A locomotives departs
N Scale
M&StL – Minneapolis & St. Louis ALCO RS-1 switches a box car
HO Scale
A PCC Type Streetcar pulls past
BN Burlington Northern – SW-7 Switcher with a switch run
O Scale 2 Rail Layout
MN&S Minneapolis Northfield & Southern – Baldwin DT-6-6-20 transfer locomotive pulling a train
Great Northern F-7A / F-7B with a passenger train in the Depot
Lionel 3 Rail O Gauge Layout No.4
Chicago & NorthWestern F-7A with a passenger train
Pennsylvania RR 0-8-0 Steam Switcher passes with a freight train
O Scale 2 Rail Layout
Soo Line F-7A / F-7B with a Circus train
Great Northern F-7A / F-7B with a passenger train runs along the river
Duluth Missabe & Iron Range 2-8-8-4 Yellowstone type articulated Steam Locomotive with a freight train
Lackawanna Lumber Company geared Shay steam locomotive with a train of logs
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The Twin City Model Railroad Museum has many of different types of trains, buildings and other models – of all sizes.
There are many different model gauges and scales including:
O Scale – the internationally renowned O Scale layout
G – Garden – about 1/24th
Standard Gauge -1/32nd
O Scale – 1/48th – Lionel Trains
LEGO Scale – 1/55th
S Scale – 1/64th – American Flyer Trains
OO Scale 1/72nd
HO Scale – 1/87th
N Scale 1/ 160th
Z scale – 1/220th
Toy trains are also represented from different manufacturers including:
Lionel,
American Flyer,
Märklin
Marx
Hornby
and others
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The Children’s Area has many different layouts for the girls and boys to operate as well as work tables where they can create and build models and run wooden trains.
There is a LEGO Work Area and Thomas the Tank Trains to run as well.
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The Museum would like to thank the following videographers for visiting the Museum and for the use of their material.
Paul Gruetzman – Paul also has a YouTube Channel – Grandpa Choo Choo
MattsRadShow
Minneapolis North Bay Ry
A Dreamin’ Life
Popsdasuss
JLiu’s15 Studio
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Music courtesy of Danny Wright from his DVD – A day in The Life
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