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Detroit Public Library’s Business, Science & Technology Department
and Ford Model Railroad Club Present




Thursday, May 1 – Saturday, May 3

10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.


The Detroit Public Library , Main Library
5201 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202





Don’t miss this train! Join us for three days of family fun and train demonstrations at our Model Railroad Show. Club speakers will discuss Detroit’s railway history, Henry Ford’s railroad, model railroading, and so much more. So bring the kids out and experience our detailed landscape display at this must-see family event.


Short presentations include topics on:

• History of Detroit, Toledo & Ironton (DT&I)
• Evolution of freight cars and steam engines
• How to build a railroad model
• Today’s remote controls for model railroading
• And so much more

For more information on the Model Railroad Show, call 313-833-1450.


 

 

 





 

 

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