Train Related Activities for Kids

Parent Toolkit:

TCMRM Coloring Page
Our own coloring page!

TCMRM Music Video!!!
Check out this great video made by a visitor named Sasha!

TCMRM YouTube Page
See videos of our layouts over the years!

Train Radar
See the location of Amtrak trains and VIA (Canada) trains in real time!

Train Radio Scanner
Listen to railroad crews talking. We suggest going to the Central Zone and listen to the “Twin Cities North” or “Staples Sub” to hear local BNSF train movements.

Union Depot Activity Book
Union Depot coloring book, puzzles and more.

Union Depot Train Cams
Watch live cameras at the Saint Paul Union Depot

Local Railroad Attractions:

Choo Choo Bob’s
St. Paul, MN
ChooChooBobs.com
Trains for everyone of all ages.

Hennepin Overland Railway Historical Society
Minneapolis, MN
hennepinoverland.org
Model railroad layout.

Gopher State Railway Museum
New Prague, MN
http://gsrm.org/home 
Local railroad museum with operating equipment.

Ironhorse Central Railroad Museum
Chisago City, MN
https://www.facebook.com/Ironhorse-Railroad-Park-332652000149588/
Train rides & a depot for birthday parties.

Lake Superior Railroad Museum
Duluth, MN
lsrm.org
Extensive railroad exhibits & train rides.

Lake Superior & Mississippi Railroad
Duluth, MN
http://www.lsmrr.org/
Train rides along the St. Louis River.

Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Minneapolis & Excelsior, MN
TrolleyRide.org
Trolley rides & exhibits.

Minnesota Transportation Museum
St.Paul, MN & Osceola, WI
transportationmuseum.org
Train rides & roundhouse museum.

St. Croix Railroad
Hudson, WI
stcroixrr.org
Live-steam miniature RR club, may offer rides

St. Paul Union Depot Rail View Picnic Area
St. Paul, MN
https://www.uniondepot.org/shop-dine/rail-view-picnics/
Enjoy your picnic lunch while watching 1/5 of the nation’s rail traffic roll by!

Wayzata Depot
Wayzata, MN
https://www.wayzatahistoricalsociety.org/visit/wayzata-depot-museum/
Historic depot & garden railroad.