Trains, Trains, Trains This Weekend At Southern Museum

KENNESW, GA — What kid doesn't like trains? They'll have plenty of chances to enjoy them this weekend in Kennesaw when the Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History hosts its 8th-annual "Trains, Trains, Trains" event.

The museum's most popular event of the year is set for Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 27-28. Doors are open 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. both days. And the museum promises this year's show will be bigger and better than ever.

"Model trains are a wonderful way to bring families together,"said Richard Banz, executive director of the Southern Museum. "Each year we see many repeat families, many of whom stay and enjoy the event for the greater part of the day."

With elaborate model-train setups as its centerpiece, this year's event featured new and expanded layouts from groups including:

• Athens Bend Track RailRoad Club
• Chattanooga Modular Modelers
• DixieLUG Lego User Group
• Georgia Garden Railroad Society
• Middle Georgia Model Railroad Club
• North Atlanta O-Gauge Railroad Club
• North Georgia Tinplate Trackers
• Eastern Carolina Railroaders

Visitors may also enjoy exhibits and interactive experiences throughout the museum. The museum's gift shop is expected to double in size for the event, with train items, children's books and more for kids and adults. There also will be live musical performance all during the event.

There will be giveaway drawing for anyone who buys advance tickets online and museum members who attend the event, as well as one for all who ride the shuttle from Adams Park.

Pre-sale tickets are available online at Southern Museum Tickets. Regular admission tickets purchased at the event are $7.50 for adults, $6.50 for seniors (60+), $5.50 for children (4-12), and free for children 3 and under. The event is free for museum members.

A shuttle will be running continuously during the event from Adams Park, at 2600 Park Dr. in Kennesaw. You may view a parking map or download a PDF of the museum's 2018 Parking Map for Visitors.

The museum is located at 2828 Cherokee St. in Kennesaw. For more information, visit the "Trains, Trains, Trains" website or call call 770-427-2117 ext. 3058.

Photo courtesy Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History