September 26 - TCA Southern Division Fall Train Meet Show - Lake Nona, Florida
The Florida Garden Railway will be running our kid’s layout, stop by and say HI!
Saturday, August 1, 2026
10:00 am - 2:30 pm
Lake Nona Middle School
13700 Narcoossee Road, Orlando, Florida 32832
{in the cafeteria}
Admission: $8.00 Adults {13 and older}
$5.00 Military and/or Veteran
CASH ONLY
October 2026
October 3 - 94th Florida Rail Fair - DeLand, Florida
Model Train & Railroad Artifact Show & Sale
Large Operating Layouts!
All Gauges & Scale Model Railroad Items for Sale
Saturday, October 3, 2026
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Volusia County Fairgrounds
3150 East New York Avenue, DeLand, Florida 32724
Admission: $8.00/Adults Children under 12 FREE
FREE PARKING
October 10 - Regal Railways Toy Train Show
Vendors - Running Train Layout - Free Parking - Test Track
Saturday, October 10, 2026
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
St. Jerome’s Church
10895 Hamlin Boulevard, Largo, Florida 33774
Admission: $6.00/Adults, kids 12 & under are FREE
On Going Events:
Crews Lake Wilderness Park
16739 Crews Lake Drive, Spring Hill, Florida 34610
Run your trains on the 2nd Saturday of the month from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Bushnell Station
6470 West County Route 476, Bushnell, Florida 33543
Run your trains on
Wednesdays from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
and
Saturdays from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
High Springs Historical Society, Inc.
23760 NW 187th Avenue, High Springs, Florida 32643
Open Every Saturday
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Special Tours by Appointment
Save the Dates:
November 7, 2026 - Crews Lake Fun Run in Spring Hill, Florida
November 7, 2026 - Train Show in Ocala, Florida
November 14, 2026 - Regal Railways Toy Train Show in Brooksville, Florida
November 14 & 15, 2026 - Oviedo Woman’s Club GREAT DAY in the Country in Oviedo, Florida
November 28, 2026 - Eastern Model Railroad Meet in Vero Beach, Florida
December 7, 2026 - ICE at Gaylord Palms featuring The Polar Express in Kissimmee, Florida
December 10, 11 & 12, 2026 - The Villages Holiday Train Show in the Villages, Florida
December 18, 19 & 20, 2026 - Carter’s Annual Holiday Fun Run in Ocala, Florida
January 30, 2027 - Jacksonville Rail Fair in Jacksonville, Florida
February 20, 2027 - RealRail’s 48th Annual Train Show & Sale in Palmetto, Florida
Events Outside of Florida
If you are planning any travels, you may want to check out some of these Train Offerings in other states…
November 1, 2026 - 49th Annual Gaithersburg Railroad - Steamship - Transportation
Artifacts Show & Sale
Over 400 Tables of Railroadiana & Transportation items for Sale.
RR China, Silver, Lanterns, Keys & Locks, Model Train & Collectibles
Sunday, November 1 ~ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Montgomery County Fairgrounds
501 Perry Parkway, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877
(12 Miles NW of Washington D.C.)
November 14 & 15, 2026 - 49th Annual OKC Train Show
Saturday, November 14 ~ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday, November 15 ~ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Bennett Event Center/Oklahoma State Fairgrounds
3101 Gordon Cooper Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73107
Admission: 1 Day Ticket - $15.00
2 Day Ticket - $20.00
December 5, 2026 - 79th Buckeye Model Trains & Railroad Artifacts Show & Sale
Ohio Expo Center in the Lausche Building
Columbus, Ohio
December 12, 2026 - Music City Christmas Train Show
Made in Tennessee Building
945 Baddour Parkway, Lebanon, Tennessee 37087
May 13-16, 2027 - Great Lakes Large Scale Train Expo
Metroplex Expo Center
620 Motor Inn Drive, Girard, Ohio 44420
https://greatlakestrainexpo.com/
May 31 - June 5, 2027 - National Garden Railway Convention
Made in Tennessee Building
945 Baddour Parkway, Lebanon, Tennessee 37087
Previous Events
FGRS Fun Run,
Tavares, Florida
This Railroad, known as the "Lane Park and Wherever", has a thousand feet of track divided into four loops, with another ninety feet of storage track in the shed. It runs on NCE DCC track power. Twenty two wooden bridges cross two rivers connecting three ponds and two dry river beds. Two mountains with fifty feet of trestle complete the layout. This year you will see a scratch-built depot/warehouse modeled after one down the road from this layout.
SEE THIS LAYOUT
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FGRS Fun Run, Ocala, Florida
The SILVER RIVER RAIL ROAD, in Ocala. The layout is DC track powered, with 1,500' of track. It covers over 1/2 acre. There is a 30' oval pond 100' stream and 8' bog. The freight yard is in one bay of the two car barn/ garage, and a new track extension will make it easier for visiting locomotives to be loaded onto the track . There will be a scavenger hunt to see if you can find interesting details along the way.
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FGRS Fun Run
North Port, Florida
This layout is patterned after the South Fork Division of the Southern Railway in the Lake Cumberland area of Kentucky, and depicts the Southern Railway as it would have appeared near the end of the steam era (circa 1945).
There is 300’ of main-line and 6 stub sidings, a crossover between double tracks, and a passing siding. The layout is set up for multiple train switching operations
FGRS Fun Run
Mount Dora, Florida
FGRS Fun Run
Port Charlotte, Florida
The Tropical RR has 400’ of main line track with 20’ diameter curves so bring on the Big Boys. The switching yard has 7 tracks for plenty of storage and there are several routes looping around the front and backs yards. All switches are #6 and are pneumatically operated via a sophisticated Airwire interface. All trains are battery operated and controlled with Airwire throttles. There is no track power.
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FGRS Special Fun Run
River Bend
Alva, Florida
This is a large community club layout which includes several switching yards and interesting routing features, with an extensive scratch-built town and many industries. They operate 1:20.3 fine scale narrow gauge trains.
FGRS Fun Run,
North Port, Florida
This fine layout is in an oversize side-yard in a mobile home park, and part of the layout runs under a deck. The layout has one of the most interesting villages you will see anywhere and a number of well-detailed industries. It includes a trolley line which carries the little villagers to the local VFW. He is using electric switch machines to add operating interest and there is track power with an MTH control system.
FGRS Fun Run
Ft Myers, Florida
This layout is a free lance designed railroad. It doesn’t have a specific geographical location. It is located indoors, in a 1000 sq. ft. climate-controlled storage facility. It is a tri-level railroad consisting of approximately 400 ft. of main line and approximately 100 ft. of sidings, 29 turnouts and 2 diamond crossings. 20 of the turnouts are controlled by LED Touch Toggles. Both battery power and track power are used.
FGRS Fun Run
Ridge Live Steamers
Lake Wales, Florida
The "Ridge Live Steamers" is a 7½" gauge railroad that currently has 7,500 feet of mainline with an additional 7,300 feet in sidings and yards. We also have a 180 foot, 3 track loop of elevated Gauge 1 and G-Gauge railways under a roof. Stationary and steam traction engines are also run here.
There is currently over 14,800 feet of 7½" gauge track consisting of approximately 7500 feet of main line rail and an additional 7300 feet of sidings and interchange track, with over 100 turnouts.
