upCOMING TRAIN SHOWS
2025
Trick or Treat Train Ride
Every Friday & Saturday October 24 - November 1.
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Bushnell Station
6470 West County Route 476, Bushnell, Florida 33543
Ph. 352-904-0829
Reservations are Recommended
www.BushnellStation.com
Train Show & Swap Meet
November 22nd 2025
Hernando County Fairgrounds
6436 Broad Street Brooksville, FL 34601
Train Show, Azan Shrine Center
December 6, 2025
9:00P - 2:00PM
1591 W. Eau Gallie Blvd., Melbourne 32935;
schultzspacecoasttrains@aol.com (Schultz Space Coast Trains)
https://allevents.in/melbourne/the-melbourne-train-show/200026649837942
The Villages Christmas Train Show
(Not a swap meet)
December 11th-14th, 2025
The Colony Cottage Rec. Ctr., 510 Colony Blvd.,
The Villages 32162
Real Rail Train Show
Feb. 21-22, 2026
The Venice Community Center,
326 S. Nokomis Dr., Venice, FL 34285
https://realrail.org/upcoming-events/rail-pass/
Visit Bushnell Station
Every Saturday from 10am - 4pm
RR work day on Wednesdays
AKA “The Gulf Coast and Central Florida Railroad Museum” 6470 County Road 476 West, Bushnell, FL 33513 https://bushnellstation.com/
2026
​​Florida Rail Fair DeLand
January 10 & 11, 2026
DeLand Fairgrounds
Regal Railways Train Show/Shop Meet
January 17, 2026
Brooksville, Florida
Gas South Convention
January 17, 2026
Duluth, Georgia
The Martin County Model Railroaders 19th Annual Toy Train,Collectible/Hobby Show
January 17 & 18, 2026
Stuart, Florida
47th Annual Jacksonville Rail Fair Model Train & Railroad Artifact Show & Sale
February 7, 2026
Jacksonville, Florida
The Villages Model Train Club Show
February 7 & 8, 2026
The Villages, Florida
The 2026 RealRail Model Train Show
February 21 & 22, 2026
Venice, Florida
More Shows & Events to be Posted Soon
WATCH THIS SPACE!
Many more Events will be added through the year.
Previous Events
DECEMBER 4, 2021
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.
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MAY 28, 2022
FGRS Fun Run, Ocala, Florida
The SILVER RIVER RAIL ROAD, in Ocala, will be open from - 10:00 AM till 2:00 PM. 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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MARCH 19
2022
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
MARCH 23
2019
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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JANUARY 31,2020
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.
february 8, 2020
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.
MARCH 28
2020
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.
december 19,2020
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.
