Train Days 2025

Event Information

Beltrami County Historical Society

130 Minnesota Ave SW
Bemidji, MN 56601

About

The Beltrami County Historical Society will host Train Days 2025 on April 12 and 13 at the Beltrami County History Center, 130 Minnesota Ave. SW, Bemidji. This year’s event will commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Northern Iron Horse Railroad Society, a local railroad club dedicated to preserving and celebrating railroading history.

Train Days will take place from 10 AM to 4 PM on Saturday, April 12, and from noon to 4 PM on Sunday, April 13. The event will feature model railroads in multiple scales, including an expansive LEGO city and railroad displays. The Historical Society will also dedicate and offer tours of the X259 caboose, a 1948 Great Northern Railway relic that gives visitors a glimpse into the golden age of American rail travel. Additional activities include railroading model train vendors, unique souvenirs, live story times, and music.

Founded in 1985, the Northern Iron Horse Railroad Society has long been a gathering place for train enthusiasts. The club, which meets in the basement of the Beltrami County History Center, has evolved over the decades from informal gatherings in coffee shops to constructing a permanent model railroad layout. Members have spent years expanding and fine-tuning their display, often enjoying the camaraderie of working together as much as the trains themselves.

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