Holiday Express Train Show Rolling Back Into Fairfield

FAIRFIELD, CONN. – The Holiday Express Train Show is making another stop Dec. 5 and sticking around until Jan. 4. A brightly lit Fairfield Museum and History Center will open its doors for the exhibit at 7 p.m. Dec. 5.

The Holiday Train Show is coming to Fairfield starting Dec. 5
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by Javier Simon

12/05/2014 4:00 a.m.

It will feature model trains winding through holiday scenery and around a decorated tree.

Members of the Fairfield-based Housatonic Model Railroad Club and the Connecticut G-Scalers Clubs will be on hand to answer questions and point out details of the collectibles, classic trains, modular dioramas and antique trains. “Building model trains encourages kids to use engineering skills and think,” says Ray Jakabcin, secretary and treasurer of the Central CT G-Gaugers Club. “Plus, it gets them away from the iPhone, TV and Nintendo screens.”

The opening night admission is $3 for adults and free for children ages 5 and under.

The holiday exhibit will be open weekends from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Dec. 6 through Jan. 4.

It will be open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays from Dec. 8-23.

For a complete listing of programs related to the Holiday Express Train Show and other events hosted by the Fairfield Museum, visit Fairfieldhistory.org.

The Fairfield Museum, located at 370 Beach Road, will be closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. The Holiday Express Train Show is sponsored by Roland & Co. and Hobbytown, as well as media sponsors Fairfield Living Magazine, Hearst Media Services and WSHU public radio.

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