Feb 15 2009
Night Trains at Bandana Square
Going to the “St. Paul Train Museum” is one of our boys’ favorite outings, and we usually go a few times a year. To date, our biggest highlight had been goin gon a Sunday when Thomas the Tank Engine was on the tracks.
Our Valentine surprise for the kids, though, was to go to the Saturday evening “night trains.” The room lights were dim, but the buildings in the layout as well as the trains themselves were well-lit, showing off the intricacy of the setup even more than in the daylight.
It was busy, but not impossible for the kids to find a place to stand in the raised areas to see the trains go by. The kids thought the lights were really fun, and especially liked the Christmas trains.
They’ve also opened a new “toy trains division” at Twin City Model Railroad Museum, consisting of Lionel sets in a different area of Bandana Square. (Separate admission charges apply, so we’re saving that one for a different trip.)
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Very cool! We went to see the Christmas Train last year at night—— Our little guy LOVED it!
We’ll have to go back now and check it ou t again!
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Updated pricing information as of February 2010: Age 5 and Older $6.00, Children Under 5 FREE, Night Trains (ends February 27, 2010), 7.00 per person, or $20.00 per family. As always, children under 5 are FREE!
Linda