Triangle, VA: Model Trains Coming to Marine Corps Museum

From the Potomac Local: Model Trains Coming to Marine Corps Museum Triangle, Va. – You’ll be able to hear the whistle of model trains this weekend at the National Museum of the Marine Corps.

The National Capital Trackers – a model railroading group headquartered in Northern Virginia – will bring their show to the museum Saturday and Sunday.

The museum opens at 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. both days, and trains will be on display until about 2 p.m. Sunday, said museum spokeswoman Gwenn Adams.

The National Capital Trackers organization dates back to 1990, gathering members in the Manassas area and making their first club appearance in Fairfax a year later.

Construction on the 118,000 square foot National Museum of the Marine Corps began in 2004, and it now features more than 1,000 artifacts that depict the history of the United States Marine Corps.