National Train Day chugs through Dallas-Fort Worth on May 12

From Star Telegram: National Train Day chugs through Dallas-Fort Worth on May 12 National Train Day will be celebrated in Fort Worth and Dallas this weekend with educational events. They include the chance to view big locomotives and model train displays, and to talk with train operators and staff and model railroaders. You can take a round-trip ride on the Trinity Railway Express, or watch the Amtrak, TRE and DART Rail trains in action. There will also be free entertainment, balloon art, face-painting and food and drink vendors. Find the complete event schedule online.

National Train Day
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday
In Fort Worth: Intermodal Transportation Center, 1001 Jones St.
In Dallas: Union Station,
400 S. Houston St.
Free
214-803-7285 ;
www.texasrailadvocates.org or www.nationaltrainday.com.