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Choo Choo Barn

17579 Strasburg, PA, United States of America (USA) (Pennsylvania)

Address 226 Gap Rd, Box 130
Route 741 East 
 
Floor area 158 m² / 1 700 ft²  
 
Museum typ Exhibition
Model Railway
  • Model Cars
  • Buildings- & Landscape Models


Opening times
March - December 30: 7 days a week: 10am - 5pm
see museum's web page for more opening days and closed days.

Admission
Status from 08/2017
Adults (12 and up): $7.50; Kids (3 to 11): $4.50;
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Contact
Tel.:+1-717-687-7911  Tel.2:+1-800-450-2920  
eMail:info choochoobarn.com   

Homepage www.choochoobarn.com

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Location / Directions
N39.982453° W76.165807°N39°58.94718' W76°9.94842'N39°58'56.8308" W76°9'56.9052"

Description

Since 1961, people across the country and around the world have come to visit a truly unique attraction ... the Choo Choo Barn -- Traintown U.S.A.®! Our 1,700 square foot train layout features over 150 hand-built animated figures and vehicles and 22 operating trains…we guarantee the Choo Choo Barn is like nothing you've ever seen!

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
The train display features over 150 hand-built animated figures and vehicles and 22 operating trains.

This train layout has grown into an attraction for all ages and all groups...you don't need to be a model railroading enthusiast to enjoy the scenery and animations presented on this display. The display continues to re-open each spring, and Tom Groff and his talented team continue to add, update, clean, renovate, and restore the display, so there's something new to see every year.

Visitors won't want to miss the signature fire scene - where the fire truck leaves the firehouse to arrive at a burning home. The firemen disembark the truck to rush to the aid of the homeowners, squirting REAL water on the fire. Their mission is accomplished, and they happily return on the truck to the fire station.

Hand-built animations such as this are what make the Choo Choo Barn unique. This display pays homage to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania - with miniature replicas of The Willows Restaurant, Dutch Wonderland amusement park, the Strasburg Railroad, and even a scale version of the Groff family home. More than just a train display, the Choo Choo Barn is a real work of art - handcrafted year after year by Tom Groff in an effort to keep tradition alive.


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