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The A.C. Gilbert Train Show Opens

Friday, Nov. 25th, 10 am-3 pm

@the Eli Whitney Museum

915 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, CT 06517

Celebrate the magic of the A.C. Gilbert train show with us!

Entrance admission is free.

Operate trains through the model of downtown New Haven from the 1920s, build your own train set, and take a tour of our original factory model through the holiday season!

Walk-in Projects

This year, we’re making snowflake ornaments along with our seasonal trains and usual walk-in projects!

We will be joined by Beyond the Salt food truck and the Coffeeology Truck on Opening Day! Come by the museum to try their delicious food and beverages on the 25th.

Find them on socials!

@beyondthesaltfoodtruck and @cofeeology_street_cafe

3/16” scale

At 3/16” scale, a six-foot-tall person rises a mere inch and one-eighth above the ground. Can you imagine yourself in this miniaturized world?

To help bring you into this world, the S-gauge engine of an American Flyer 302 Steam Locomotive has been retrofitted with a lightweight camera typically found in drones today. This small camera gives you a first-person view from the train engineer’s seat. Those who cannot join us in person can still be a part of the fun by logging on to our website and watching the live stream footage.

Train Show Hours

Saturdays and Sundays, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Through January 15

*Please note: there are Special Hours from December 26 – 30, from 12 to 4 p.m., and the museum will be closed for Christmas and New Year’s Day on 12/24, 12/25, 12/31, and 1/1

The Whitney Workshop @ EWM | 203.777.1833 | www.eliwhitney.org