Kids Run Trains

Kids Run Trains Kids Run Trains inspires the next generation by putting the throttle in kids’ hands.

Through hands-on fun, family connection, and Lionel model trains, we spark creativity, curiosity, and a lifelong love of trains. KRT is a model train club effort focused on introducing the hobby to families through interactive and hands-on exhibits. KRT will provide educational opportunities related to the hobby to groups such as the Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, or Girl Scouts or through an after schoo

l enrichment program with Southeastern Elementary School in Chesapeake

Why KRT?
-Because running trains is fun!
-Promotes the growth of the hobby
-Reconnects adults with their childhood memories
-There is no group in Hampton Roads that specifically address kids

Some of the best memories happen around a train layout.Parents, grandparents, and kids sharing stories while trains roll...
06/12/2026

Some of the best memories happen around a train layout.

Parents, grandparents, and kids sharing stories while trains roll by.

That tradition continues every time we set up a layout.

At many train shows, you watch the trains.At Kids Run Trains, kids get to run the trains.That hands-on experience is wha...
06/10/2026

At many train shows, you watch the trains.

At Kids Run Trains, kids get to run the trains.

That hands-on experience is what makes our club special.

🚂 Throttles
🚂 Switches
🚂 Action accessories

The railroad belongs to the kids!

A model railroad can be anything you imagine:🏙 A bustling city🌲 A mountain railroad🚢 A busy harbor🚂 A cross-country main...
06/08/2026

A model railroad can be anything you imagine:

🏙 A bustling city
🌲 A mountain railroad
🚢 A busy harbor
🚂 A cross-country mainline

At Kids Run Trains, imagination powers every railroad.

It’s been a great day so far at the Chesapeake Public Library! It’s not too late to stop by today. If you can’t ma...
06/06/2026

It’s been a great day so far at the Chesapeake Public Library! It’s not too late to stop by today. If you can’t make it out on Saturday then swing by tomorrow, Sunday, 7 June from 1 to 4.

We have lots of Lionel Trains running on our interactive layout!

Our mission is to spread the joy of the hobby by putting the controls in your hands!

We hope to see you this weekend!!

Lionel Collectors Club of America - LCCA
Southeastern Train Collectors Association
NMRA - National Model Railroad Association

🚂 Today is the day — come run trains with us! 🚂Kids Run Trains is at the Chesapeake Central Library today for a fun, han...
06/06/2026

🚂 Today is the day — come run trains with us! 🚂

Kids Run Trains is at the Chesapeake Central Library today for a fun, hands-on day of model trains!

Bring the family out to see our interactive layout, let the kids drive a LionChief engine thanks to our sponsor Lionel Trains, and push the buttons to activate scenes around the Lionel Collectors Club of America layout.

📍 Chesapeake Central Library
📅 Today — Saturday, June 6
⏰ During regular library hours
🎟️ FREE admission!

Bring the kids, invite a friend, and please help us spread the word by sharing this post. We hope to see you there!


Lionel Trains
Lionel Collectors Club of America - LCCA
NMRA - National Model Railroad Association
Southeastern Train Collectors Association

Every lifelong model railroader remembers their first train set.For many, it was a Lionel train circling the Christmas t...
06/03/2026

Every lifelong model railroader remembers their first train set.

For many, it was a Lionel train circling the Christmas tree or a layout built with family.

At Kids Run Trains, we're helping create those same memories for today's kids.

🚂 Run trains
🚂 Learn new skills
🚂 Build friendships

Join the next generation of railroaders!

Don’t forget to mark your calendar for a fun weekend of model trains with Kids Run Trains (KRT) at the Chesapeake Centra...
06/03/2026

Don’t forget to mark your calendar for a fun weekend of model trains with Kids Run Trains (KRT) at the Chesapeake Central Library on June 6 & 7, 2026!

Bring the family out to enjoy our interactive model train layout, drive a LionChief engine thanks to our sponsor Lionel Trains, and push the buttons to activate scenes around the Lionel Collectors Club of America layout.

📍 Chesapeake Central Library
📅 Saturday, June 6 & Sunday, June 7, 2026
⏰ During regular library hours
🎟️ FREE admission!

Please help us spread the word by sharing this post. Bring the kids, invite a friend, and come run trains with us!

Kids, parents, grandparents—everyone smiles around a train layout.That’s why model railroading remains one of the best f...
05/22/2026

Kids, parents, grandparents—everyone smiles around a train layout.

That’s why model railroading remains one of the best family hobbies ever created.

🚂 Come be part of Kids Run Trains.

Tiny towns.Busy rail yards.Big locomotives.Model railroading turns imagination into reality.At Kids Run Trains, kids hel...
05/20/2026

Tiny towns.
Busy rail yards.
Big locomotives.

Model railroading turns imagination into reality.

At Kids Run Trains, kids help build and operate it all.

Years from now, kids may forget the latest toy…But they’ll remember the train they got to run.That’s what Kids Run Train...
05/18/2026

Years from now, kids may forget the latest toy…

But they’ll remember the train they got to run.

That’s what Kids Run Trains is all about: creating lasting memories.

🚂 Join our club!

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