Juneau-Douglas City Museum is hosting a model train invitational Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. (Unsplash | Dan Paul)

Juneau-Douglas City Museum is hosting a model train invitational Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. (Unsplash | Dan Paul)

Make tracks for Saturday’s model train event

  • Juneau Empire
  • Friday, December 21, 2018 6:18pm
  • Events

Juneau-Douglas City Museum is opening its doors to trainiacs Saturday.

There will be a model train invitational from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the museum, 114 W. Fourth St. The event is free, and the public is invited to bring their train sets and to set them up if the sets run.

If the sets do not run, they may still be displayed.

All makes are welcome as long as they fit through the doors.

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