Take a trip down memory lane as the Boothbay Railway Village celebrates early toys and model trains. Whether it’s Lionel trains, pedal cars, porcelain dolls, tin wind-ups, or an early board game you might discover something special at this small show inside the 1847 Boothbay Town Hall on the Museum’s campus on Saturday, Sept. 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be both exhibitors sharing their collections and a few dealers offering collectibles for sale.

In addition to the Vintage Toy & Model Train Show, there will be extra special activities offered including Model T Inspection Car rides.  The inspection car is owned by the Owls Head Transportation Museum in Owls Head, Maine and is on extended loan to the Museum for demonstration. This 1925 Model T was converted into a crew car for the two-foot gauge Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad at Phillips, Maine in 1925.  A motorized inspection car was a significant upgrade from the earlier hand cars that were used to transport tools and workers to locations on the tracks that needed repair.

We’re also pulling out our 1926 Dodge Fire Truck (originally in service in Augusta, Maine) for rides on the Village Green in honor of the visiting Firefighters coming to Boothbay from all over Maine this weekend. 

Museum admission (including the special rides and toy show) is $6 for children 3 – 18, $12 for adults, $10 for seniors (65+), children under 3 and Museum Members are free. Although the Museum will be open from 10 - 5, most activities will take place between 11 - 4. Well-behaved and leashed four-legged friends are welcome. Contact the Boothbay Railway Village for more information at (207) 633-4727, or online at www.railwayvillage.org.  If you have a collection to share or are a retailer interested in selling at the show contact margaret@railwayvillage.org to sign up for a table. The Boothbay Railway Village is located at 586 Wiscasset Road, Route 27 in Boothbay.