Luce Line Model Railroad Show

Luce Line Model Railroad Show Model Railroad show with a large HO Scale operating layout and vendors - January 2026.

Gary Lenz is here and about to start his presentation downstairs in the basement fellowship hall room.
01/10/2026

Gary Lenz is here and about to start his presentation downstairs in the basement fellowship hall room.

The doors are open and the trains are officially running!410 1st Street North, Winsted, MN 55395
01/10/2026

The doors are open and the trains are officially running!

410 1st Street North, Winsted, MN 55395

THIS WEEKEND IN WINSTED ‼️🚂🚂🚂410 1st Street N, Winsted, MN 55395Come check out the 2026 Luce Line Model Railroad Show - ...
01/08/2026

THIS WEEKEND IN WINSTED ‼️🚂🚂🚂

410 1st Street N, Winsted, MN 55395

Come check out the 2026 Luce Line Model Railroad Show - Winsted, MN - January 10th and 11th at the old St. John Lutheran Church building in Winsted, MN!

The Northstar Prototype Modelers will have a massive operating HO Scale train layout running trains, along with vendors. Come check it out, admission is free! (Free-will donation box at the door).

Saturday at 1PM, Winsted resident and railroad history expert Gary Lenz will be doing a presentation on the Luce Line Railroad, and Winsted Area railroad history.

Come see the trains!

Sponsored by:

Land Castle Summer Extravaganza
Big John's Model Trains

All money raised is being donated to:
St. John's Lutheran Church - Winsted, MN

Our show made the front page of the December 26 online newspaper from the Herald Journal.Here is our story! Thanks to HJ...
12/31/2025

Our show made the front page of the December 26 online newspaper from the Herald Journal.

Here is our story! Thanks to HJ Staff Writer, Austen Neaton for an awesome article - you've got a great talent!

Click on the images to read the story - I cropped some of the images to help fight against the lower resolution from Facebook.

Did you know that Winsted, MN was a railroad town for roughly 57 years? 🤔We are thrilled to announce that local history ...
12/18/2025

Did you know that Winsted, MN was a railroad town for roughly 57 years? 🤔

We are thrilled to announce that local history expert Gary Lenz of Winsted, will be giving an in depth presentation of Winsted railroad history, and the surrounding areas during our 2026 Luce Line Model Railroad Show - Winsted, MN.

If you're new to the area, you may not know that from 1915 to 1972, Winsted was on the railroad map with the Luce Line (then the Minnesota Western, before being absorbed by the Chicago & Northwestern Railway). Once the C&NW abandoned the line was of I-494 in Plymouth, it eventually became the Luce Line State Trail that we are familiar with today.

The presentation will be during our show on Saturday, January 10th at 1pm. Further details to follow soon.

Fun Fact - Minnesota Western locomotive #51, as pictured here at the Winsted depot, STILL EXISTS today, in the collection of the Lake Superior Railroad Museum. It pulled trains through our area from 1946 to 1956, when it was sold to the Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern (MN&S) Railroad.

Land Castle Summer Extravaganza
Big John's Model Trains
St. John's Lutheran Church - Winsted, MN
Winsted Area Chamber of Commerce

Gary Lenz photo - from the McLeod County Historical Society archive.

FREE ENTRY - HUGE Model Train Display and sale - Winsted, MN January 10 & 11 at the old St. John's Lutheran Church - Win...
12/14/2025

FREE ENTRY - HUGE Model Train Display and sale - Winsted, MN January 10 & 11 at the old St. John's Lutheran Church - Winsted, MN location at 410 1st Street N, Winsted, MN 55395.

Northstar Prototype Modelers member John Zacharias shared some photos of one of his modules that will be at our show next month, he is getting things detailed and dialed in for a fun weekend of modular railroading!

If you or a member of the family likes trains, you won't want to miss this display. It is the largest traveling model railroad to ever come to Winsted!

All proceeds from event are being raised and donated to St. John's Lutheran Church - Winsted, MN.

Sponsored by:
Land Castle Summer Extravaganza
Big John's Model Trains

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410 1st Street
Winsted, MN
55395

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