Eldon Depot Model Railroad

05/17/2026

05/09/2026

Happy National Train Day!

05/06/2026

Enjoyed this group from WCDC in Washington, Iowa!

05/02/2026

It's the first weekend of May, and we're open again! Starting from 1 PM to 4 PM on Saturday! We're still looking for more volunteers to reach our goal of being open every weekend the Eldon Depot Museum is open. So if you'd like to learn how to run model trains, stop on by or send a message!

02/21/2026

The cold of winter has returned again, so if you're looking for an indoor activity, we have one today! We have a projector set up for slideshows. We're looking to start around 9:30 AM and go for as long as we have slides to show probably.

11/14/2025

We were happy to host students from the Van Buren Community School District today as part of their history class.

10/04/2025

It's time for the Hobo Stew! And since we're celebrating 10 years of GP7 1275 being at the depot, we brought out our model GP7s on the layout.

10/04/2025

Busy day today.

10/04/2025

Tonight! The Hobo Stew will be serving from 5 to 7 PM! And the model railroad will be open all day as part of the Southeast Iowa Depot Tour. We'll try to keep the model trains running as long as we can! https://www.facebook.com/share/1FRZaJnwPN/

09/21/2025

A yellow double-diesel-led passenger excursion on Rock Island trackage. That's what people want to see this weekend, right?

09/20/2025

Let's run some trains today.