The A. C. Gilbert Train Show Opens at the Eli Whitney Museum & Workshop on Friday, November 29th from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. The museum is located at 915 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, CT 06517.

Train Show Hours

• Saturdays and Sundays, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. through January 12, 2025
• Please note: There are Special Hours on Monday, December 23 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.); Tuesday, December 24 (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.); and Thursday & Friday, December 26 & 27 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
• Admission: Free

3/16-inch scale

To help bring you into this world, the S-gauge engine of an American Flyer 302 Steam Locomotive has been retrofitted with a lightweight camera typically found in drones today. This small camera gives you a first-person view from the train engineer’s seat. Those who cannot join us in person can still be a part of the fun by logging on to our website and watching the live stream footage. Those who cannot join us in person can still be a part of the fun by logging on to our website and watching the live stream footage. Visit the Eli Whitney Museum Website for more information and to see a live stream of the operating trains.