Train-A-Palooza

07/16/2026

Jay Leno @ his Best with the Big Boy Locomotive

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07/14/2026

Available Train-A-Palooza
December 5th & 6th Grapevine, Texas 1209 S Main...Save the Date

07/14/2026

Train-A-Palooza will have the Bachman America 250 Celebration HO Set available by Texas Model Train Collections. December 5th & 6th in the Grapevine Convention Center, 1209 S. Main. Come See Santa running trains too. I heard his ELF will be present selling Raffle Tickets during the 2 DAY Train Show. Save the Date!

07/13/2026

Lone Star Hi Railers will have their Train-A-Palooza Model Train Show December 5th & 6th in the Grapevine Convention Center, 1209 S. Main. 90% of our Vendor tables are sold out early. 7 of our Exhibitors are bringing their club layouts to run trains of all guages too! Did you know that SANTA will be on hand to greet all the kids for the Christmas Train Show? Grapevine, Texas is the Christmas Capital of Texas, over 2 million people converge of Grapevine, Texas to see all the events each year. The Lone Star Hi Railers will be posting all things about the Train-A-Palooza to keep you informed. Over 51 vendors will be on hand with New/Preowned Lionel, MTH, Williams, K-Line, Bachman, Intermountain, Ahearn and Woodland Scenics Ready Built Buildings. Bring the kids to see SANTA run trains too! SEE YOU for the ONLY train show in the Great State of Texas in December.

06/28/2026

Custom built layout by T W TrainWorx with the Lone Star Hi Railers enjoying BBQ on the side with it's members!

06/15/2026

Lone Star Hi Railers

WHO ARE THE Lone Star Hi-Railers

* We are one of the largest Model Train Clubs in North Texas

* Our home is Grapevine, Texas

* We sponsor one of the largest model train shows in the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex called Train-A-Palooza each December and March….

* The City of Grapevine, Texas and Grapevine Vintage Railroad gives us a Southern #771 Steam locomotive with a Barnum Bailey's baggage car that we have a 65' layout in it for the club members and the general public to run "O" gauge model trains

* We also have a 12' x 28' model train layout in the Grapevine Visitor's Center on Main St, Grapevine, Texas

* Each year we set up a 12’ x 21’ modular "O" gauge layout at the Grapevine, Tx. Depot for 10 days in October for the "Day Out With Thomas" event to run trains for the public

* Our membership is 80 members strong that volunteer for special events like the Dallas Area Train Show in January and September in Plano, Texas sponsored by the North Texas Council of Railroad Clubs

* We have built our third modular 12’ x 21’ layout to present at special events such as the TCA National Convention in 2026. This layout is state of the art construction using techniques that present itself for mobility transportation

* Our Board of Directors have a mindset of "The Future and Beyond"

As President of the Lone Star Hi Railers, I invite you to come see our layout and run trains in the baggage car on Saturdays and Sundays located at 410 W. Dallas St., Grapevine, Texas.

06/15/2026

Lone Star Hi Railers sponsor Train-A-Palooza Christmas Train Show....December 5th & 6th, 2026....Grapevine Convention Center....1209 S. Main, Grapevine, Texas.....

SAVE THE DATE....DECEMBER 5TH & 6TH, 2026.....TRAIN-A-PALOOZA #1 CHRISTMAS IN GRAPEVINE TRAIN SHOW BY THE Lone Star Hi Railers.....2 MILLION PEOPLE EACH YEAR CONVERGE ON GRAPEVINE, TEXAS FOR ALL THE CHRISTMAS EVENTS....THE Lone Star Hi Railers HAD 7,500 PEOPLE RUN OUR TRAINS IN THE GRAPEVINE VISITORS CENTER ONE WEEKEND THIS LAST CHRISTMAS.......THIS WILL BE THE LARGEST MODEL TRAIN SHOW IN THE STATE OF TEXAS COME CHRISTMAS! WATCH FOR UPDATES SOON....

03/16/2026

There is already a crowd at train-a-palooza. Several of the area clubs are displaying. The trains are running in Grapevine March 14th-15th
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