Great Minnesota Train Expo Chugs into Eagan on April 28-29

Engineers big and small should mark their calendars for The Great Minnesota Train Expo, which is expected to draw visitors from all over Dakota County and beyond.

The expo is sponsored by “The Choo Choo Bob Show.” The show, produced in the Twin Cities, will premiere in early June on TV stations in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Sioux Falls, Duluth and Fargo.

The show's host, Choo Choo Bob, and his friends will be performing, meeting kids and signing autographs as part of the expo. There will also be sneak-peek screenings of the new TV series, “The Choo Choo Bob Show.”

In addition to performances and a concert by The Choo Choo Bob band, the Expo will feature everything train—including Thomas the Tank Engine play tables for kids to enjoy; inflatables to jump in, on and around; cool train layouts of all gauges to watch, as well as unique train merchandise for sale. 

One attendee will win a complete Lionel O Gauge train set—a $200 value. 

The expo is scheduled for 9 a.m. ot 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 28, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 29 at the on Pilot Knob Road.

Tickets are $5 and are available in advance at The Choo Choo Bob Train Store, 2050 Marshall Ave in St. Paul. Attendees who are 8-years-old or younger get free admission.