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Hennepin Overland Railway Historical Society, Minneapolis, MN

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Hennepin Overland Railway Historical Society

A nonprofit model railroad museum in south Minneapolis, featuring a large HO scale layout and a hobby shop.

2501 East 38th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55406 · Minneapolis, MN

About Hennepin Overland Railway Historical Society

This nonprofit society runs a model railroad museum in south Minneapolis. Its HO scale display covers roughly 1,800 square feet and includes mainlines, a branch line, a logging line with a hand-built trestle, and staging yards. The layout is freelance rather than based on a real railroad. Members typically run the trains during public sessions and can answer questions about model railroading. An adjoining hobby shop, called Station 2501, sells new supplies and used merchandise. The society is open to visitors on weekends in the fall and winter, with occasional evening sessions.

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