National Train Day is May 8, 2010

[WMAveteran]

National Train Day will be celebrated at Union Station with equipment displays, etc.  Go to www.NationalTrainDay.com for more information on this and other celebration locations. 

[Scrabbleship]

Always a good event, but if you must go see the regular rotation of private varnish, oddball cars, Superliner sets, and Acela sets, go early. It becomes a zoo as the day goes on with the massive number of kids.

In 2008, I saw most of the exhibits and what I didn't see I caught at the Union Station Centennial exhibit. Last year, the 45 minute line to get into the Acela trainset was an instant turnoff.

[WMAveteran]

Good point.  The web site seems to allow you to buy "timed" tickets this year so you can avoid the lines.