Chi-Town Union Station

This place is so AWESOME! Can't believe it took me 8 years of driving by to finally stop in......WOW very cool stuff

The best place to take your kids family friends to see the most greatest layout in the world we are going back there more often before they close up for the year

Awesome spot. Very affordable. My 1yr old loves to come here. Interesting for adults as well.

Wonderful place showing replicas of trains that ran on the 1950s to 60's. They spoke about the routes which the trains ran and showed little model replica 1950s town America. Even the model trains had little people and details in it. It recently reopened in November 2021. The building is deceptively nondescript outside, but inside it was amazing to see the model replicas of people, trains, and historic America at that time. It was a lot of fun and we took our time reading the little historic remarks and getting the feel of the time period. The volunteers and staff were friendly and answered our questions. After that, we got some ice cream at the DQ across the street.

Amazingly large model railroad with a LOT of trains running in all directions and very well done backgrounds, buildings, vignettes, etc. The longer we were there, the more and more things we noticed. A lot of the sides have been brought closer to the floor so kids can see better. Some are higher so you may need to lift them up a few times. Owner and other staff(volunteers?) were very friendly.