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Great Minnesota Train Expo Coming to Dakota County in March

The model train expo will be held on Saturday, March 23 and Sunday, March 24 at the Eagan Civic Arena

Dozens of elaborate model trains will once again fill the Eagan Civic Arena this March as part of the Great Minnesota Train Expo, a two-day event sponsored by “The Choo Choo Bob Show.”

The expo will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 23 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 24, at the civic arena, whic is located at 3870 Pilot Knob Road in Eagan. Admission is $5, and children under 8 years of age are free.

Participants can meet Choo Choo Bob, star of a children's television show produced in the Twin Cities. The show premiered last June on TV stations in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Sioux Falls, Duluth and Fargo. But children will also have a chance to play with toy trains, take part in a story time event and check out elaborate model train layouts. Vendors and other activities will also be on hand at the event.

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