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Lionel Trains Visitor Center
26750 23 Mile Road
Chesterfield, MI 48051
(586) 949-4100
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These days, the ubiquitous steam engine Thomas seems to have replaced the little engine that could in the minds of children, but Lionel model trains, predating both by virtue of a 1900 birth year, are something else entirely. Any grandchild who loves trains will be spellbound in the Lionel Trains Visitor’s Center, where after viewing a short video history of the company's trains and watching ten trains operate without collision on a 14x40 foot table, everybody gets a chance to play conductor.

Info: Free

Hours: Wednesday and Thursday 10am, 3pm and 4pm, Friday 10am, 1:30pm and 2:30pm, Saturday 10am, 11am and 12pm

Age: Tdlr./Pre-Schl. (1-5), Elementary (5-9), Tween (9-12)

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