Model Railroad Museum Buildout (Norfolk)

Unfortunately, the MacArthur Center will be closing later this year. Our lease will be up on June 27. So we will be in the process of moving almost everything into storage until we can find a new location. This website and our monthly newsletters will continue to provide information for you as time goes on. Beginning in May you will see some of our displays being taken down and removed. 

However, we are not going to disappear! We are establishing a small store and a few displays at a temporary location until we can find a more permanent place. So you can still come and visit us beginning on July 1st in Virginia Beach!

Hours of Operation
We will remain open to the public on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, from 12-6 PM, so you can watch while the Museum is being developed. We will continue to have trains running on several different layouts. Admission is free.

The Museum Store is now open. We currently have brand items like T-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, mugs and water bottles. We are current stocking shelves with pre-owned N scale railcars and locomotives, which we can test before you buy. A book written by our own historian Warren Leister on The Birth of Virginia Beach is also for sale. We are slowly adding more items. We can order almost any model railroad gear, scenery or train set in any gauge that you want. All proceeds over expenses go back into the Museum. So every purchase you make helps to support our mission to bring model railroading to the public where it can be enjoyed by everyone.

Location: MacArthur Center, 2nd Floor, near the central glass elevators. Suite 231.