Willamette Valley Model Railroad Museum

03/20/2026

Powerland Volunteer Faire April 11, 2026

10/07/2025

Willamette Valley Model Railroad Museum
If you like trains and like to build things, then the model-railroading hobby might be just for you! It can engage you in a wide variety of skills such as
Train operations
Model kit building
Electrical
Electronics
Computers
Carpentry
Lighting
Scenery development
Historical research
Photography
Railroad layout design
Model railroad swap meets
Country store operations…just to name a few areas of interest.


Come to Willamette Valley Model Railroad Museum at Powerland Heritage Park,
3995 Brooklake Road NE, Brooks, OR
¼ mile west from I-5, exit 263

02/27/2025

25 Union Pacific cars through the Oregon Siskiyou Line by two Southern Pacific SD-50s.

12/23/2024

5TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY SPARKLES AT POWERLAND - THREE WEEKENDS IN DEC. 2024
Drive through Powerland decorated for the Holidays!
VISIT SANTA.
VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE MUSEUM DECORATIONS!
FROM 5 PM TO 8 PM
FREE ADMISSION : DONATIONS GLADLY ACCEPTED

07/28/2024

1807 leads a train of chip cars through Steinman

06/05/2024

Our next event is June 15th, Train Day. This is going to be an interesting event with lots of different train focused people. We will need helpers both at the museum and the Country Store. Wrist bands will be required for entrance to the park.
Join us on Saturday, June 15, for the First Annual Train & Trolley Fest!
The train museums and trolley museum have joined forces to bring you a festive day filled with everything trains & trolleys! Best of all it’s affordable! $10 general / $5 12 and under.
Ride the trains at Willow Creek Railroad (weather permitting).
Get behind-the-scenes tours at Willow Creek Railroad.
Unlimited trolley rides at the Oregon Electric Railway Museum! While the trolley generally charges a fee to ride, for Train & Trolley Fest all rides are free!
Get a tour of the trolley car barn, usually reserved only for The Great Oregon Steam-Up!
Take a guided tour of the grounds and learn about the cool things there related to trains and trolleys.
Enjoy an expanded look inside the Willamette Valley Model Railroad Museum!
Follow us on Facebook (just added!) for more updates on events and activities for Train & Trolley Fest!
This is your perfect opportunity to start an annual tradition from the very first year of this festival!

06/19/2023

Willamette Valley Model Railroad Museum hosted the PNR=Pacific Northwest Region 2 Chapter of the
NMRA=National Model Railroad Association on Saturday, June 17, 2023

03/25/2023

11/02/2022

Looking for something to buy? Come to our museum and shop our collection of trains and buildings.

11/02/2022

Photos from Steamup at Brooks OR 2022

08/02/2022

Portland's Coin TV featured story about Willamette Valley Model Railroad Museum during Steam Up at Brooks, OR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BEJp2rPlG8

05/02/2022

Bringing up an enthusiastic model railroader fan.