HCC hosting Trains in the Heartland

[April 07, 2017]  NORMAL - Heartland Community College presents Trains in the Heartland on Saturday, April 8 and Sunday, April 9 at the Astroth Community Education Center. The show features operating model train layouts in multiple scales as well as special programming each day. Saturday’s show runs from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and on Sunday, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Admission is $5 and kids 12 and under are free.

Event coordinator David Gentry says attendees will be taken back to a simpler time. “This event reminds us of our childhood, of places we have been or would like to go. It’s also about the fun of watching a small electric train pull cars past us and disappear into the distance just like the real thing.”

Gentry adds that people of all ages should come out and enjoy the wonder of trains. “Heartland is a valuable resource in our community and Trains in the Heartland is an opportunity to see first-hand what Heartland can offer,” Gentry said.

[Becky Gropp, Heartland Community College]