This St. Cloud Institution Has Its Own Miniature Version

WHEN IS THE GRANITE CITY TRAIN SHOW COMING BACK?

For those of you who have a passion for model trains, you probably already know when the next big Granite City Train Show is pulling into town. If not, make a note of this date.

March 8^th, 2025 at the River's Edge Convention Center, located at 10 4^th Avenue South in St. Cloud, The Granite City Train show will once again feature amazing model trains, as well as interactive exhibits along with lots of other family-friendly fun.

FREE ADMISSION FOR KIDS 10 AND UNDER

Admission to the event is just $6.00 and children ages 10 years and younger are admitted FREE.

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This big event features a working model and toy train railroad display and a children's railway area, where kids can help build a wooden train layout and run a model train on the tracks.

DOOR PRIZES AND A CHANCE TO WIN A TRAIN SET!

The event also offers door prizes and a chance to win a LIONEL train set! Pretty cool, huh?

The reason I'm bringing all of this up is because I wonder if you'll be able to buy THIS at the upcoming show.

VAL'S HAMBURGERS

We all know that Val's Hamburgers is an iconic St. Cloud destination, but do other people around the United States, and maybe even around the world know about Val's?

A company called JL Innovative Design that creates Railway Express Miniatures, and is also known as 'The best kept secret in the industry,' offers a miniature Val's Hamburgers, that looks exactly like the real one standing in St. Cloud, Minnesota!

The scale models are three-dimensional and are quite accurate all the way around. My guess is this was a request piece, but wouldn't it be fun if you could find this at the Granite City Train show in March?

What other iconic central Minnesota locations do you think the company should recreate in a mini?