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Colfax, Iowa: Trainland U.S.A. (Closed)

A cross-country tour of a miniature USA, using 25 Lionel trains running on 4,000 feet of track. Founder Red Atwood died in May 2022. His family kept the trains running for another year, then closed the attraction.

Directions:
I-80 exit 155, then two miles north on Hwy 117. Look for the Rock Island Railroad passenger train car, which serves as Trainland's gift shop.
Hours:
Closed March 2023. (Call to verify)
Phone:
515-674-3813
Status:
Closed

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Trainland U.S.A.

Attraction is closed as of 6/20/2023.

[Julie King, 06/20/2023]

Trainland U.S.A. opened in 1981, the vision of Red Atwood. He died in May 2022; his family kept the trains running for another year, then closed the attraction.


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