Dinosaur Park Comes to the Train Station

Dinosaur Park Comes to the Train Station brings paleontologists from Dinosaur Park to the historic Silver Spring Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Station for a special Sunday program about Maryland’s dinosaur history. The event includes a pop-up museum presented by M-NCPPC’s Department of Parks and Recreation, along with hands-on and family-friendly opportunities to explore the station and its railroad heritage.

Visitors can also watch trains and wave to engineers, view a model railroad layout, play with a toy train set, and browse photographs and memorabilia documenting the history of the railroad and Silver Spring.

When: Sunday, September 6, 2026

Showtimes: The event runs from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The Dinosaur Park pop-up museum is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Program: Paleontologists from Dinosaur Park discuss Maryland’s dinosaurs and natural history.

Activities: The station offers train spotting, engineer-waving, a model layout, a toy train play set, historic photographs and railroad memorabilia, and other ongoing activities.

Presented by: Montgomery Preservation Inc., with the pop-up museum provided by M-NCPPC, Department of Parks and Recreation.

Tickets: Price not available

Venue: Silver Spring Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Station

Address: 8100 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD

Accessibility: No accessibility information is available for this event.