General Information

We have a great set of operating layouts this year and we are looking forward to hosting IslandOps.2025!

The dates are Friday, May 2nd to Sunday, May 4th, 2025.

The railroads range in size from a layout representing a single city block to an outdoor layout that is several hundred feet long. They range in era from the 1950s to today. They range in theme from hectic urban canyons to the wide open west.

All of our layouts are within about an hour from central Nassau County on Long Island.

There are four operating slots scheduled on Friday evening, Saturday morning, Saturday afternoon, and Sunday morning.

Questions? Please email us: Info@IslandOps.org

Useful Links

• Hobby Shops
  • Nassau Hobby Center Freeport
  • Trainland Lynbrook
  • Willis Hobbies Mineola
• Operating Railroads
  • Brookhaven Rail Terminal
  • Long Island Rail Road
  • New York & Atlantic Railway
• Railroad Related Websites
  • Arrt's Arrchives Trove of local railroad history
  • Long Island Rail Road Radio Frequencies
  • Trains Are Fun LIRR Historical Information
• Local Railroad Related Organizations
  • Long Island Sunrise Trail Chapter – NRHS
  • The Sunrise Trail Division - NMRA
  • Twin Forks Chapters – NRHS
• Railroad Museums
  • New York City Transit Museum Brooklyn
  • Oyster Bay Railroad Museum Oyster Bay
  • Railroad Museum of Long Island Riverhead/Greenport
• Other Local Museums (There are many more)
  • Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum Cold Spring Harbor
  • Cradle of Aviation Air & Space Museum Garden City
  • Theodore Roosevelt Home - Sagamore Hill Oyster Bay
• Parks
  • Bethpage State Park Bethpage
  • Fire Island National Seashore
  • Jones Beach State Park Wantagh
  • Long Island State Parks
  • Planting Fields Arboretum Oyster Bay
• Shopping and More
  • Americana Mall Manhasset
  • Discover Long Island General tourist info
  • Long Island Wine Country North Fork
  • Roosevelt Field Mall Garden City