# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Railroading Merit Badge 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 03:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Ride the Rails. Earn the Badge. Experience History in Motion.

Climb aboard the historic Arkansas & Missouri passenger train for a moving classroom unlike anything you have experienced before. Scouts will depart from Van Buren and travel through the Ozark Mountains to Winslow while actively completing requirements for the Railroading Merit Badge.

Time
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Location
A&M Railroad Depot
813 Main Street
Van Buren, Arkansas 72956
Cost
$40 per Scout
Registration Deadline
April 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Contact
Bob Bretch
479-430-3132
https://www.naturalstatecouncil.org/btrailroad
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/van-buren/railroading-merit-badge/200029820657352
- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 16

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Van Buren
- **state**: AR
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Van Buren Train Depot
- **lat**: 35.437014243241
- **long**: -94.352162999864
- **full address**: Van Buren Train Depot, 813 main street,Van Buren,AR,United States

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Railroading Merit Badge
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/752bbc85940d04b75f20f820059031a3bcc297431fb1a11b924ad936960dda72-rimg-w720-h405-dcd4bc44-gmir?v=1776286797

## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Railroading Merit Badge  being held?
  - **A:** Railroading Merit Badge  takes place on Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 03:00 pm at Van Buren Train Depot, 813 main street,Van Buren,AR,United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Railroading Merit Badge ?
  - **A:** Railroading Merit Badge  is organized by Butterfield Trail District, Natural State Council, Scouting America.

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