FREMONT- There was a series of constantly circling model trains chugging along at ... her eye on an ice rink set slightly back from the track. "I really like the ice skating rink.

Then responding to a set of signals, the engine comes to life and begins to move down the track ... from a miniature railroad empire in operation – the Schuylkill Valley Model Railroad Club ...

But inside nearly the entire ground floor of the two-story depot is filled with a massive, elaborate electric model railroad track ... the layout are painted a light, sky blue and are dotted ...

An earlier version of this story included the incorrect name for Prince William Model Railroad Club member Jim Fletcher. This version has been updated with the correct name. More than 400 people ...

The bustling metropolis is the centerpiece of the layout at the Walnut Creek Model Railroad ... feet of track on more than 175,000 individual ties with roughly 240 turnouts. Railroad society ...

THEY EVEN HAVE A LARGE SCALE EXHIBIT DOWNSTAIRS AND THE WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA MODEL RAILROAD MUSEUM. THIS IS FOR THOUSAND SQUARE FEET OR THREE MILES OF TRACK LAYOUT ON THIS GARGANTUAN LAYOUT ...

For many families, tradition dictates that a Christmas tree isn’t completely decorated until a miniature train track is snapped ... features two operating model railroad displays.