Epic layouts created by model train enthusiasts are a long-standing Christmastime custom.
This 500-square foot display in Baltimore County has a lot going on, with eight trains and 75 moving pieces, including kids flying a kite, a snowplow and children on a seesaw. They’re spread across a sprawl of scenes — a circus and amusement park, a town and a tornado. “You have to be careful with the transitions,” says Michael Connelly, vice president of the fire department. “It’s hard to go from a snow-topped mountain into the greenery of summer living.
Open Monday through Friday from 2 to 9 p.m., and weekends from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. through Jan. 2. 10331 Philadelphia Rd., White Marsh, Md.This is the 87th year of this holiday train garden in Dorchester County on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, making it the oldest continually displayed one in the country, according to Andrew Bradshaw. A dozen volunteers put together three layouts covering 1,400 square feet.
Open daily from 6 to 9 p.m., plus 1 to 4 p.m. on weekends through Dec. 31 . 307 Gay St., Cambridge, Md.The holiday train display tradition at this museum on the Potomac River in St. Mary’s County began in the mid-1980s. “It’s a time of year that’s normally slow for museums, so this would draw them in,” says Christina Barbour, the museum’s site supervisor.
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