Sam Miller and Linda Medlin, with the support of the Big Bend Model Railroad Association, once again are hosting Winter Holidays Model Trains, They are opening up a two-car garage, with a Christmas-themed Lionel/MTH O Gauge layout. This includes carnival rides, a Christmas festival and holiday-decorated model trains. BBMRA members also will operate a Garden Railroad oval and an HO, hands-on, switching layout for adventurous young engineers.

Also features the neighborhood’s snow cone machine and other refreshments, including a decorate-your-own cookie booth.

Was there a model train around your childhood Christmas tree? Model trains have become a special part of many families’ Christmas traditions. Here’s a chance to begin feeling the special delight of trains and Christmas a little early.