“Each of us has his own train and it will be a thrill for us to see them running on this layout,” explained Treiber. The 2020 Model Railroad Show fell victim to COVID-19, breaking a 15-year run.

Thorndike said the “HO” style layout stays true to what life would have been in Grinnell in the 1950′s. “We’ve tried to stay true-to-form on the cars, the engines, the buildings ...