SOUTH PARIS – The McLaughlin Foundation will celebrate Maine railroad history, model railroading and garden railways in its fourth annual Trees and Trains holiday exhibit from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 11 to 14 at 97 Main St.
The McLaughlin house and barn will be filled with model trains. Engineers of all ages can see Lionel, G, O and HO scale model trains running on tabletops and beneath decorated trees.
In the barn, visitors will find an extensive garden railway (G scale) exhibit set in a landscape of dwarf and full-size conifers. SAD 17 students and community volunteers researched and built scale models of 14 western Maine train stations, bridges, shanties and water towers.
An exhibit prepared by SAD 17 students tells the history of each station and of the Bridgton/Saco, Grand Truck and Maine Central railroads.
It also has a touch of whimsy, as Santa propels his hand car along the rails.
Hot coffee, tea, cocoa and cookies will be available in the ticket office. Tickets are a $3 donation, and $1 for kids under 12. Visitors are reminded to dress seasonally and to park along Western Avenue and enter through the side porch.
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