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Great Falls Model Railroad Club member Wayne Derocher, right, of Bowdoinham guides William Hooper, 13, of Winthrop as Hooper drives a model train Sunday at the organization’s clubhouse. Club members have opened their clubhouse during their annual ExTRAINaganza. The open house is scheduled to continue from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday through Sunday. There is a $5 suggested donation. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Henry Hall, 6, of Industry watches Sunday as a model train passes by at the Great Falls Model Railroad Club in Auburn. Club members have opened their clubhouse during their annual ExTRAINaganza. The open house is scheduled to continue from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday through Sunday. There is a $5 suggested donation. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
William Hooper, 13, of Winthrop watches Sunday as a model train passes by at the Great Falls Model Railroad Club in Auburn. Club members have opened their clubhouse during their annual ExTRAINaganza. The open house is scheduled to continue from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday through Sunday. There is a $5 suggested donation. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Cavan O’Neil, 10, of Saco watches Sunday as model trains pass by at the Great Falls Model Railroad Club in Auburn. Club members have opened their clubhouse during their annual ExTRAINaganza. The open house is scheduled to continue from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday through Sunday. There is a $5 suggested donation. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Daryn Slover always pulls for the underdog - what would you expect from someone that was raised in Cleveland and lives in Lewiston. He drinks cheap coffee and cheap beer so that he can afford to put his...