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By Danny Ashton
The works of peoples minds could come in big and small packages. Learning about the evolution of railroads is fascinating activity, maybe because of its amazing function and creative architecture. What you are about to know are not the typical layouts that little boys go crazy for. These are actually recreations that are full of color, rich in details and look just the same as the original. You will indeed feel you have visited the railroads! Here are the Top 10 amazing model railroads that you can visit:
10. The Miniature Railroad And Village
This is located in Western Pennsylvania since the late 18th and early 19th century. It has an O scale layout that measures roughly 83×30 which is one of the largest and the closest to reality compared to others of its type. It could be visited at Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh.
9. The Madder Valley Railway
This was created solely by John Ahem in the 1930s. Right now, it is placed as a permanent display, but the caretakers only run the trains on specific days of each year. Therefore, it is important to make a call ahead of time. One great thing about this is that it is among the very first layouts that incorporated a full landscape, making it an industry legend.
8. Sierra Pacific lines
Created by by Pasadena Model Railroad Club, it is known for having each of the 30,000 pieces of the railroad tracks secured by hand. It is considered as the largest HO layout all over the world. The train needs an hour to circle the track therefore patience is important when watching.
7.The Northlandz Model Railway
This is a product of 25 years of hard labor. One could see hints of the grueling years of making it through the intricate details that are confined in the 500,000 mock trees, 8 miles of track and more than 4,000 model buildings placed in the railway model.
6. Bekonscot, Historic Model Village
Constructed in the 1920s, this is not only the worlds oldest recorded model village. It is beautiful, and was built directly into the Buckinghamshire landscape. Its track runs for almost 1, 500 feet and over 14 million visitors have already been mesmerized by its beauty and grandiosity.
5. Toggenburg Model Railway
This is the largest O type layout available in Europe. It is found in Lichtenseig, Switzerland. It stands miles long and sits on 1,640 square foot plotdefinitely not the type that would fit in a normal living room.
4. Gainsborough Model Railway
This is Londons East Cost Main Line only, as it needs a lot of magnifying to do. A team of 10 operators is needed to run a single train, and so some patience is required for it to run the half-mile circle.
3. The Great Train Story
This shows the true story behind the expansion railway from Seattle to Chicago. One could notice the Willis Tower, Unions Station and many other landmarks that were custom built in the layout. It is found in the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.
2. Loxx Model Railway
This is another man-made wonder constructed by a German. It spans for over 2.5 miles and looks so real. The makers used 200,000 hours of work just to construct it.
1. Wunderland Hamburg Germany
Another German creation, this took 500,000 hours of labor with costs amounting to a whopping 7.3 Million.
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