Also on display in the model railroad building is fairgrounds' director Kevin Kamauf's HO scale model of the fair. Each piece is made of cast metal and was at one point an actual carnival ride at ...

The display features a Dickens-style village complete with a plethora of houses surrounded by a chugging model train — all beneath a Christmas tree. The exhibit is open daily through Jan. 2.

The club features two model train sizes — O-gauge and the smaller H-O-gauge — on its large displays. The club invites people to bring trains to try out on test tracks.