Mon Valley Railroad Historical Society holding holiday open house
The Christmas season and electric trains are a magical combination.
The Mon Valley Railroad Historical Society, at 5000 Green Bag Road in Morgantown, West Virginia, is combining both during a free holiday open house on Saturday, Dec. 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 19 from 1 to 4 p.m.
Children of all ages can come to see an HO-scale 12-foot by 24-foot model railroad, including diesel and steam locomotives worming their way through mountains, past rivers, and through small towns and large cities.
Since the first toy trains 鈥� wooden and pulled by string 鈥� model trains have evolved. In the late1890s the Ives Manufacturing Company produced wind-up trains. Then, in the early 1900s, Ives and the Lionel Company used electricity to make trains move under their own power.
Since then, electric trains of all shapes and sizes have been favorite toys for girls and boys at Christmas.
The open house will also feature five White Elephant tables with all sorts of used HO scale & O-gauge trains for sale.
For more information contact Richard Henderson at 304-276-1046, visit www.MVRRHS.org or head to the society蘑菇视频 Facebook page, www.facebook.com/MVRRHS.