A Chicago & Northwestern locomotive pulls a freight train through a hand-crafted city that is part of the jumbo-sized model train display at Trainland U.S.A. (Jay Jones/Chicago Tribune )
Rail fan Red Atwood turned his hobby into a model train attraction in Iowa.
A freight train rumbles across a bridge spanning a handmade gorge as it makes a coast-to-coast trip inside Trainland, U.S.A. (Jay Jones/Chicago Tribune )
Trainland U.S.A. visitors can see an operating model railway turntable, among other things. (Jay Jones/Chicago Tribune )
A freight train rumbles across a bridge spanning a handmade gorge as it makes a coast-to-coast trip inside Trainland, U.S.A. (Jay Jones/Chicago Tribune )
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A hand-painted display at Trainland U.S.A. comes complete with horses, elephants, carousels and a trapeze artist. (Jay Jones/Chicago Tribune )
Judy Atwood looks on as her husband, Red, holds one of the valuable pieces from his extensive model train collection: a 1939 Lionel steam engine and coal tender. (Jay Jones/Chicago Tribune )
