Travel & OT pics

[Toad]

This humble structure in the small town I grew up in, and where my mother still lives, houses the Transportation Museum. The centerpiece of the exhibits is a remarkable collection of 'O' gauge trains that was amassed by a local dentist. What distinguishes his collection though is that he and a few pals of his painstakingly constructed, over several decades, a true-to-scale diorama of the ENTIRE TOWN. These guys could have given today's geeks a run for their money - they actually went out and took measurements of the actual buildings to ensure the replicas had accurate proportions.

The pictures don't really do justice to the whole kaboodle which was bequeathed to the town by the dentist when he was in his nineties. This thing is MASSIVE! It was built in the basement of his home, and an exterior wall had to be torn down in order to remove the diorama to its new home. I can only imagine what a logistical nightmare it must have been. I understand a model train collectors club was instrumental in helping with the move.

Anyway, an example of train geekery that doesn't involve model trains being inserted into mouths... As far as I know...