LAist

He built a massive train set in his Altadena backyard. Tonight's your last chance to see it

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A Disney Imagineer Helped Bring Their Backyard Railroad Back to Life

When David and Sherry Kirchheimer purchased their La Cañada Flintridge, Calif., home in 2008, they found the rusted remnants of train tracks where a previous owner had built a backyard railroad. It ...
Newsday

Long Island model railroad hobbyists build mini worlds in their backyards

Ray Shelton is a retired Nassau County Police officer, but he has been working on the railroad for 40 years. Shelton’s Hicksville backyard is landscaped with bushes like a large, blooming prickly pear ...
LAist

For Pride in Altadena, he's dusting off the huge model train set in his backyard

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Train enthusiast builds huge working miniature railroad track in his backyard

A train enthusiast has spent more than five years building a stunning working miniature railroad track – in his own backyard. James Ardin, 36, created the 660-yard line that circles his three-acre ...