Head to MacArthur Center and check out the Model Railroad Museum of Hampton Roads.

Railroad displays at Christmastime evoke an American era in which trains brought relatives, holiday gifts and childhood memories to town.

Friar Mountain Model Railroad Museum in Sparta is closing at the end of July and its contents will be sold to the public, its co-owner, Wendy Molinari, recently told NJ Advance Media.

Like the many model train enthusiasts worldwide, several members of the St. James Model Railroad Club are among those who received model trains as children.

The Bay State Model Railroad Museum in Roslindale is a non-profit that's run entirely by unpaid volunteers.