Gallery: Trains at the Holidays

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Posted December 20, 2022 | Photos By Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette
  • Aria Dorsey, 10, who was helping out with the Ocala Model Railroaders, checks to make sure that model trains were running smoothly on the tracks of the HO scale model during the 26th Annual Trains at the Holidays at the CF Webber Center at the College of Central Florida in Ocala, Fla. on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. The display features model train layouts that were built and are maintained by the Ocala Model Railroaders' Historic Preservation Society and railroad memorabilia. Many of the layouts are based on local, historic Ocala landmarks. Trains at the Holidays will be open for viewing every day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Dec. 30, with the exception of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, when the gallery will be closed. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette] 2022.
  • John Hall, left, and Tom Stuto, both of the Ocala Model Railroaders, make an adjustment to a model train on the tracks on the Giveaway model during the 26th Annual Trains at the Holidays at the CF Webber Center at the College of Central Florida in Ocala, Fla. on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. The Giveaway model will be given away at the end of Trains at the Holidays to the lucky person who has the winning raffle ticket, which can be purchased for $1 each. The display features model train layouts that were built and are maintained by the Ocala Model Railroaders' Historic Preservation Society and railroad memorabilia. Many of the layouts are based on local, historic Ocala landmarks. Trains at the Holidays will be open for viewing every day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Dec. 30, with the exception of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, when the gallery will be closed. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette] 2022.
  • A model train pulls into Ocala Union Station of the HO scale model during the 26th Annual Trains at the Holidays at the CF Webber Center at the College of Central Florida in Ocala, Fla. on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. The display features model train layouts that were built and are maintained by the Ocala Model Railroaders' Historic Preservation Society and railroad memorabilia. Many of the layouts are based on local, historic Ocala landmarks. Trains at the Holidays will be open for viewing every day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Dec. 30, with the exception of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, when the gallery will be closed. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette] 2022.
  • Aria Dorsey, 10, who was helping out with the Ocala Model Railroaders, uses a remote to make a model train horn blow on the tracks of the HO scale model during the 26th Annual Trains at the Holidays at the CF Webber Center at the College of Central Florida in Ocala, Fla. on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. The display features model train layouts that were built and are maintained by the Ocala Model Railroaders' Historic Preservation Society and railroad memorabilia. Many of the layouts are based on local, historic Ocala landmarks. Trains at the Holidays will be open for viewing every day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Dec. 30, with the exception of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, when the gallery will be closed. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette] 2022.
  • David Taylor of the Ocala Model Railroaders checks to see that model trains are rolling smoothly on the tracks of the N scale model during the 26th Annual Trains at the Holidays at the CF Webber Center at the College of Central Florida in Ocala, Fla. on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. The display features model train layouts that were built and are maintained by the Ocala Model Railroaders' Historic Preservation Society and railroad memorabilia. Many of the layouts are based on local, historic Ocala landmarks. Trains at the Holidays will be open for viewing every day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Dec. 30, with the exception of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, when the gallery will be closed. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette] 2022.
  • Mike and Sally Blackmore watch model trains rolling on the tracks of the HO scale model during the 26th Annual Trains at the Holidays at the CF Webber Center at the College of Central Florida in Ocala, Fla. on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. The display features model train layouts that were built and are maintained by the Ocala Model Railroaders' Historic Preservation Society and railroad memorabilia. Many of the layouts are based on local, historic Ocala landmarks. Trains at the Holidays will be open for viewing every day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Dec. 30, with the exception of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, when the gallery will be closed. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette] 2022.
  • A scene on the HO scale model is shown during the 26th Annual Trains at the Holidays at the CF Webber Center at the College of Central Florida in Ocala, Fla. on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. The display features model train layouts that were built and are maintained by the Ocala Model Railroaders' Historic Preservation Society and railroad memorabilia. Many of the layouts are based on local, historic Ocala landmarks. Trains at the Holidays will be open for viewing every day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Dec. 30, with the exception of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, when the gallery will be closed. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette] 2022.
  • A welder's torch lights up in a metal scrapyard just off the tracks on the HO scale model during the 26th Annual Trains at the Holidays at the CF Webber Center at the College of Central Florida in Ocala, Fla. on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. The display features model train layouts that were built and are maintained by the Ocala Model Railroaders' Historic Preservation Society and railroad memorabilia. Many of the layouts are based on local, historic Ocala landmarks. Trains at the Holidays will be open for viewing every day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Dec. 30, with the exception of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, when the gallery will be closed. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette] 2022.
  • A scene on the HO scale model is shown during the 26th Annual Trains at the Holidays at the CF Webber Center at the College of Central Florida in Ocala, Fla. on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. The display features model train layouts that were built and are maintained by the Ocala Model Railroaders' Historic Preservation Society and railroad memorabilia. Many of the layouts are based on local, historic Ocala landmarks. Trains at the Holidays will be open for viewing every day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Dec. 30, with the exception of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, when the gallery will be closed. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette] 2022.
  • A scene based on a historic photo of loading watermelons in Anthony in 1912 is shown on the HO scale model during the 26th Annual Trains at the Holidays at the CF Webber Center at the College of Central Florida in Ocala, Fla. on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. The display features model train layouts that were built and are maintained by the Ocala Model Railroaders' Historic Preservation Society and railroad memorabilia. Many of the layouts are based on local, historic Ocala landmarks. Trains at the Holidays will be open for viewing every day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Dec. 30, with the exception of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, when the gallery will be closed. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette] 2022.
  • A scene on the HO scale model is shown during the 26th Annual Trains at the Holidays at the CF Webber Center at the College of Central Florida in Ocala, Fla. on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. The display features model train layouts that were built and are maintained by the Ocala Model Railroaders' Historic Preservation Society and railroad memorabilia. Many of the layouts are based on local, historic Ocala landmarks. Trains at the Holidays will be open for viewing every day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Dec. 30, with the exception of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, when the gallery will be closed. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette] 2022.
  • A scene on the HO scale model is shown during the 26th Annual Trains at the Holidays at the CF Webber Center at the College of Central Florida in Ocala, Fla. on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. The display features model train layouts that were built and are maintained by the Ocala Model Railroaders' Historic Preservation Society and railroad memorabilia. Many of the layouts are based on local, historic Ocala landmarks. Trains at the Holidays will be open for viewing every day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Dec. 30, with the exception of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, when the gallery will be closed. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette] 2022.
  • A scene on the HO scale model is shown during the 26th Annual Trains at the Holidays at the CF Webber Center at the College of Central Florida in Ocala, Fla. on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. The display features model train layouts that were built and are maintained by the Ocala Model Railroaders' Historic Preservation Society and railroad memorabilia. Many of the layouts are based on local, historic Ocala landmarks. Trains at the Holidays will be open for viewing every day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Dec. 30, with the exception of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, when the gallery will be closed. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette] 2022.
  • Nickolas Mays, 12, and his grandfather, Joe Piconcelli, watch as a model train runs on the Giveaway model during the 26th Annual Trains at the Holidays at the CF Webber Center at the College of Central Florida in Ocala, Fla. on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. The Giveaway model will be given away at the end of Trains at the Holidays to the lucky person who has the winning raffle ticket, which can be purchased for $1 each. The display features model train layouts that were built and are maintained by the Ocala Model Railroaders' Historic Preservation Society and railroad memorabilia. Many of the layouts are based on local, historic Ocala landmarks. Trains at the Holidays will be open for viewing every day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Dec. 30, with the exception of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, when the gallery will be closed. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette] 2022.
  • Keith Getsee of the Ocala Model Railroaders gets an Amtrak model train rolling on the tracks of the HO scale model during the 26th Annual Trains at the Holidays at the CF Webber Center at the College of Central Florida in Ocala, Fla. on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. The display features model train layouts that were built and are maintained by the Ocala Model Railroaders' Historic Preservation Society and railroad memorabilia. Many of the layouts are based on local, historic Ocala landmarks. Trains at the Holidays will be open for viewing every day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Dec. 30, with the exception of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, when the gallery will be closed. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette] 2022.
  • A scene on a scale model is shown during the 26th Annual Trains at the Holidays at the CF Webber Center at the College of Central Florida in Ocala, Fla. on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. The display features model train layouts that were built and are maintained by the Ocala Model Railroaders' Historic Preservation Society and railroad memorabilia. Many of the layouts are based on local, historic Ocala landmarks. Trains at the Holidays will be open for viewing every day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Dec. 30, with the exception of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, when the gallery will be closed. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette] 2022.
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