25th annual Holiday Model Train Exhibit

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In the tradition of family exhibitions for the holiday season, the Barron Arts Center in Woodbridge will serve as the host to the 25th annual exhibition of model trains.

The trains can be viewed through Dec. 27 on Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 2 to 4 p.m.

The display of over 300 feet of track will feature a moving operating playground and three towns including Main Street U.S.A., a small town in the snowy mountains, the Boardwalk with a ferris wheel and tilt-a-whirl surrounded by an operating monorail. Eleven different trains will be used in the display with four trains operating at all times. A girls’ softball game will be taking place on the softball field, a trailer park and an ice hockey rink will be featured. In honor of the exhibit’s 25th anniversary, a “tiny” celebratory parade will be marching down the center of our miniature Main Street. The layout will be a complete walk-around-display viewed in the round. Display cases featuring several gauges from N-scale through G-scale will also be on view. The show is curated by Colonia resident Michael Gelesky.

The exhibition is free to the public, but donations are accepted. The exhibit will be closed on Dec. 25. The Barron Arts Center is located at 582 Rahway Avenue in Woodbridge. For more information, call 732-634-0413.