Panorama Community Magazine
Holidays & Model Trains The sounds and sights of model trains circling under the Christmas tree are a part of the memories of the holidays for many. The tradition of model trains on a small circle of track or more elaborate layouts are as much a part of holiday memories as Visitors to the Anthracite Model Railroad Society clubhouse are invited to take a step back in time to the 1940s and early 1950s, the era depicted in the custom built, 21 by 48-foot HO scale layout. Consisting of three interconnected levels with more than 1800 feet (30 scale miles) of track, and
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hundreds of structures, the layout will be open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays December 4th and 5th through January 8th and 9th from 12:00 noon to 5:00PM, EXCEPT December 10 and 11. The layout will be closed that weekend. Club members have spent thousands of hours recreating the routes of the Lehigh Valley and Central of New Jersey Railroads and some of the communities they served in northeast Pennsylvania. Work on the layout continues year-round with the newest addition a depiction of Pottsville. Visitors are invited to experience historic Hazleton stretching from Church Street on the west to Cedar Street on the east. Visitors will recognize historic Hazleton structures including Hazleton’s Lehigh Valley Station, the Blue Comet Diner, Kresge’s, Deisroth’s and the Markle Bank building. Adjacent to Hazleton, the Lehigh Valley yard features storage tracks and accessory buildings. In Ashmore, visitors will see an engine terminal with a "half-circle" roundhouse and turntable, facilities for coaling and watering steam locomotives and a multi-stall diesel shop. Visitors will also see the Drifton and Jeddo breakers as well as a section of underground coal mine. The village of Eckley includes the original breaker, Company Store, Immaculate Conception and St James’ Churches,
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Have a Happy & Safe Holiday Season! Christmas Eve 9-5 Closed Christmas Day New Years Eve 9-6 Closed News Years Day
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