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Holiday train display chugging ahead in Gibsonia

The 37th annual Holiday Train Display will run through Jan. 11 at the Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum in Gibsonia. This shows Pittsburgh in the summer of 1952. Submitted photo

The 37th annual Holiday Train Display will run through Jan. 11 at the Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum in Gibsonia.

The 4,000-square-foot display features 20 trains, a children’s play area, a snack bar and a gift shop. The scale representation shows the tracks between Pittsburgh and Cumberland, Md., in the summer of 1952.

One of the largest model railroad and miniature villages in the nation, according to the museum, the display is open from 6 to 9 p.m. Fridays and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. There are extended holiday hours Dec. 29 through Dec. 31.

The museum is located at 5507 Lakeside Drive in Gibsonia.

The 37th annual Holiday Train Display will run through Jan. 11 at the Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum in Gibsonia. This shows McKeesport in the summer of 1952. Submitted photo
The 37th annual Holiday Train Display will run through Jan. 11 at the Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum in Gibsonia. This shows Connellsville, Fayette County, in the summer of 1952. Submitted photo

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