Christmas comes to Zelie with a ‘Toot toot’
Christmas spirit doesn’t arrive on its own in Zelienople — the Model Train Club of Zelienople helps bring it to the borough on wheels.
The club set up its “Polar Express” display this week, and unveiled it during Miracle on Main Street on Thursday, at the Harmony Lodge No. 429 F&AM, 330 E. Beaver St., Zelienople. The display is a “must-see for all ages,” and was scheduled to be open from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4 and Friday, Dec. 5, and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6.
The display is free to view, and is a model that shows the “Polar Express” train as it travels around a huge seasonally decorated display on its way to the North Pole.
Eric Davis works on cutting and molding a new mountain during the beginning stages of the creation of Christmas train model display that will open up at the Masonic Building in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Sean McCarthy, left, and Eric Davis movie pieces of the train tables up t the first floor of the building from the basement during the beginning stages of the creation of Christmas train model display that will open at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Ralph Killmeyer works on the electric wires that power the lights and train motion during the beginning stages of the creation of Christmas train model display that will open at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Several members of the Model Train Club of Zelienople construct a Christmas train model display that opened at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople on Dec. 4. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Several members of the Model Train Club of Zelienople work on constructing a Christmas train model display that will open at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Sean McCarthy removes boards as they begin to build the Christmas Train model display that will open at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Eric Davis and his sister Emma Davis work on putting sheets of plaster to hold together the new mountain during the beginning stages of the creation of Christmas train model display that will open up at the Masonic Building in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Howard Quinn re-apply's ballast to the bed of the model railway at the Masonic Building in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Kelly and Matilda Moberg watch the Model Train Cub of Zelienople's Polar Express Display at the Masonic Building during Miracle On Main, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Howard Quinn scrapes loose ballast from around the tracks so that he can re-apply it to the train model at the Masonic Building in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
The Polar Express Display lights up the Masonic Building during Miracle on Main, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Matthew Beahm dresses as a train conductor and gives Polar Express tickets to guests visiting the train display during Miracle On Main, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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The Polar Express Display lights up the Masonic Building during Miracle on Main, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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The Polar Express Display lights up the Masonic Building during Miracle on Main, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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The Polar Express Display lights up the Masonic Building during Miracle on Main, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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The Polar Express Display lights up the Masonic Building during Miracle on Main, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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The Polar Express Display lights up the Masonic Building during Miracle on Main, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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The Polar Express Display lights up the Masonic Building during Miracle on Main, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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The Polar Express Display lights up the Masonic Building during Miracle on Main, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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The Polar Express Display lights up the Masonic Building during Miracle on Main, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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The Polar Express Display lights up the Masonic Building during Miracle on Main, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Kelly and Matilda Moberg watch the Model Train Cub of Zelienople's Polar Express Display at the Masonic Building during Miracle On Main, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Josh Davis paints a plaster mountiain for the Model Train Cub of Zelienople's Polar Express Christmas model at the Masonic Building in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Eric Davis, 13, paints a plaster mountain for the Model Train Cub of Zelienople's Polar Express Christmas model at the Masonic Building in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Howard Quinn scrapes loose ballast from around the tracks so that he can re-apply it to the train model at the Masonic Building in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Howard Quinn scrapes loose ballast from around the tracks so that he can re-apply it to the train model at the Masonic Building in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Jash Davis and his children Eric and Emma wotk on painting a plaster mountain for the Model Train Cub of Zelienople's Polar Express Christmas model at the Masonic Building in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Josh Davis paints a plaster mountiain to serve as the centerpiece of the Model Train Cub of Zelienople's Polar Express Christmas model at the Masonic Building in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Howard Quinn re-apply's ballast to the bed of the model railway at the Masonic Building in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Josh Davis uses a heated instrument to mold a mountain as Model Train Club of Zelienople work on constructing a Christmas train model display that will open at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Eric Davis, left, Josh Davis, and Matthew Beahm go over shirt designs for the club as the Model Train Club of Zelienople work on constructing a Christmas train model display that will open at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Emma Davis puts gloves on to handle wet plaster as the Model Train Club of Zelienople work on constructing a Christmas train model display that will open at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Eric Davis puts gloves on to handle wet plaster as the Model Train Club of Zelienople work on constructing a Christmas train model display that will open at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Josh Davis handles wet plaster as the Model Train Club of Zelienople work on constructing a Christmas train model display that will open at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Howard Quinn puts together small pieces of track as the Model Train Club of Zelienople work on constructing a Christmas train model display that will open at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Eric Davis, left, and his dad Josh Davis work on sculpting a mountain for the Christmas train model display that will open at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Josh Davis shows his dad how to safely use a heating took to sculp a mountain for the Christmas train model display that will open at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Terry Weinell, left, and Sean McCarthy work on assembling a train table back together as members of the Model Train Club of Zelienople work on constructing a Christmas train model display that will open at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Sean McCarthy works on assembling a train table back together as members of the Model Train Club of Zelienople work on constructing a Christmas train model display that will open at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Sean McCarthy works on assembling a train table back together as members of the Model Train Club of Zelienople work on constructing a Christmas train model display that will open at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Sean McCarthy works on assembling a train table back together as members of the Model Train Club of Zelienople work on constructing a Christmas train model display that will open at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Jim Mangus and Sean McCarthy work on assembling a train table back together as members of the Model Train Club of Zelienople work on constructing a Christmas train model display that will open at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Jim Mangus helps carry train set parts from the basement to the first floor as members of the Model Train Club of Zelienople work on constructing a Christmas train model display that will open at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Ralph Killmeyer works on the electric wires that power the lights and train motion during the beginning stages of the creation of Christmas train model display that will open at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Jim Magnus, left, and Ralph Killmeyer help carry train tables for the basement during the beginning stages of the creation of Christmas train model display that will open at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Ralph Killmeyer works on the electric wires that power the lights and train motion during the beginning stages of the creation of Christmas train model display that will open at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Memebers of the Model Train Club of Zelienople work on constructing a Christmas train model display that will open at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Terry Weinell, left and Sean McCarthy puts together the mountain base during the beginning stages of the creation of Christmas train model display that will open at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Josh Davis works on some of the electric connections during the beginning stages of the creation of Christmas train model display that will open at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Jim Magnus starts assembling a Christmas village during the beginning stages of the creation of Christmas train model display that will open at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Eric Davis starts assembling part of the mountain he created during the beginning stages of the creation of Christmas train model display that will open at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Jim Magnus starts assembling a Christmas village during the beginning stages of the creation of Christmas train model display that will open at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Jim Magnus, left, and Sean McCarthy puts together the mountain base during the beginning stages of the creation of Christmas train model display that will open at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Howard Quinn fits pieces of the track together during the beginning stages of the creation of Christmas train model display that will open at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Jim Magnus, left, and Noah Anderson work on the village setup during the beginning stages of the creation of Christmas train model display that will open at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Ralph Killmeyer works on the electric wires that power the lights and train motion during the beginning stages of the creation of Christmas train model display that will open at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Noah Anderson, left, Ronny Thompson, and Matthew Beahm put on fake snow on the newly built mountain during the beginning stages of the creation of Christmas train model display that will open at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Noah Anderson puts on fake snow on the newly built mountain during the beginning stages of the creation of Christmas train model display that will open at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Noah Anderson puts on fake snow on the newly built mountain during the beginning stages of the creation of Christmas train model display that will open at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Noah Anderson, left, shows Howard Quinn some of the places hes putting the snow during the beginning stages of the creation of Christmas train model display that will open at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Ralph Killmeyer, left, Noah Anderson, and Jim Magnus go through different options they can use to build the city display up during the beginning stages of the creation of Christmas train model display that will open at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Part of the miniature town that will be lit up during the beginning stages of the creation of Christmas train model display that will open at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Ralph Killmeyer works on the electric wires that power the lights and train motion during the beginning stages of the creation of Christmas train model display that will open at the Masonic Lodge Temple in Zelienople, Monday, Nov. 26, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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