AMTRAK MODEL TRAIN CIRCLES NATIONAL TREE

With fond memories of my own boyhood train sets, Amtrak has a model train circling the National Christmas Tree in Washington. They worked with the National Park Service, the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America's national parks, and the National Christmas Tree Railroad, to have an Amtrak model train circle the 28-ft. evergreen located at President's Park just south of the White House through January 1, 2013.

According to Amtrak, "the Amtrak model train is a G scale (1:22.5) and includes two GE Genesis P42 diesel locomotives and four single-level Amfleet passenger cars plus a café car. The model represents Amtrak's Midwest Corridor service, as well as the Northeast Regional service south of Washington, D.C. where the trains operate using this type of equipment." Sure piece that old piece of plywood I used back in the day. -- Gerry