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GETTING BACK ON TRACK
A model village built by the Trainmasters of Babylon (TMB) Model Train Club being shown at an open house held by the club on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021 at the club's warehouse in Farmingdale, NY. The open house took place over two days, from November 27 to the 28, and was the first open house the club held since the Covid-19 pandemic.
Children watching a subway car pass on the club's famous underground subway system at TMB Model Train Club's open house.
Conor Calio, TMB Model Train Club member, operates the control board of the layout. Calio says it's important to monitor the control board to make sure there's no collisions between trains.
Calio's New Haven EF-3b Electric model train going over a bridge built by TMB Model Train Club. The bridge stands over four feet tall and took five years to complete.
Frank Incantalupo, TMB Model Train Club member, shows a picture of him and his son he put inside one of his model subway cars.
A model of a Long Island Railroad (LIRR) waiting room inside the club's underground subway system.
The club's model of a 1950s drive-in movie theater. The club uses a tablet to play films to emulate the feeling of a drive-in movie.
A replica of a Blue Comet model train goes around a turn at the club's open house. The club houses the model train layout that was featured in the Blue Comet episode of the Emmy-award-winning television show, The Sopranos.
Sal Vivo, member of TMB Model Train Club, adds oil to his Blue Comet replica.
Vivo poses with his Blue Comet replica. He says he has had an interest in trains since he was a child but his family was not able to afford one. At 50 years old, Vivo purchased his first model train and has been a member of the TMB Model Train Club for two years.
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