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Friday, December 23, 2022

L.L. Bean Model Train Village Christmas 2022

 The Model Train Village has been part of the Northern Lights celebration at L.L. Bean for several years. The full program can be seen at the Northern Lights Web Page.  Trains run 9am-9pm from November 15 through January 1.

It is located in the Camping Department and can be seen from both inside and outside the store.

Model Train Village and window to downtown Freeport

It has three trains that run on timers along with lights, skating rinks, a model of the L.L. Bean Store in the 1930s-1940s, and a model of the Freeport Train Station which is now at Boothbay Railway Village. The Maine3Railers O-Gauge Model Railroad Club built and operates this layout.

Here is a video with the train running.






Saturday, December 10, 2022

Maine Garden Railway Society 2022 Holiday Train Display Part 2

 Here are some more videos of the main line trains at the Holiday Train Display at the Maine Mall


Main Line Trains Video 2


Maine Train Lines Video 3

Westbrook Festival of Trees Part 2

This post includes pictures of the rest of the decorated trees at the Westbrook Festival of  Trees,https://www.westbrookfestivaloftrees.com/. The festival is sponsored by and held at the Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church at 810 Main Street in Westbrook.

The trees are donated by Westbrook businesses and decorated by local charitable organizations. Admission is free. All donations and proceeds go to the Westbrook Food Pantry


















 

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Maine Garden Railway Society Holiday Train Display at the Maine Mall

 The Holiday Train  Display at the Maine Mall is sponsored by the Maine Garden Railway Society.Trains will be running daily from 10am-7pm through December 24th.  The Display is located in the lobby outside the JC Penney store.

Here are some videos of trains in motion.


                    Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends



                                        The Circus Train







                                    Main Line Trains



Christmas Trees at the Westbrook Festival

The Christmas Trees at the Festival are donated by Westbrook businesses and decorated by local charitable organizations.  Admission is free and all donations go to the Westbrook Food Pantry. Details can be found at https://www.westbrookfestivaloftrees.com/ 

Here are some of the decorated trees at the 2022 Festival.
















Maine Train Lines at the Festival of Trees

 Here are some photos and videos of the trains. Details about the festival can be found at https://www.westbrookfestivaloftrees.com/


Heading for the Station

Christmas Trees Stand

Dogs Walking Away





Monday, December 5, 2022

Canadian Pacific Holiday Train Stops in Maine

 This link will take you to pictures and video about the CP Holiday Train stopping in Maine in 2022

CP Holiday Train in Maine 2022