We’re willing to bet our fruitcake that nowhere else in Springfield features a model train display quite like the one at the Korean War National Museum. This week, Lynn Raney, creator of Tis’ Trains!, unveils a 17-by-30-foot display showcasing two Garden Gauge, scale 1:29 model trains that chug along together on a bi-level platform. One replicates a train used by the United States military during the Korean War from 1950 to 1953 and the other replicates a train used by the Emmett Kelly, Jr. and Ring Ding circuses. The exhibit also features festive, handpainted clown and animal statues, and a wishing well. The display is open at the museum, located on the Old State Capitol Plaza, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. It’s open until 8 p.m. on Wednesdays during the Old Capitol Holiday Walk. The site is also a drop-off location for Toys for Tots. See also
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