The fans beheld the grand display train sets as members of hobby clubs tried to woo new members with seminars on tips and tricks for the elaborate model railroad building process.

It's a hobby based on modeling one of America's first big businesses -- the railroad. It's also a hobby that is itself a big business. Scale-model railroading revenues amount to about $500 million ...

According to the railroad club's website, the model uses over 4,000 feet of track, and features a variety of true-to-life techniques that allow model trains to barrel through tunnels, over bridges ...

These model train creators and fans are members of the Long Island Garden Railway Society, formed in the late 1980s.

Model train enthusiasts can attend a second clinic at the Hayes Presidential center in January.