Nearby: March of the Toys Parade Will Include Modular Train

This year’s March of the Toys Parade for Toys for Tots will feature an added attraction for residents to enjoy.

The Atlantic Coast S Gaugers Club will construct a 16 x 39 foot modular train layout in the Zeeman Building in downtown Ball Ground.

The model train layout will be on display from 4:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5 The layout will also be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5.

The train club’s focus is American Flyer S gauge trains and newer S gauge manufacturers. S Scale is one of the oldest model railroading scales. The most famous S Scale manufacturer in America was the American Flyer trains that were made by the A. C. Gilbert Company who started manufacturing the trains around 1939. A.C. Gilbert’s improvements in 1:64 modeling and promotions of S gauge largely shaped the world of 1:64 railroad modeling today.

The model train layout will feature numerous trains running at one time. The scenic layout will have buildings, bridges, a train yard, vehicles and figures.

The display is free to the public. The Zeeman building located at the corner of Gilmer Ferry and Old Dawsonville roads.

Photo credit: Tim Cavender