View a Train Display in December

You are invited to the “Train Displays in Willow Street” this December 7,8,14,15,21,22,28,29. Hours are 1pm-4pm. Admission will be by donations of nonperishable food items or cash for the benefit of Solanco Neighborhood Ministries and the Conestoga Area Food Bank.

The first display will be at Chris and Justin Trout’s home at 1729 Hans Herr Dr Willow Street PA with parking in their driveway or lawn. They will have 3 layouts including HO Marklin trains and German Buildings, Lionel Prewar, American Flyer and Ives Standard gauge plus Lionel Postwar O gauge. They will also have a collection of original Christmas Department Store animated window displays like Watt & Shand used to have years ago.

The second display will be presented by Al Strausner, Matthew Palmeri, Ben Stiles at West Willow UMC Church at 118 West Willow Rd Willow Street PA with parking in the church parking lot. Handicap accessible by calling 717-917-6922 upon arrival. The layout will have 2 O Gauge trains circling the town of Plasticville and Ben’s Circus. The Plasticville town pieces are vintage 50’s and 60’s buildings from our personal collection and Ben’s circus are a collection of vintage toys, built kits, and scratch-built scenes and train cars.