At holiday time, trains whiz through Richard Kloewer’s yard, past the lighted evergreen trees, dolls, teddy bears, even a miniature Harley Davidson display. • “I don’t want to disappoint anybody,” ...

Dec. 4—Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Multiple generations of adults can vividly recall waking up on Christmas morning to find a model railroad train set circling around the holiday tree.

For many American families, Christmas isn’t Christmas without a tree decorated with lights, ornaments, tinsel – and an electric train circling merrily beneath. No one knows precisely when the train ...