Tour Details

Sunday October 25, 2026

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AM Tours

10am - 1pm

PM Tours

1pm - 5pm

James and Sally Bando’s Grand Western Mining Company Railroad

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1890's mining district in Colorado. We have geared locomotives that were used in logging back then. Surrounded by plants. We usually have 2 trains running at a time outside. This outside layout was built on an old pool deck. When you visit, you will also get a chance to see 2 indoor layouts. One is g scale the other is HO. These take up most of the basement. Worth seeing!

City: Woodstock
Scale/Gauge: G
Sally Bando

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Crew Heimer’s Sand Patch Lines

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Under construction - no significant scenery yet. Steam to Diesel transition. Passenger trains (primarily diesel) add steam helpers at Cumberland station stop; freight trains add helpers at Hyndman. Sidings for 25 car freight trains. Two levels of folded dogbones. Ten track staging yard. Come see the behind the scenes look at a railroad before it is covered in scenery. Six foot roll out section with multiple main lines for access to furnace and hot water heater. Multiple hidden lines attached to wall brackets. Bowl-shaped grades in yard to aid in cars rolling after being cut-off during switching. Main line turnouts #8 for crossovers, #6/7 other mainline double ended tracks, #4,#2.5 for industry spur stub tracks.

City: Atlanta
Scale/Gauge: HO
Crew Heimer

Russ Bundy’s Cedar Creek

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Cedar Creek is a small mountain community where you would go (if you were 1:32 scale) to take a weekend vacation. We have an Inn with a restaurant, or there are several cabins for rent. The main attractions are equestrian activities with guided hours tours available, fishing in the trout stream but the bears get first choice by the river, hiking, and camping.

City: Marietta
Scale/Gauge: G
Russell Bundy

All Day Tours

10am - 5pm

Jonathan Galucki’s Neighborhood Christmas Train Experience

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Experience the beauty of Atlanta’s largest model Christmas Train display. Our Christmas Village is located under a forest of Christmas Trees includes over 300 homes, shops, churches, chalets, diners, and an amusement park. Our mix of Lionel O Gauge passenger and freight trains keep a tight schedule as they whisk past sleepy snow mountain villages and big cities. As part of the 2025 Piedmont Pilgrimage, admission to the Neighborhood Christmas Train Experience will be FREE on November 1.

City: Norcross
Scale/Gauge: O
Jonathan Galucki