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there's one place they are
chugging all the time. >>>
WENDY DAVIS: WFMZ's
Catherine Hawley has the story.
>> REPORTER: The track
spans two states...over
bridges and around twists and
turns. >> REPORTER: But you
can't take a ride on this
train... It's a
miniature-- at the 'Lehigh &
Keystone Valley Model Railroad
Museum' in Bethlehem.>> BOB
GOMBOSI: "It's always been
one of my dreams to be able to
make this in miniature.">>
REPORTER: You could call
Bob Gombosi the conductor...
he's president of the club
that builds the model railroad.
>> BOB GOMBOSI: "No one
man or two men can do this,
we're fortunate to have a
great group of fellas that all
contribute to it.">> REPORTER:
The museum has been on
Linden Street in Bethlehem
since 1997. During those 16
years... members have been
working to recreate the paths
of the Lehigh Valley and
Reading Railroads as they were
back in the 1960s and 70s.>>
BOB GOMBOSI: "The railroad
actually goes from West Porta
l, New Jersey where it comes
out of the mountains, and it
continues onto Sayre on the
Lehigh Valley side." >> STAND
UP: "You may recognize
this part of the track, it's
Bethlehem Steel. Everything
is hand made to scale, down to
the smallest detail. This
section isn't finished yet,
but what's built so far took
nearly 9 months by hand.">>
REPORTER: There are 78-
hundred feet of track... and
chances are some of the scenes
will look familiar. Gombosi
calls it a labor of love...
that he and the other members
are still working to complete.
>> BOB GOMBOSI: "You can't
buy any kits for these things,
you have to take pictures of
them and compress them and bu
ild them to scale, and it ta
kes an awful lot of time.">>
REPORTER: The museum is
open to the public on the 3rd
Sunday of every month...
But right now is Christmas Op
en House so you check it out
each weekend through January
5th.>> BOB GOMBOSI: "We
want the people to be able to
remember the way the railroad
was.">> REPORTER: Catherine
Hawley 69 News.
>>>WENDY DAVIS: A reality
TV contestant with a big voice
is coming to Bucks County.
Singer-songwriter Judith
Hill is performing at the
Sellersville Theatre on
December 18th. Hill made it
to the top eight on season
four of NBC's "The Voice."
She says the concert will
include a four-piece band and
a few original songs. You
can read more about this and
other events in the Arts
Around Town section on our
website... WFMZ-dot-com.