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By Katherine Grant
When a little boy sees a train, it is a powerful and beautiful thing.
Howey, owner of Just Train Crazy, had a moment like that when he was just a boy of about eight.
“My dad got a deal on a bunch of trains and proceeded to build an empire in my basement. My friends were envious.”
His Beamsville store carries all the elements needed to create a little magic in any basement – or train room.
Building model trains is the single biggest hobby in the world and its popularity is not just among little boys; men and women and little girls enjoy creating miniature worlds in which they can command the trains that roll along the tracks.
“We have some of the best, world-class modelers right here in the neighbourhood,” said Howey, adding some guys can get a bit obsessive about it, choosing a specific time period in history to recreate for example.
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