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A train enthusiast has spent more than five years building a stunning working miniature railroad track – in his own backyard. James Ardin, 36, created the 660-yard line that circles his three-acre ...

(WHTM) — If it feels like railroad tracks are everywhere in Pennsylvania, well that’s not your imagination. Pennsylvania has one of the highest densities of tracks per square mile in all of America.

The former Pennsylvania Railroad Master Mechanic’s Building in Altoona, pictured in the 1960s. Today, this building is home to the Railroaders Memorial Museum. Courtesy of the Railroaders Memorial ...