Arrow-right Camera

Color Scheme

Subscribe now

Idahoan Keeps Model-Train Masterpiece

Jesse Bennett likes to build things. He took the timber on his property and built his home. Once that was complete he dedicated his energies to a life long hobby of building model trains.Bennett — friends call him Jess — has been building trains since 1958. It’s a hobby likely sparked during the Great Depression when as a young man, he headed west with three dollars to his name. Thousands of hours of hard work and intricate detail helped create his labor of love. “I’ve had to make a part maybe two or three times to get it exactly right but never was frustrated with it,” Jess said/ Tania Dall , KXLY. More here.

Question: Did you ever play with model trains?

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog