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.
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Question: Did you ever play with model trains?
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