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The Duke Energy Holiday Trains are currently on display at the Cincinnati Museum Center for 2020. The trains have been a Cincinnati tradition since 1946. Millions of people have enjoyed the trains since their debut in Cincinnati over the last 74 years. The display is one of the largest portable models in the world and features 300 miniature rail cars, 60 engines, and 1,000 feet of track. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

Duke Energy gave the trains to the Cincinnati Museum Center in 2011 for safe keeping. Since the trains returned to the museum in 2018, modern additions were added to the exhibit. Holiday Junction, as it's called, features not only the Duke Energy Holiday Trains, but also a collection of other to-scale trains that roll around miniature scenes. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

Fun fact: the trains are authentic "O" gauge, which means a quarter inch equals a foot in real life. When the model trains move along tracks, they move at the actual speed they would if they were full sized. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

The Northern Lights display greets guests when they enter Holiday Junction. All of the interactive features this year are hands-free and rely on gesture controls to avoid spreading germs. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

The public can see Holiday Junction from November 13th to January 3rd, 2021. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

The Duke Energy Holiday Trains are currently on display at the Cincinnati Museum Center for 2020. The trains have been a Cincinnati tradition since 1946. Millions of people have enjoyed the trains since their debut in Cincinnati over the last 74 years. The display is one of the largest portable models in the world and features 300 miniature rail cars, 60 engines, and 1,000 feet of track. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

Duke Energy gave the trains to the Cincinnati Museum Center in 2011 for safe keeping. Since the trains returned to the museum in 2018, modern additions were added to the exhibit. Holiday Junction, as it's called, features not only the Duke Energy Holiday Trains, but also a collection of other to-scale trains that roll around miniature scenes. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

Fun fact: the trains are authentic "O" gauge, which means a quarter inch equals a foot in real life. When the model trains move along tracks, they move at the actual speed they would if they were full sized. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

The public can see Holiday Junction from November 13th to January 3rd, 2021. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

The Duke Energy Holiday Trains are currently on display at the Cincinnati Museum Center for 2020. The trains have been a Cincinnati tradition since 1946. Millions of people have enjoyed the trains since their debut in Cincinnati over the last 74 years. The display is one of the largest portable models in the world and features 300 miniature rail cars, 60 engines, and 1,000 feet of track. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

Duke Energy gave the trains to the Cincinnati Museum Center in 2011 for safe keeping. Since the trains returned to the museum in 2018, modern additions were added to the exhibit. Holiday Junction, as it's called, features not only the Duke Energy Holiday Trains, but also a collection of other to-scale trains that roll around miniature scenes. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

Fun fact: the trains are authentic "O" gauge, which means a quarter inch equals a foot in real life. When the model trains move along tracks, they move at the actual speed they would if they were full sized. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

The public can see Holiday Junction from November 13th to January 3rd, 2021. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

Santa Claus will sit in this spot adjacent to Holiday Junction on Friday, November 27th. Children will not be allowed to sit on his lap this year due to the ongoing pandemic. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

The Northern Lights display greets guests when they enter Holiday Junction. All of the interactive features this year are hands-free and rely on gesture controls to avoid spreading germs. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

The Duke Energy Holiday Trains are currently on display at the Cincinnati Museum Center for 2020. The trains have been a Cincinnati tradition since 1946. Millions of people have enjoyed the trains since their debut in Cincinnati over the last 74 years. The display is one of the largest portable models in the world and features 300 miniature rail cars, 60 engines, and 1,000 feet of track. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

Duke Energy gave the trains to the Cincinnati Museum Center in 2011 for safe keeping. Since the trains returned to the museum in 2018, modern additions were added to the exhibit. Holiday Junction, as it's called, features not only the Duke Energy Holiday Trains, but also a collection of other to-scale trains that roll around miniature scenes. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

Fun fact: the trains are authentic "O" gauge, which means a quarter inch equals a foot in real life. When the model trains move along tracks, they move at the actual speed they would if they were full sized. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

The public can see Holiday Junction from November 13th to January 3rd, 2021. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

The Duke Energy Holiday Trains are currently on display at the Cincinnati Museum Center for 2020. The trains have been a Cincinnati tradition since 1946. Millions of people have enjoyed the trains since their debut in Cincinnati over the last 74 years. The display is one of the largest portable models in the world and features 300 miniature rail cars, 60 engines, and 1,000 feet of track. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

Duke Energy gave the trains to the Cincinnati Museum Center in 2011 for safe keeping. Since the trains returned to the museum in 2018, modern additions were added to the exhibit. Holiday Junction, as it's called, features not only the Duke Energy Holiday Trains, but also a collection of other to-scale trains that roll around miniature scenes. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

Brickopolis, CMC's massive LEGO collection makes a return this year, too. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

Brickopolis, CMC's massive LEGO collection makes a return this year, too. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

The Northern Lights display greets guests when they enter Holiday Junction. All of the interactive features this year are hands-free and rely on gesture controls to avoid spreading germs. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

Fun fact: the trains are authentic "O" gauge, which means a quarter inch equals a foot in real life. When the model trains move along tracks, they move at the actual speed they would if they were full sized. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

The public can see Holiday Junction from November 13th to January 3rd, 2021. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

The Duke Energy Holiday Trains are currently on display at the Cincinnati Museum Center for 2020. The trains have been a Cincinnati tradition since 1946. Millions of people have enjoyed the trains since their debut in Cincinnati over the last 74 years. The display is one of the largest portable models in the world and features 300 miniature rail cars, 60 engines, and 1,000 feet of track. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

Duke Energy gave the trains to the Cincinnati Museum Center in 2011 for safe keeping. Since the trains returned to the museum in 2018, modern additions were added to the exhibit. Holiday Junction, as it's called, features not only the Duke Energy Holiday Trains, but also a collection of other to-scale trains that roll around miniature scenes. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

Fun fact: the trains are authentic "O" gauge, which means a quarter inch equals a foot in real life. When the model trains move along tracks, they move at the actual speed they would if they were full sized. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

The public can see Holiday Junction from November 13th to January 3rd, 2021. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

The Northern Lights display greets guests when they enter Holiday Junction. All of the interactive features this year are hands-free and rely on gesture controls to avoid spreading germs. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

The Duke Energy Holiday Trains are currently on display at the Cincinnati Museum Center for 2020. The trains have been a Cincinnati tradition since 1946. Millions of people have enjoyed the trains since their debut in Cincinnati over the last 74 years. The display is one of the largest portable models in the world and features 300 miniature rail cars, 60 engines, and 1,000 feet of track. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

Duke Energy gave the trains to the Cincinnati Museum Center in 2011 for safe keeping. Since the trains returned to the museum in 2018, modern additions were added to the exhibit. Holiday Junction, as it's called, features not only the Duke Energy Holiday Trains, but also a collection of other to-scale trains that roll around miniature scenes. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

Fun fact: the trains are authentic "O" gauge, which means a quarter inch equals a foot in real life. When the model trains move along tracks, they move at the actual speed they would if they were full sized. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

The public can see Holiday Junction from November 13th to January 3rd, 2021. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

The Northern Lights display greets guests when they enter Holiday Junction. All of the interactive features this year are hands-free and rely on gesture controls to avoid spreading germs. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

The Duke Energy Holiday Trains are currently on display at the Cincinnati Museum Center for 2020. The trains have been a Cincinnati tradition since 1946. Millions of people have enjoyed the trains since their debut in Cincinnati over the last 74 years. The display is one of the largest portable models in the world and features 300 miniature rail cars, 60 engines, and 1,000 feet of track. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

Duke Energy gave the trains to the Cincinnati Museum Center in 2011 for safe keeping. Since the trains returned to the museum in 2018, modern additions were added to the exhibit. Holiday Junction, as it's called, features not only the Duke Energy Holiday Trains, but also a collection of other to-scale trains that roll around miniature scenes. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

The Northern Lights display greets guests when they enter Holiday Junction. All of the interactive features this year are hands-free and rely on gesture controls to avoid spreading germs. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

Fun fact: the trains are authentic "O" gauge, which means a quarter inch equals a foot in real life. When the model trains move along tracks, they move at the actual speed they would if they were full sized. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

The public can see Holiday Junction from November 13th to January 3rd, 2021. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

The Duke Energy Holiday Trains are currently on display at the Cincinnati Museum Center for 2020. The trains have been a Cincinnati tradition since 1946. Millions of people have enjoyed the trains since their debut in Cincinnati over the last 74 years. The display is one of the largest portable models in the world and features 300 miniature rail cars, 60 engines, and 1,000 feet of track. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

Duke Energy gave the trains to the Cincinnati Museum Center in 2011 for safe keeping. Since the trains returned to the museum in 2018, modern additions were added to the exhibit. Holiday Junction, as it's called, features not only the Duke Energy Holiday Trains, but also a collection of other to-scale trains that roll around miniature scenes. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

Fun fact: the trains are authentic "O" gauge, which means a quarter inch equals a foot in real life. When the model trains move along tracks, they move at the actual speed they would if they were full sized. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

The public can see Holiday Junction from November 13th to January 3rd, 2021. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

The Duke Energy Holiday Trains are currently on display at the Cincinnati Museum Center for 2020. The trains have been a Cincinnati tradition since 1946. Millions of people have enjoyed the trains since their debut in Cincinnati over the last 74 years. The display is one of the largest portable models in the world and features 300 miniature rail cars, 60 engines, and 1,000 feet of track. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

Duke Energy gave the trains to the Cincinnati Museum Center in 2011 for safe keeping. Since the trains returned to the museum in 2018, modern additions were added to the exhibit. Holiday Junction, as it's called, features not only the Duke Energy Holiday Trains, but also a collection of other to-scale trains that roll around miniature scenes. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

Fun fact: the trains are authentic "O" gauge, which means a quarter inch equals a foot in real life. When the model trains move along tracks, they move at the actual speed they would if they were full sized. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

The public can see Holiday Junction from November 13th to January 3rd, 2021. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

Brickopolis, CMC's massive LEGO collection makes a return this year, too. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

Brickopolis, CMC's massive LEGO collection makes a return this year, too. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

The public can see Holiday Junction from November 13th to January 3rd, 2021. / Image: Phil Armstrong, Cincinnati Refined // Published: 11.15.20

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