Model Trains At Duluth

Model train enthusiasts descended on Duluth Thursday.

The National Association of S-Gauger's is holding their national convention in Duluth.

Contrary to some belief not all model trains sets are the same.

Certain manufacturers use a different gauge for the tracks.

This week's convention celebrates fifty years of the S Class gauge which is used by the American Flyer Model Train Company.

Convention Chairman Walter Jopke says model trains harken back to a piece Americana that is sometimes forgotten, "It's an art form that brings many people to it, the ability to finely scale reality down to something that's quite a bit smaller and the nostalgia of what it was like when we were children."

This is the 50th year of the S Gauge Model Railroad.