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World's Largest Model Railroad

Well, if not the largest, it’s certainly one of the largest. Mini Wonderland Hamburg’s warehouse district is home to this colossal railroad that would make any young - or old- model hobbyist jump with glee. Day turns to night every half hour in this miniature world. The mega-miniature railroad includes more than 450 railway carriages with more than 7.000 trailers, 50,000 trees, 30,000 figures, 10,000 cars, more than 3 miles of track, 3,000 houses and lots of bridges. Truly a stunning showcase of miniaturization - Cars, bridges, human figures - the level of detail is amazing! Reason enough to visit Hamburg. The linked series of 20 images will give you a sense of the magnitude of this layout.

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Posted on Apr 6, 2007 at 07:11AM by Registered CommenterDoug in , | Comments3 Comments

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Wow! I had a pretty big Lionel railroad when I was a kid, but this is just amazing!

April 6 | Unregistered CommenterKen

Amazing. Who paid for all of it, the German government?

April 11 | Unregistered CommenterJason

Awesome! I had trains Lionel trains when I was a kid, two transformers and about 100 feet of track, switches etc. But this is amazing!

April 19 | Unregistered CommenterThomas T.

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