Five decades on the rails, three on Hempstead Turnpike, and one of the largest operating O-gauge layouts on Long Island. A few of the stories told about the Nassau Lionel Operating Engineers along the way.
News 12 Long Island visits the Nassau Lionel Operating Engineers' Levittown clubhouse for a look at one of the largest operating O-gauge layouts on Long Island.
Talk about a plum assignment for someone at Classic Toy Trains. I heard the words "Nassau" and "Lionel" and was certain I was heading to the Caribbean — until I was awakened to the fact that the Nassau in the name of the model railroading club whose display I would be visiting was located on Long Island. Fortunately for me, the various sights and sounds of Nassau — the Lionel Operating Engineers and their three-rail display — proved to be more than enticing.
From holiday open houses to operating club layouts, Long Island offers families a year-round chance to see model railroading up close — including the Nassau Lionel Operating Engineers' immense O-gauge display in Levittown, where multiple trains wind through a hand-built miniature world.
Bring the whole family to see Long Island's largest operating O-gauge exhibit during the organization's holiday open houses. Multiple trains take you on a journey through a miniature village that is decked out for the holidays.
The Nassau Lionel Operating Engineers showed their model train layout to Levittown residents at their location on Hempstead Turnpike as part of their fall open house. The model displayed was the culmination of eleven years of work — the club has been in existence since 1983.