A child outfitted in a hot-pink puffer jacket and Santa hat waddled to the back office of Jerry’s Flowers and Gifts to ask owner Raymond McShane to rev up the store’s 10-train model track.
Unbeknownst to them, the whimsical holiday production is the culmination of a decade of McShane’s passion and tedious dedication to the craft.
One hundred and thirty feet of train tracks span the set’s two platforms, weaving intricate patterns around Christmas trees adorned with holiday lights, Christmas-themed model houses, churches and amusement rides…