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Peter and Bubba Ludwig pose in front of a model train at Taltree Arboretum & Gardens in Valparaiso, Ind. | Howard Ludwig~For Sun-Times Media
A model train winds its way along a rocky path. | Howard Ludwig~For Sun-Times Media
There’s something about boys and trains. Nowadays, the fascination usually starts with Thomas the Tank Engine. For some boys, that’s also where it ends. For others, this begins a lifelong obsession with the railroad. My father-in-law is one of those boys who never outgrew his …