The 720-square-foot Lionel train layout -- with all the literal bells and whistles -- will beckon passersby in the Choo Choo hotel lobby until Friday.

Take a train ride, see vintage models and Lionel layouts at the Railroad Museum of Long Island's annual event.

Barry Swartz of Springettsbury Township has built his model railroad layout for 77 years, ever since his father bought him his first O gauge Lionel train when he was just months old. Unfortunately ...