Train teamwork pic — Train aficionado Wayne Carlson, left, and apprentice Joseph Shukle team up to get the new, permanent train display ready at the Beaverhead County Museum Depot. The mini electric setup showcases the town as it appeared in the 1930s to 1950s.
Casey S. Elliott photo

Train lovers can revel in the newly-revamped Beaverhead County Museum Depot miniature train exhibit.

The renewed display, part of the new permanent “Ride the Rails into Montana” train exhibit at the Depot, has been a labor of love for a team of volunteers. The original Depot train display was aging and needed to be redone — the base was falling apart, the glue was running dry and parts were coming loose. Museum officials decided it was time to fix the display, and the only way to do it was to start from the beginning.

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Train scenery — A section of the mini-Dillon train display at the Beaverhead County Museum Depot.
Casey S. Elliott photo

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