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Reviewer: Spuzz - - May 18, 2012
Subject: Nnnnnnnnerrrrrrrrds!!
Interesting, but hardly substantial film about a railroad club. Film seems to be obsessed by telling people about how anal they are about the correct time and speeds of the trains, then we watch as a freight train is assembled, by the trains themselves. DON'T TOUCH THE TRAINS someone is yelling, off camera. Before computers, there were trains to keep the nerdy kids occupied.

Reviewer: uniQ - - November 27, 2010
Subject: No it's not "A Visit to Santa" — It's miles better!
While a few complaints could be made about this (The music is generically triumphant, the shots of the operator and his hands are all duplicates) it appears to be a good display of a serious model railroad. The line about "running away with the circus" is definitely a dating moment for this though.

Reviewer: RPeck - - April 9, 2009
Subject: O-Scale Westchester Model RR Club
This is a fun film intended for school children, to introduce them to model railroading. Although it shows *what* the model trains do, it doesn't go into *how* it is done. For instance, it conveniently ignores the necessity to hand-uncouple cars, or to switch blocks when running multiple engines. But no matter, it's just a fun look at a model railroad club, and I'm sure it piqued the interest of many kids back in the day.

Reviewer: Visual16 - - December 17, 2008
Subject: No wrecks today!
Basic, decent film about model railroads. The delivery and pacing reminds me of a newsreel short subject. Surprisingly not a "hidden advertisement" for Lionel trains. An okay watch, not as zany as "A Visit to Santa" or the intro to "Safe Roads"!