*SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10th through SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18th — **ALL ABOARD FOR THE MODEL TRAIN SHOW — YOUR TICKET TO THE GREAT OUTDOORS!*

Back by popular demand, the GNC is partnering with the Westchester/Yonkers Model Railroad Club (WYMRC) to present a special, nine-day holiday season show entitled *“Trains – Your Ticket to the Great Outdoors.” *The exhibit will open on *Saturday, December 10th*, and run through *Sunday, December 18 th*. Weekday hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (except Fridays, when the Nature Center is closed), and weekend hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

This marks the seventh consecutive year that the Nature Center is hosting this exhibit. Designed for train lovers of all ages, the show will feature a special 12- by 18-foot display of HO gauge model trains traveling through countryside scenes of natural beauty, modeled on the terrain of upstate New York and New England. HO model railroad scale is 1/87th of the actual size, so a one-foot model railroad car would be 87 feet long in actual size.

The display includes special topographic features such as a mountain with a train tunnel and a mining cave tunnel. Other features include a ravine with a train trestle crossing over it, a wooden bridge, a model village, road crossings, a shopping mall and a model replica of the Greenburgh Nature Center. Members of the railroad club will be on hand to talk about the trains and provide opportunities for visitors to examine some of the different kinds of train engines up-close.

The show is coordinated by Dr. Paul Greenburg of the WYMRC. Dr. Greenburg has designed and constructed some of the models and has been active as a model railroader for more than 50 years. He is a long-time resident of Greenburgh and has traveled by train throughout many parts of the world.

For GNC members, the event is free. For non-members, admission fees are $10 for adults, $9 for students and seniors, and $8 for children, ages 2-12 (children under two are free). The admission fee includes admission to all of the Nature Center’s exhibits, including the live animal museum. All proceeds from the train show will help support the educational programs of the Nature Center and the WYMRC.

Special thanks to Central Animal Hospital, WFAS and Westchester County Parks for their generous support of this exhibit.

The Greenburgh Nature Center is a 33-acre woodland preserve with trails, pond, gardens, and outdoor animal exhibits, including a birds of prey aviary. Our indoor exhibits include a live animal museum with over 100 specimens, exhibit areas focusing on nature and the environment, a greenhouse with botanical exhibits, and a gift shop.

The Nature Center is located at 99 Dromore Road, off Central Park Avenue, in Scarsdale, NY. Parking is free, and handicapped parking is available. The Nature Center’s grounds are open daily dawn to dusk throughout the year. The Center’s indoor exhibits are open daily except Fridays and a few holidays (Christmas Day, New Year’s Day), 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on weekdays and 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on weekends.

For further information, call (914)723-3470 or visit the website www.greenburghnaturecenter.org.