If you have not gone already, you should take your children and grandchildren to “Romance of the Rails” at the Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art in Midland open now through December 13.

Special attractions include famous train photographs by Alden Dow, Keith Burgess, Tim Davis, and O. Winston Link, world class train models, the Michigan LEGO User Group train layout, antique train collectibles and toys.

In addition there are working model railroads: the Saginaw River Valley Model Railroad Club HO scale layout featuring an animated circus, a steel plant, many details including flying kites, a bungee jumper, a hang glider and an operating wind turbine; and the B.E.A.M. Model Railroad Club N scale layout featuring a round house for steam locomotives, a railroad barge, fast food restaurants, and yes, flying kites. The railroads are up until November 14.

The members who were running the trains are very enthusiastic, great to talk to, and extremely knowledgeable about the thousands of details on the railroads. Model railroading is a great hobby for young and old and this show really awakens the flames of yearning to ride the rails.