That and other antique Lionel trains have run around a 4-by 8-foot holiday layout topped by a Christmas tree every winter since Smith and his wife, Pamela, bought their house in 1981.

A Lionel Polar Express model train will be raffled at the Mid-Ohio Valley Model Railroad Club Christmas Open House from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday in the basement of NOE Office Equipment, 610 ...

Part of Chicago’s Pullman neighborhood this weekend is being transformed to celebrate the 20th anniversary of ‘The Polar Express’ and its director, Chicago-native Robert Zemekis.