A miniature world exists in the lower level of the Elizabethtown Public Library, 10 S. Market St. The Train Guys have set up an elaborate display that features homes, businesses, historical buildings, mountains and more.

"When people come here, they can expect a ton of action and a lot of fun," said Craig Coble, a member of The Train Guys. "If they had a train set in their younger days, it's going to bring back a whole bunch of memories for them, and we see this all the time with our older visitors. For kids, they didn't know this stuff existed or exists now. It's just fun to watch their expressions, all the laughs and excitement."

The Train Guys, who include about 25 members, begin setting up the display in mid-October. They officially work three days a week to get ready for the holiday season, but individual members come in almost daily to set up the layout, test the track, wire accessories and make sure the 50 push buttons located throughout the display all function properly.

"The display will look different this year, because we have moved some things around and we have some new things," Coble explained. A snow-covered mountain greets visitors as they walk in the door, and a new canal, complete with barges and three bridges, is featured along the first side of the display.

"It's going to be genuine simulated water," Coble joked.

Other new features include a lighthouse, an atomic power plant, a FedEx building and a rocket launcher.

"We have a two- or three-story building that's on fire, and it's surrounded by firetrucks trying to extinguish the blaze," Coble said.

One section of the display is decided to historic sites in Elizabethtown, including a replica of the Klein Chocolate Company baseball field, the old firehouse and an old schoolhouse, which now houses the Elizabethtown Historical Society.

The buildings are accompanied by photographs of the actual site as it looked years ago.

Along with the O-gauge trains and tracks on the elevated table in the room, the display features a garden-gauge setup on the floor, where children can often be found lying down on their stomachs, entranced by the trains, Coble said.

As visitors exit the room, they'll be treated to a new, unique track. "This track has special circuitry in it, so as the train runs, there's flashing colored Christmas lights all through the track that follow the train," Coble noted. "We think it's a neat thing to send people out the door with Christmas spirit."

The Train Guys will open their display with a special night for first responders from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 30. The first 50 first responders who visit will receive a free ticket to be entered into a drawing for a train set. That evening is also the tree lighting in Elizabethtown, so visitors are encouraged to see the display and then head outside at 7 p.m. for the festivities.

The display will also be open on Saturdays, Dec. 2, 9, 16 and 30, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 23, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Thursdays, Dec. 7, 14, 21 and 28, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.; and Friday, Dec. 8, from 6 to 8 p.m.

Proceeds from the display benefit the Elizabethtown Public Library.