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    A model railroad full of Down East history is heading down the tracks to southern Maine - Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer | of | Share this photo

    Model boats in a crowded working waterfront.

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    Stephen King's Bangor home is depicted in miniature.

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    Harold and Helen Beal’s model railroad display is believed to be one of the largest in Maine built in HO scale (1:87, or 3.5 mm to 1 foot).

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    Pins on a map demonstrate that people all over the world have visited the Beal's model railroad layout. Separate maps of the United States and New England show even more pins.

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    Model cars fill a busy street in Ellsworth.

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    Loggers in miniature.

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    Several rows of tracks were laid before this model of Bangor's Union Station.

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    Model railroad tracks crisscross through residential and industrial sites.

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    Miniature rail workers take a lunch break at a terminus.

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    An overview of Harold and Helen Beal's elaborate model railroad layout.

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    Model railroad tracks, roads, mountains and vegetation are part of the Beal's elaborate set.

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    Dysart's Truck Stop is included in the model buildings.

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    Figurines stand on a bridge spanning a depiction of the Penobscot River in Bangor.

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    A track bends around several mills.

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    Model train cars are parked in a rail yard.

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    Bridges span a river made from epoxy.

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    An overview of Harold and Helen Beal's elaborate model railroad layout.

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    A figurine keeps watch on a fire tower.

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    An overview of Harold and Helen Beal's elaborate model railroad layout.

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