Next stop, the world's largest model railroad! One man's spectacular construction that took 16 years to build Northlandz took 16 years to build and boasts 100 trains, 400 bridges, and 3,000 miniature buildings By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 06:04 GMT, 3 July 2013 | UPDATED: 12:03 GMT, 3 July 2013
It began as a distraction in a hobbyist’s basement, but the world’s biggest model railroad is now anything but. Here's a look inside the world's largest model railroad. It boasts more than eight miles of track and features more than 100 trains, as well as almost 400 bridges and took some 16 years to complete.