Jim Rudd has only collected model trains for the past 15 years, but the Ozark man is the first to say what started as an interest when he received his first train as a surprise Christmas present from
his wife has today grown into a passion.
People are also reading… “Watson goes around to each display getting what he needs for his track,” his grandfather said. “It’s a very hands-on hobby, a lost art.” The senior Rudd had opened a small furniture store on the square in Ozark in 1945. He wanted his son to work with him in the family business, “at least until my sister graduated from college,” Rudd said.
The first train and tracks were set up in the house. As the collection grew, the train was set up to run around the Christmas tree. As the collection grew, the train was set up in the garage. “Then Ann wanted the garage back, so The Depot was built,” Rudd said.
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