Northlandz

American model railroad museum

Northlandz
Exterior of Northlandz

Established	1972
Location	Flemington, New Jersey
Collection size	Railroad model trains and dolls
Website	www.northlandz.com

Northlandz is a model railroad layout and museum located near Flemington, New Jersey, built by Bruce Williams Zaccagnino.^[1]

History

View over some of the many Northlandz Bridges

An eleven-minute short documentary film, Some Kind of Quest, documents the origins of the site.^[2]

When Zaccagnino retired, the premises changed hands and were almost demolished. However, the new owner, Tariq Sohail, marveled by the layout's spectacular details and scenery, ultimately decided to retain it. The renovated site opened in October 2019.^[3]^[4]

References

Inline citations

^ Dupont, Dan (December 24, 2003). "HO. HO. HO". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
^ Wilcox, Andrew (2016). Some Kind of Quest.
^ Andy Corbley (January 11, 2020). "Businessman Needing a Warehouse Stumbles Upon World's Largest Train Set—And Refuses to Simply Tear it Down". Good News Network. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
^ "Northlandz, Flemington's 'wonder of the world,' reopens after renovations by new owner". MY CENTRAL JERSEY. Retrieved January 13, 2020.

General references

Doochin, David (July 12, 2016). "An Up-Close and Personal Look at the World's Largest Model Railroad: A new short film captures the nuanced charm of a mesmerizing masterwork". Atlas Obscura. Archived from the original on July 14, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2021.

"In Flemington, Model Trains Way Too Big to Go Under the Tree". The New York Times. December 29, 1996. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2021.