In 1969, Jack Klingbeil and his wife started a miniature railway for their children in Alaska; by 2026, it had grown into a public family attraction with 3.5 miles of track, bridges and tunnels across 18 acres

• A miniature railway that Jack Klingbeil and his wife built for their children in 1969 now carries visitors along 3.5 miles of track in Wasilla, Alaska.
• The line winds through tunnels, over bridges and past scale-model towns on 18 acres of woodland, according to a report by Dave Allgood for Aging Untold, published on 9 July 2026 and carried by Atlanta News First.