Model trains are practically synonymous with Christmas. That’s why the Edmonton Train Collectors Association has transformed its display at Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre into a winter wonderland.

It also has 2,000 model buildings and over 20,000 hand-painted figurines occupying a 4,000 sq. ft. (372 sq. m.) floor area.

Ed Cook says model railway building is "one of those hobbies that crosses generations." "It's a good way for parents and kids to do something together," he said on CBC's Mainstreet P.E.I.