Trains from around the country, as far away as Alaska, find their way to The Back Shack Train Shop in Chesterfield County.

During the holiday season many enjoy having a model train running around their Christmas tree. The holidays are the busiest time of the year for those who repair model trains.

‘Tis the season for lots of fun scents and sights like gingerbread houses, mistletoe, candy canes and, of course, model trains.

While it occasionally services entire locomotives, most of the train engines rebuilt and repaired at Peaker Services have already been removed from the locomotives and delivered by truck.

Correction A previous version of this story incorrectly reported that The Train Depot is the last shop in Maryland that exclusively sells and repairs model trains.