This Amazing Accomplishment Is A Product Of 16 Years Of Hard Work! You'll Be Surprised By What It Is.

By Suzanne in Amazing On 17th June 2015
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Bruce Williams Zaccagnino started the project as a hobby in his basement with the help of his wife Jean before opening its doors to the public as a tourist attraction in 1997.

Northlandz model railroad, in Flemington, New Jersey, was painstakingly constructed by hand and took 16 years to complete.

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The model railway has an impressive 100 trains, 400 bridges and more than nine miles of track, as well as 3,000 miniature buildings that make up idyllic miniature towns and villages.

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There are also 50,000 streets and 40ft bridges spanning across vast canyons, all of which Mr Zaccagnino designed and painstakingly handcrafted on his own.

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The hit attraction was recognised by Guinness World Records as the largest model of its kind in the world

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According to Bruce Williams Zaccagnino visitors describe the model railway as one of the wonders of the world.

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The model railway aims to show the history of the railroads across the U.S. through the years with famous scenes.

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Bruce Williams Zaccagnino said most of the scenes are representative of places in the world where you would see trains such as a Swiss village or big city.

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Along with the art, music and doll displays, outdoors you will find an 1890s replica narrow gauge steam train.

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He said: 'There's just nothing else like it. Visitors come out saying it's one of the wonders of the world.

'I think people might be put off because they think it is just about model trains, but it is so much more than that.

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The model railway is made up city scenes as well as countryside landscapes designed by Mr Zaccagnino.

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Tunnels and intricate bridges are everywhere crossing each other on multiple levels.

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There are also 50,000 streets and 40 foot bridges spanning across vast canyons, all of which Mr Zaccagnino designed and painstakingly handcrafted on his own.

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This part of the nine mile track depicts a snowy scene with trees lining a town which the railway runs through.

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Mr Zaccagnino designed and painstakingly handcrafted the railway on his own over 16 years.

BREATHLESSLY MAGNIFICENT!