Model Railroads in Movies and TV?

[MAbruce]

CSI had a multi-episode arc around tracking down a bizarre killer that made exact replica models of crime scenes (down to every subtitle detail).  One of the suspects was an avid model railroader, and his layout filled his house.  Unfortunately, the character turned out to be yet another bad stereotype:  Strange old man living alone and surrounded by nothing but trains (and eventually killing himself).

The mainstream media seems to have a very bad impression of this hobby.  

[cacole]

We have an old west town scene on our HO scale club layout consisting of models of buildings that were donated to us by a retired actor who used to appears in western movies.  He said the models were used in many different movies.

[SilverSpike]

Bobby Bacala's trains in the Sopranos.  It is shown in a somewhat negative light though.  Everybody makes fun of him for playing with trains.  I guess it is the contrast of a mafia captain having a softer side.  Which is what the Sopranos is generally about.

Yea, and it was too bad that he had to get cut down in the New Jersey train shop, especially when he fell on the display layout too! OUCH!

[secondhandmodeler]

Bobby Bacala's trains in the Sopranos.  It is shown in a somewhat negative light though.  Everybody makes fun of him for playing with trains.  I guess it is the contrast of a mafia captain having a softer side.  Which is what the Sopranos is generally about.

[Cox 47]

Tracklayer ask about Trains in movies and TV shows...How about model Railraods?