“The guy who owned Lionel was so enamored riding it, that he made a train set of the Blue Comet,” said Tom Gallo of Keyport, a railroad historian and author of “The Seashore’s Finest Train.” ...

Emmons’ film also features another aspect of the Blue Comet’s legacy — a holy grail, of sorts, for model train enthusiasts. “Joshua Lionel Cowen, the founder of the Lionel Corporation ...

From noon to 6:30 p.m., the Connector's Atrium will host scale models of the Blue Comet train, a modular layout of the Atlantic City Line, a tabletop display of Lionel trains and a Garden Rail ...