“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 ...

“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.” ...