Steam trains have been around for hundreds of years and devoted people with a lot of passion, patience, and strong work ethic are keeping the culture alive at volunteer-run organizations across the world. The Monticello Railway Museum in Illinois, and the Chelmsford Society of Model Engineers in England are two organizations doing their parts to help the culture make it through to the next generation.
Video of the miniature trains at the Chelmsford Society of Model Engineers
(Bill and his Thompson B1 make an appearance at 0:20):
Brilliant – loved listening to all of it – very atmospheric.