Dec 27, 2013

Nestled behind blocks of homes adorned with holiday lights in the Severn community, whistles and bells sound from a freight train as dusk settles in the land of Beaverton Cliffs. A boy lies on his back, making a snow angel while sledders race down a slope beneath the train trestle. Travelers ride a passenger train through a picturesque landscape, where the mountainside town’s residents never fail to wave at passers-by.

Excited children and adults watch the two trains pass each other in the holiday-themed, G scale train garden created in John and Kim Beverly’s front lawn at 7927 Stone Hearth Road. “People need a little shot of Christmas spirit,” laughs John Beverly, who has created the display for the past two years. “If you cant get a little bit of Christmas spirit from coming out here and walking down the sidewalk and listening to the music and watching the trains, then you’re just a Scrooge.”

: The holiday resort of Beaverton Cliffs, a holiday G-gauge train village created on the front yard of John and Kim Beverly. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: Visitors stand on the sidewalk. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: Max Lemke, 4 of Odenton gazes at the trains rolling by as he stands next to his mother Rebekah Lemke, who points at “Beaverton,” a holiday N-gauge train village created on the front yard of John and Kim Beverly. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: Max Lemke, 4 of Odenton gazes at the trains rolling by as he stands next to his mother Rebekah Lemke. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: A steam engine carries passengers through the night. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: A steam engine train chugs through the night at Beaverton, a holiday N-gauge train village. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: A steam engine train chugs through the night. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: The main street of the holiday resort of Beaverton Cliffs. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: A couple ride in a horse-drawn sleigh. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: The annual Christmas Doggie Parade at the holiday resort. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: A parade commences at the holiday resort of Beaverton Cliffs. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: Christmas puppies for sale at the holiday resort of Beaverton Cliffs. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: A dog stands at the base of a surprised snowman. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: At the town’s church, the pastor stands by as carolers sing at the holiday resort of Beaverton Cliffs, a holiday G-gauge train village created on the front yard of John and Kim Beverly. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: Millie Nieman, 8 months old, looks at the village scene of Beaverton while held by her mother Sarah Nieman. They live nearby. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: John Beverly sprinkles artificial snow onto the main street at Beaverton. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: John Beverly sprinkles artificial snow onto the main street. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: A person makes a snow angel at Beaverton. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: Skiers ride a lift at Beaverton, a holiday N-gauge train village. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: A dog chases sledders who race down a ski slope. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: A hiker uses snow shoes to head down the ski slope. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: People sit on a porch at the holiday resort of Beaverton Cliffs. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: Passenger cars glow in the night while heading out of Beaverton, a holiday N-gauge train village. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: A passenger rides the train to the holiday resort. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: Santa and his reindeer rest on a flatbed car of a locomotive. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: John Beverly wears a Santa hat as people look at the village of Beaverton Cliffs. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: Buying Christmas trees at the holiday resort of Beaverton Cliffs, a holiday G-gauge train village. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: A street scene at the holiday resort of Beaverton Cliffs. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: A horse-drawn carriage bears a woman with presents. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: A horse-drawn carriage at the holiday resort of Beaverton Cliffs. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: Passenger cars glow as they turn the corner to cross the trestle bridge into Beaverton Cliffs. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

$A train rolls on the track. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)\$: A train rolls on the track. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: The holiday resort of Beaverton Cliffs, a holiday G-gauge train village created on the front yard of John and Kim Beverly. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)