LEGO has always fascinated me. I love the idea of colorful blocks that can be used to build whatever your imagination allows. Yet, I never played with them when I was a kid.

I’m not sure why but I don’t recall any of the kids at school playing with them in the 80’s either. Perhaps they were just too expensive for the kids in my poor rural community and not trendy enough to pressure parents into buying them.

Today, you can buy kits to build all kinds of things like the castle from Harry Potter, the Eiffel Tower, a flower garden or a set from your favorite tv show. I have a basic beginners set that I sometimes pull out on a cold winter night and often ogle the more advanced sets in the store.

When I visit my Pittsburgh friend, I get to stay in her college student son’s room which is packed with fabulous Lego creations that always make me smile.

So imagine my zeal when we found a fantastic Lego village and railway in the visitors center of the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum. It was put on by Steel City Lug, a local group of adults that love Legos. By the way, LUG stands for Lego Users Group.

Boy oh boy!! They made me want to clear off the dining room table and start building! Who knew you could make a working Lego train? There was a longer train but I forgot to photograph it.

I really like the group’s mission system:

“We further the enjoyment in all facets of hobbies that surround LEGO products, including, but not limited to: building official sets, building MOCs, collecting, artistic expression, investing, reselling, designing, robotics, sorting, and anything else that would drive someone to seek membership.”

This sounds like a group I would appreciate if I lived closer! Do you belong to a Lego group? I would love to hear about it! Find Make The Journey Fun on Facebook to see more photos.