The Emotional Underbelly Of A Train Set

You look at a big train set over a holiday and it's all bucolic small town scenes, humming trains, joy all around. You need to pay attention to the details.

Dejected conductor.

Freaked out dog. Traumatized goose.

Shoveling topless in the snow with a bent spade. What is going on in this train set?

Brakeman checking his imaginary cell phone. Angry conductor. Train work is stressful.

Handless, almost faceless tractor man.

Run, run from this train set!!