▁Michael ▁G ross . ▁ ▁Re ver end ▁Tim othy ▁Love jo y ▁( The ▁Sim ps ons ) ▁has ▁been ▁port rayed ▁in ▁several ▁episodes ▁running ▁model ▁trains ▁in ▁his ▁bas ement . ▁ ▁Lex ▁L ut hor ▁( Ke vin ▁Space y ) ▁has ▁a ▁multi - g au ge ▁layout ▁in ▁Super man ▁Returns . ▁ ▁Arthur ▁Mitchell ▁( play ed ▁by ▁John ▁Lith gow ▁in ▁season ▁ 4 ▁of ▁D ex ter ▁had ▁O ▁scale ▁model ▁trains . ▁ ▁Roy ▁Ne ary ▁( Rich ard ▁D rey f uss ) ▁has ▁an ▁HO ▁Sc ale ▁layout ▁under ▁construction ▁in ▁Close ▁Enc oun ters ▁of ▁the ▁Third ▁Kind . ▁ ▁John ▁P atter son ▁( For ▁Better ▁or ▁For ▁Wor se ) ▁has ▁a ▁garden ▁rail road . ▁ ▁Eric ▁Pet erson ▁( The ▁Big ▁Bang ▁Theory ) ▁Season ▁ 7 ▁ep ▁ 1 6 , ▁Valent ines ▁E pisode ▁- ▁be fri ends ▁Sh eld on ▁as ▁fellow ▁train ▁enthus iast . ▁ ▁Mary ▁Ellen ▁Rog ers ▁( Le ave ▁It ▁to ▁Be aver ), ▁( W ally ' s ▁Girl friend )' s ▁D ad ▁has ▁an ▁American ▁Fly er ▁layout ▁in ▁her ▁bas ement ▁in ▁one ▁episode . ▁ ▁Train ▁engineer ▁Tom ▁St ark ▁( Ke vin ▁Ba con , ▁in ▁Rails ▁& ▁T ies ) ▁has ▁a ▁model ▁railway ▁at ▁home . ▁ ▁All an ▁Ste iger ▁( Ne igh b ours ). ▁ ▁Wal lace ▁and ▁G rom it ▁have ▁a ▁model ▁railway ▁which ▁is