EXPERT WORKING ON CHRISTMAS FOR CLUELESS CHOO-CHOO BUFFS

EXPERT WORKING ON CHRISTMAS FOR CLUELESS CHOO-CHOO BUFFS

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (Wireless Flash) -- Santa Claus won't be the only guy working on Christmas. So will a train buff in Rochester, New York. Tom Barker -- a professor at Rochester Institute of Technology -- will spend Christmas Day on his computer helping clueless parents set up antique toy train tracks. Barker says Christmas is the most popular time of the year to set up toy trains but many old trains are no longer being made and folks need advice on how to get them running. In the past he's answered questions on everything from where to buy a new engine to how to get rid of a pregnant spider who laid her eggs in a smoke unit. Barker's train-assistance website can be accessed at www.rit.edu/~tbbeqa/GAF.html