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Live steam model trains outdoors in the snow, then real trains.

Hey Y'all, how about some live steam model trains outdoors in the snow, and then some real trains doing likewise.
Something I'd like to be able to do is have my own garden railway but health limitations say no.
Here's one recently posted by a member on the Large Scale Central garden railway modeling forum.
Trains in this size can be powered by the classic 'train set' electricity through the rails; by radio control car and boat batteries; or steam engines can be actual steam engines, as is this one.


And for anyone interested in the various real steam engines which were driven by geared systems as opposed to the classic side rods, http://www.gearedsteam.com/

And real trains plowing snow with one of their big rotary plows,

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