BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A 70-year-old shop selling model railroads and trains in Belleville is set to close by the end of the year. The Belleville News-Democrat reports that Harter’s Hobby Shop will close its doors because the owner is retiring. The shop has operated since 1946. Ron Bayer of Swansea has worked there since 1950 and owned it since 1959.