Really happy about today’s haul! Got that 3rd Rail engine at the top for only $150 and it is custom decaled for B&O, weathered and was given Proto Sounds 1. The Lionel ABA set were also custom painted and I got them for $100 total. For all the cars it costed me about $175-200 total. Overall great day!
After having this layout in the garage for 4 years, it was time to disassemble it.
I got back into model railroading after being away from it for years. I grew up with O gauge so that’s where I wanted to stay.
The first purchase was a Lionel Pennsy Flyer set my wide surprised me with for our anniversary. That loop kept expanding to the layout in these pictures. I used this layout to experiment with different wiring techniques, but most of all figuring out different geometry and configurations for Lionel Fastrack. The last set I had were conventional and TMCC, so I was also learning the legacy system. I have a base three now that I have not fully utilized. I have a lot more learning to do with that.
I was able to salvage every piece of wood from the table that I built. Which is good because… A new layout is coming. 😁
We’re building a garage and I will have a dedicated 30‘ x 30‘ room for new layout. Diagram shows a rough draft of what I’m thinking about doing full the dog bone along the walls to get as much track run as possible with a center island for additional scenery and trackage. I’ll have a yard above the desk / work bench. Under the island there will be a lower level staging so I can keep the big engines parked and not have to handle them.
If anyone is interested, I could talk more about the new layout and post updates about the progress.
Picked up this Lionel F3 ABA that were custom painted at a train show today for $100 but they didn’t look quite right, so when I got home I pulled out a white painted pen and gave the frame a white stripe, and man it makes a difference!