I'd like to take a moment to make a post about trains. My father, an eternal child, is building a train layout in his basement. He says it's for the grandchildren (especially the grandsons), but I know there's an element of returning to his own childhood in there too. :)
It's not all done yet, but there's already great progress. Most of the trains, track, and extra elements are cleaned up and refurbished Lionel pieces from a long... long time ago. Well, actually I don't know exactly when they are from, but they're not new. It's great to see my dad get into a hobby like this again. He has talked about it for many years, and now he gets to enjoy designing the layout, cleaning the different parts and pieces, and building it all. In his words, it's not about getting it done, it's about the process of building, and that has been a lot of fun. Here are some pictures of the progress as I saw it when I was visiting at the end of April.
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| Part of the layout.... |
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| The OTHER part of the train layout. |
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| The control panel (not everything is there... but you get the idea) |
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| The BIG picture! |
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| New additions to the train collection... the Alaska Railroad! |
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| Another view of the layout (to the right of the control panel) |
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| This one shoots missiles |
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| Shoveling ice into the ice car... |
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| Another Alaska Railroad car... this one exemplifying the awesome customer service that still exists all over Alaska. |
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| Loading culvert pipes... |
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| Another view of the icing station... loading ice into the train car. |
I know there is more progress to be made, but knowing all the layout building from scratch, electrical planning and wiring that needed to be done, and meticulous cleaning of every piece of this layout, I can already appreciate how much has been accomplished. Hopefully you can too! It's much more fun to see it all in action though...
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