Here is the page on trains. I hope you like it.
I have enjoyed playing with model trains for about 2 years now. My Mother got me my first
HO scale train for Christmas, since then I have collected several engines and boxcars and
have put the track on a shelf that is about 8" below the ceiling and extends all the way around
the living room, down the hall, into the bedroom and back to the living room again.
A shelf like the one I described is a great place to put an HO scale train set, especially if
you are limited with room. The only drawbacks to this are 1: your detail work on the layout is
not as visible. 2: You need to have some kind of stepstool or something of the sort to get
the trains on and off the track. And 3: You have got to have your track perfect. (HO scale
trains are not designed to plummet 8 or 9 feet to the floor because of a derail.)
The advantages to having a setup close to the ceiling are that 1: You can assemble a
really huge layout and not take up much room. 2: You can have the train run all over the house
and not have to worry about it getting in the way. (There is something cool about laying in
the bed and a train passing through the room every few minutes). 3: More visible, as far as,
no matter where you go in the house you can see the train, as opposed to having to go in to one
certain room to see it.
My favorite of the set is the Norfolk Southern equipment. The reason for this is that
my father works for the Norfolk Southern Railway and has been for about 26 years.
also there is a train track that is about 35 feet away from my home that Norfolk Southern uses.
This works out really well for me because when I'm not sure about some details of an engine or
boxcar, I can just ask my Dad or watch it when it comes by the house. It is also good for getting some
great train pictures and video, plus collector stuff like pocket knives and hats and documents
that my Daddy brings home from work.
I also have an S-gauge train that belonged to my dad when he was a boy,
an N-gauge that I put on top of the entertainment center, and an O-gauge.
Later, I hope to add some model train tips and tricks, So keep a check on this page!
