@Dave Warburton posted:For a number of years the Richard Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda, California put on a very nice train display during the holidays. I was lucky to attend what I believe was the last such event about ten years ago.
I believe that three layouts were featured that year: A fairly large but relatively simple G gauge layout, a nice size O gauge layout, and a a large Lego layout.
This was the first and only time I ever saw Lego trains in action and I was impressed . The Lego trains were either O gauge or approximate to it and run on 2-rail track. All diesel motive power. Tons of Lego buildings as you might imagine making up a large city scene. And at one end, an airport with a plane taking off and landing, as I recall. As I remember it, the Lego layout blew the other two out of the water.
I realize I'm going slightly off topic here, but figured I'd mention there are operating Lego trains at both the TCA Museum and the Railroad Museum of PA (which is just down the block from the TCA Museum).
At least there still were the last times I was there. Neither is particularly large (TCA Museum is probably something close (estimate) to a 4x8 or 5x9 table - RR Museum of PA is possibly slightly larger as part of larger layout room that has other toy/model trains as well - but this one is built into an alcove in the wall, so you can only view it from the side facing the middle of the room). The TCA Museum one has 2 "sides" split by a wall down the middle. City style buildings on one side, and farm/rural on the other side. The RR Museum of PA one is a bit busier in terms of how much is crammed on it, but I have not seen that one often enough to recite from memory exactly what is included.
-Dave
