@jlm1973 posted:Thanks for all the advice. Luckily we're only looking to move a couple of miles, just a change in neighborhood. We'll be packing and moving all but the furniture. The bigger issue they will be packed away for 6-9 months until I can claim a spot for them.
James
We moved 8 miles two years ago from our old house to our "forever home". I packed all my trains, track and scenery materials in their original boxes; then packed those in sturdy cardboard boxes. Some of the sturdy cardboard boxes were liquor bottle boxes, Chewy dog food shipping cartons and so forth; nothing flimsy. I also made sure that when the contents were packed, everything was reasonably fitted in with some packing material stuffed in as needed to prevent shifting en-route. I had over 50 boxes by the time I was finished packing.
We had the same moving company relocate the trains that moved the rest of the household goods except the trains were moved on a separate day in a 26 foot box truck. The movers carried the train boxes out to the truck where we supervised the loading. Everything was tied down so it would shift around while the truck was moving. When we arrived at our house, we reversed the process. Nothing was damaged in the move.
I think proper packing and supervising the loading and unloading were keys to a damage-free move.
