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This forum has become so expansive I am not sure where layout videos are found, and I don't know if this has been shown before. I don't recall reading about this layout in the magazines, and I've been a subscriber for a long time. I found Dr. Jack Fisher's very nice - make that exceptionally nice - layout on YouTube, and credit to Dr. Jack and Mr. Muffins videos. Dr. Jack seems a very nice man, and shares an affinity for the Milwaukee Road.


Introduction to Dr. Fisher


Working the Yard

I found other videos of Dr. Jack's amazing layout, and will post them if there's interest.


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Dr. Jack Fisher (plastic surgeon) is something of a legend here in Nashville for his very stunning custom layout built by himself and Kent Cooper, a noted local layout designer/builder. Jack is also known for his excellent modification of Lionel and MTH passenger cars by lowering the bodies of passenger cars to their trucks and also prototypical close coupling of said cars with their diaphragms connecting. He also modifies buildings, accessories and model road vehicles with special detailed lighting. His awesome layout includes a multi-track custom built passenger trainshed that has to be seen in person to fully believe. His outdoor G gauge layout is also quite an achievement. He is a very warm and unpretentious host at his frequent legendary open houses here in Nashville. Jack has also been actively involved in the ongoing restoration of  4-8-4 NC&StL 576, and is a board member of this Nashville steam project. A true gentleman and expert train hobbiest!

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As noted above, Dr. Fisher has been very instrumental in the on-going restoration effort on the 576. I was there when it was moved out of Centennial Park to live track on the Nashville and Western. I was there again when it was moved to Kayne Avenue Yard, next to Union Station. To say that it was quite an event would be an understatement. It was a great privilege to witness it in person. Dr. Fisher deserves the lion's share of the credit for pushing this project forward like he has.  

His and Kent's contributions to the train layout at the Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt University Hospital are also legendary here in Nashville, TN, and are much appreciated in our community! We are very fortunate to have both Dr. Fisher and Kent Cooper as Nashville residents. Kent's workshop is located in my neighborhood, and he is a craftsman of the first order! I am proud to call Kent a friend and fellow train enthusiast since 1974, a span of over four decades!

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Hi Paul, thank you for your kind words about our friend Dr. Jack Fisher and his extraordinary model railroad. If you would, hop over to the “What did you do on your Railroad today” thread, and add your you tube videos, thus would help show folks this amazing layout.  It’s a really well thought out plan, great scenery, all MTH, Legacy Command.  It’s a Wow. Happy Railroading 

Nothing like some Milwaukee Road fantasy (and prototype) trains to get the day, and a Monday morning at that, before the grind of endless work, of which I try to be grateful to have, started. Kudos to Lionel for making the S3 in Hiawatha livery. Lionel made a Hiawatha Atlantic in 2006 but to date has not done a Hiawatha F7 Hudson. BTW: these are more videos of Dr. Fisher's awesome train layout. Some are courtesy of Mr. Muffins Trains.



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How would that work Alan? Either he or someone that knows him would have to? Curious.

Either the layout owner, or someone he knows and trusts (and who knows his or her way around a camera), would simply have to contact me--email address is in the front of the magazine and on this site--and I will be happy to work with the layout owner and/or his representative to get a full feature article together.

The same recommendation applies to any and all who have a distinctive layout they might like to share with our readers. I don't care if it's a large layout, a small one, or something in between, (always have a need for the smaller ones), as long as it is something that is apt to appeal to our diverse readership. 3-rail O gauge, 2-rail O, O tinplate, On30 or On3, etc.--all are welcome! In short: O scale trains, no matter what track they run on or what they model, are viable candidates.

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