CHRISTMAS TRAINS - LETS SEE THEM!

2020 Harley House train display.

@Dallas Joseph posted:

What a great scene Marty.......and not enough words for the scene at the base of the tree.

Agreed all around!

Better keep that fire under control, however!

A few from 2005's Christmas layout...4 operating loops. JERSEY CENTRAL RR with RMT trains and St. Nicholas Square ceramic lighted buildings.

Merry Christmas and a Happy Festivus to all!

Walter

Glen Rock PA VFD Christmas display for 2022:

On the way out, we we're lucky to catch the Northern Central's Santa Train rolling through town on its return trip:

Hope everyone here has a great holiday!

PD

My brother Bruce's Christmas AF trains.

I think this is where it all began, Christmas displays  Looks good

Here are some cool shots I took of our layout during and after the filming of my brother's newest Holiday video card!

Santa Fe Super Chief, 10th anniversary Polar Express, and PE Trolley along with Department 56 Dickens Village, Christmas in the City, and Lionel PE buildings.

A short video.

Acquired this set from a friend. It was his father’s.

53, 602, 602, 603. Cleaned up nicely and replaced all wiring.

AC

Christmas Trains on the G&O December 17, 2022.  NH Joe

Merry Christmas at Radiator Springs

Here comes the Christmas train.  The engine is a MTH ES44 Dasher that has been converted to battery power.  The battery is in the trailing SP SD9.  The train is controlled using the Airwire system.

Poinsettias are beautiful at Bouey Canyon.

Snowman in CA?  There is lots of snow at Donner Summit today.

Here comes Thomas.

This is Lion Chief SW pulling a Lionel Christmas train on the children's display.

A G gauge train with New Bright cars.

Is is CA and this is the Napa Valley Wine Train.  

Radiator Springs sparkles in the sun.  

Polar Bears have invaded Norris Falls.

San Leandro is ready for Christmas.

The Santa Train pulled by Dasher is crossing the Bixby Bridge at Bouey Canyon.  The cars are from a K-Line 12 days of Christmas set.  

Depot Yard.

Norris Falls.  Yes, the trees are real.  

Everyone is caroling in Radiator Springs.

A Santa Fe train at Norris Falls.

A G gauge train full of gifts.  

Here's the Snowman!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to All of You.

Hi everyone- I've been in the hobby now 50 years (December 1972- December 2022). What a fun ride! Christmas was big deal in 1950 ( I was 5) and my brother Norm was almost 4. My Dad didn't have much after WWII- nobody did- but loved trains. Watched them in Berkeley and Oakland California - there were many- even the big cab forwards going around the East Bay. What a buzz for young boys who would grow into men but still stay little boys inside. Being an adult is tiresome at times....

We started with Marx windups with flint sparkler coming out of the smokestack. WOW! especially in the dark. Money was tight and Lionel was the dream for all of us but "big bucks". We eventually had a large suitcase full -adding something each year -only opened for Christmas Tree running and then carefully put away after New Years day despite all of our pleading with Mom. The mess was all over the living room- train tracks, lionel trains, lincoln logs, toy building blocks for tunnels, for building our growing empire , then even a tin sheet metal (Probably Marx) 2 story gas station with hand crank elevator to the top and side down ramp on the side for the cars to go down...

When my first 2 boys arrived in 1969 and 1970 I wanted to do the same.. so 1972 became the year of our first "floor" layout and has continued ever since. So a few favorite pics of how it all began and some going forward. Christmas for us has always been busy with guests, visitors, relatives and now grandchildren.

The tree is 12' tall with a beautiful Angel looking down with arms outstretched. . Takes 4 hours to set up-1,000 lights, heirloom ornaments, lighted village below, and the scenery.  I ask the guys who come with their wives (the girls talk & the guys play trains) to find certain vintage vehicles i.e 1948 Studebaker, Edsel, the hard ones...fun game!

Postwar operation was near the transformer on the floor for control- now you can do everything remotely anywhere in the room. So no more kneeling on 77 yr old knees. The women are politely timid & some are brave about asking to run them which I always accommodate because of the remote.  When they do- most laugh and some cry ("I always was told I couldn't play with trains because girls play with dolls" ... and my brothers got a Lionel train for Christmas and wouldn't share it. Really made me mad !". "Boy's toys are so much more fun". "Here you go- your turn has come, " I reply as I hand over the the remote. Priceless.

Grateful to be in such a wonderful hobby and also have the OGR forum as a platform to share information and ideas.

Merry Christmas.

My wife adds Christmas effects to our layout.

Here is the beast Mohawk that Pat(harmon yards) and Alex M worked on together to make it what it is.

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Years! 

I had to do a Christmas Day run(while getting smoked out). Merry Christmas, have a wonderful day with your families. Getting ready to go to my sister's for a fun filled day with her, my youngest niece, and food. My brother and I are so happy the Steelers won last night to boot. Couldn't have asked for a better Christmas present.

Such great Christmas Tree layouts!

If you posted and would like, let me know and I'll share yours here: https://www.warrenvillerailroa...layouts-past-present.

Merry Christmas!

Outdoor Summer play layout made for the neighbor children now a Christmas layout 12/25/2022

It took several weeks to build but my 8 year old son and I got it done in time for Christmas. Every year we do something different and this year we went multilevel.  We will keep this up in our family room until the end of January.

Great stuff everyone!

No village for me this year, just a circle under the tree with my 2018 pulling some Lionel Christmas cars.  When I was just starting in the hobby 20 years ago and didn't know anything, the 2018 was my first PW purchase.

Merry Christmas
Don