Hot Water Wheelihan's Layout in the Press

Way to go! Great article.

Dennis

Nice article and great layout Hotwater! I'd give anything to get that much daylight into my basement!

Congrats HW!  Very Nice!

Congratulations on the article and especially the extraordinary layout.

I love seeing positive, well written articles about the hobby and its' great participants!

Andy

It was a very nice write-up, and the your railroad looks exceptional Jack! There are few railroad room as well finished and inviting as that one is. Your better half seems entirely pleased with your use of the space too. Trains and Railroading have been good to you and it shows.

Bob

Thanks Rich.

Also, thanks for the nice comments, guys. Truth be told, the up-stairs addition was my wife's idea! She designed the whole concept as a large up-stairs "master bedroom", with its own bathroom/shower, full size "walk-in" cedar lined closet, and "sitting room on the other side of the stair way. She has also taken GREAT pleasure in telling all the neighbors in our sub-division that, "The whole new up-stairs addition is for a railroad."! Naturally, you can't believe the looks she gets.

Nice, very very nice . A kind and caring wife also, BUT, where's your eight foot round house with a 32" turntable? I thought all you guys had that ?  Nice layout Hotwater.  148th

That's nice, Hot.  Very nice!

If I still lived in the area, you could connect up with my Sanitary Belt Line . . .

EdKing

Very nice Jack!  You've made some great progress since I visited.  The icing platform turned out beautifully.  The folks on the tour are in for a real treat.

Way to go "Hot".  Very Nice article and layout!

I have always admired the great layout that you have there, it is definetly an inspiration.  That combined with all of your knowledge with regards to main line steam and EMD that you bring to the forum makes for some great reading and enjoyment.  And what a nice well written article.  Congratulations to you on a great room, a great layout and some darn nice recognition.   

The first and fifth photos have good views of the roundhouse AND 32" turntable.

Jack - I am pleased to see that you and your great railroad are receiving some well deserved recognition. I have enjoyed visiting with you at DuPage and have admired the pictures and videos of your layout that I have seen on this forum. When I saw that your layout was featured on the tours of the upcoming O Scale Convention, I marked it on my calendar as a must see. 

Great article! Your wife's support is priceless.

Art

Jack

     Great job! You deserve the praise and even more your wife! Hope to see the layout on Friday.

Best regards

Ray Marion

Beautiful layout! I love the weathering. Everything covered in soot, just as should be on a coal fired layout. When I was a small boy we lived about 10 blocks from the IC yard in Jackson, MS. When the breeze was just right the cinders and soot engulfed our home. My mother hated it when she had clothes on the line.

Malcolm

Congratulations, Jack! I am also glad to see a well-written article on model railroading.

Awesome job HOTWATER!  Love it.

Round house and turn table. BF