Each year the Botanical Gardens has the Luminations Festival. The Gardens are lighted and very beautiful. WAGRS has provided a trains layout the last three years.We have three loops. One is 20x 40 with an elevated ladder section on one end. The second is a 5x12 loop that a newbright Holiday Express animated train will run on. The third loop is up on a knoll w/ LGB lighted passenger consist. There is a trolly line provided by member "Reevha." On the main loop we run a Mikado w/6 lighted Aristo Sierras - The Polar Express. There are 10 lighted buildings. We run from 6-9PM on the next three fri/sat nights. The entire Botanica is lighted, with minstral groups, choirs, and other entertainment. It looks like a winter wonderland.Last year a kid came up to me [I was wearing an Engineer's cap] and his comment was that "This is so AWSOME!!" We crank up the volume on the lGB Mikado. You can hear that whistle wailing all over the gardens like a lonesome train passing in the distant darkness.
Pictures to be posted Sat. or Sun. night.
JimC.
Bob Berger, C.O.O. N-ovation & Northwestern R.R. My patio layout....SEE IT HERE
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Free and available to all is our annual list of large-scale holiday displays.
Take the family, relatives, friends, or just yourself to visit a display this year. You are welcome to forward this article to others who may be interested. We want to spread the word about these public events!
Just click on this link and download the PDF:
http://www.trains.com/grw/default.aspx?c=a&id=798
Rene Schweitzer
Classic Toy Trains/Garden Railways/Model Railroader
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