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Will You Run a Train Around the Christmas Tree This Year?

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Posted by richhotrain on Sunday, December 13, 2020 3:52 PM

The lighting is fine. Those photos are great.

Ahh, the magic of PWM control with the Aristo Train Engineer wireless radio throttle. Yes

Rich

 

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Posted by BurlingtonNorthern2264 on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 9:54 AM
Lighting is fine, it looks excellent.
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Posted by BATMAN on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 10:08 AM

That's beautiful Sheldon, like something you would see in a movie or a magazine. Thumbs Up

Brent

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Posted by ATLANTIC CENTRAL on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 10:25 AM

Thanks for the kind words everyone. That little Bachmann train has been running around our tree for 25 years and survived kids and grand kids.

The houses are just a few of a larger collection, some years I have set up much more elaborate displays, This year we kept it simple, been real busy and we figure the youngest grandchild, two years old, does not need too many small bits to get into.

Sheldon

    

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 10:56 AM

ATLANTIC CENTRAL
The houses are just a few of a larger collection

When our youngest daughter moved out, the three girls split up our Christmas Village collection between them.

They have "dibs" on our collection of ornaments, but hopefully they will need to wait a while for those.

-Kevin

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Posted by Nashvegas on Thursday, December 17, 2020 11:26 AM

Yup! Bought a Bachmann G scale train set this year just for this purpose. Wife loves it; cats undecided....

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Posted by Big Bend Ken on Thursday, December 17, 2020 11:50 AM

We have two small trees (artificial) this year since we are in a new house. I put up the Lionel set I received as a Christmas present in 1954 and it is still in very good condition. I had hope to have my HO train table brought over from my parent's house and working before Christmas, but still trying to find help because of the pandemic.

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Posted by Shock Control on Sunday, December 20, 2020 11:23 AM

The cats have broken THREE telegraph poles so far - and it is only December 20.

I write "cats," but I am pretty sure I know which cat it is.

At least I have all the pieces and can glue the arms back on the poles.  

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Posted by ATSFGuy on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 11:01 PM

Here's my christmas tree picture;

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Thursday, December 24, 2020 10:15 AM

This is a photo from a previous year.  We did not put up our big tree this year. 

 

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