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[quote]QUOTE: Great shots of the layout. I just wouldn't to get off the train at that stop![/quote] You know I agonized over whether I wanted to name the line after something so creepy. I suppose for those who are not familiar with the title origin, it comes from a Twilight Zone episode wherein the main character keeps falling asleep on the commuter train on his way back from his hectic job in the city. In the dreams he finds himself in a peaceful, small town called Willoughby. People are nice and the pace of life is slow. The conductor keeps walking through the train calling, "Next stop Willoughby". Finally he gets off at the stop and in reality ends up jumping off the train at speed. The name on the door of the hearse that takes him away is Willoughby Bros. Funeral home. My brother convinced me it was a good name and I suppose everyone's railroad is a little bit of an attempt to escape the pressures of daily life... [quote]QUOTE: Having grown up in Southern California, spending many weekends in the central valley, and now living on the coast of CA, I am dying to see your layout in a couple years from now![/quote] I grew up in Modesto. Too late for steam, but the town always had lots of trains. Three railroads ran through town: SP, Santa Fe and the Western Pacific...four if you count the local short line the Modesto & Empire traction company. I remember summer nights hearing the distant rumble of the diesels flying through town on the main....I thought it would be cool to model the valley. I am in Santa Cruz if you want to see the layout progress sometime...E mail me.
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