Dad started me in trains when I was about 2 or 3. He collected Lionel and then sold it and bought me some HO which I still have (for sale) I had a various layouts from 1973 until 1989 or so. As we moved from Upstate NY to Florida in 1980 and then again in 1985 to a condo (yuck). I now have a lot that is 110'x125' with a large raised planting area to put trains it and also landscape to hide the pool area (corner lot and pool faces the side street) Also enough room for future garage to put more Muscle cars and Schwinn Stingrays.