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The trick is to get something up quickly, even if it track on plywood and nothing more. The refrain "when will the layout be ready" will be constant in your life if you don't do something. I wanted a bigger layout that I knew was going to take years, so I bought a "used" layout from a chap who has over time become a friend. My son used that for years and was very happy with it. But before that, it was the great plywood central. Next, do some rail fanning with him but make sure the trip includes a stop at a Mc Donald's or the like. Maybe even a camping trip over night at a great rail fanning area, he will love that - have him bring a friend. Naturally he will want to model what he sees so don't censure his choices because they aren't the ones you would make. Get a book with lots of pictures of engines and trains. If there is passenger service or commuter passenger service, take him on short train ride, bring lots of junk food. Buy MR's and let him read them. After you have something up and he has played for a while, let him build a paper dream list, probably he will say he wants a tunnel, mountains, etc etc. Then work with him, but accept you might be more interested in the modelling and scenery than he is. He will want a finished layout, you want the "experience." If you can do this, you will remember those times with him as magical.
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