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If my pocket book ever catches up to my ambition, My layout will make Northlands look like spare bedroom layout. First I would build a grand palatial structure complete with train shed (To house my collection of full scale equipment [8D]) There would be at least five stories above ground and two below. On the first level would be the main concourse which leads to the full scale trains and the appropriate ticket booths for booking train rides. Also there will be a restaurant and a hobby store so that visitors may buy their needed supplies. The main floor will be used for rotating displays as seasons and events come and go. I plan on there being enough room to host a NMRA convention if they are so inclined. The first basement level would be "My" level where me and my girlfriend show off our personal modeling. (See my profile for more info) Right now my modeling covers Northern Colorado, All of Wyoming, and on into southern Montana. My girlfriend seems poised to catch the entire Northeast. With our combined modeling efforts we may very well end up modeling all the United States. The second basement level will be primarily used for storage of surplus equipment and rotating displays. As well as house the main workshop for doing model work. On the second story, I plan this level to be the “Atlas Level” so dubbed because I plan on showcasing the many published track plans that have appeared over the years, giving the plans in the Atlas books center stage. The Kalmbach plans would be prominently displayed as well The third story would be “Famous Layouts.” This level would feature the layouts of well known model railroaders that have decided to have their work saved and thus donated it to the museum. One project I want to do is recreate the former Chicago Museum of Science and Industry layout, featuring the Santa Fe in O scale. I feel enough documentation exists that I can easily achieve this. The Fourth story would the library level. Since publications have made a significant contribution to this hobby it only seems logical that an effort be made to house, the collected works of these materials. I have a large start on this from my own personal collection my self. The fifth story, would be my personal residence, Hey, I started the blooming place, I own it, I might as well make the commute to work easy. I plan on situating the whole affair on a several thousand acre parcel of land so that should the model railroad outgrow the originally planned space, additional “annexes” can be built. I like what the one guy said about a pyramid. Lots of potential I see for such a structure. This is what my ambitions and dreams are shooting for. In all likelihood I know this will probably never happen. But hey, I figured the chances of me and my girlfriend ever getting together were more remote than this, so I am more willing to believe that his will come into being now.
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