The Toronto Model Railroad Club has closed its doors after 67 years in the same location. I regret that I never got to see it in person, or the Canada Central in Montreal, which also now is gone.
It made me think: What would be on a model railroader's bucket list of public layouts to see before you die? Which layouts would you want to see before you, you know, kick the bucket?
As for the Toronto layout, the CBC, our national broadcaster, has a segment called Only in Canada. A week ago it featured the end of the club, including the ceremonial cutting of the first gap in the track. I posted a link to it on my blog at http://cprailmmsub.blogspot.ca/2013/03/toronto-model-railroad-club-closeswith.html
NONE !
Elmer.
The above is my opinion, from an active and experienced Model Railroader in N scale and HO since 1961.
(Modeling Freelance, Eastern US, HO scale, in 1962, with NCE DCC for locomotive control and a stand alone LocoNet for block detection and signals.) http://waynes-trains.com/ at home, and N scale at the Club.
gandydancer19 NONE !
It's not really the kind of thing I worry about either. I just hope to see as many cool layouts as possible for as long as possible. But if I never see another layout that's been featured in a magazine, I won't lose any sleep.
FWIW, my count of magazine featured layouts is seven or eight (not sure about one) and the number of "famous" layouts is three. I know that's not exactly the question, but that's my story and I'm sticking to it :)
I had the pleasure to spend an afternoon with the late John Allen and his legendary layout...nuff said!
Dave
I would enjoy seeing Cliff Power's MA&G layout. And, out of courtesy, I'd bring along an ice cold RC and a moon pie as compensation to the host.
Tom
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Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.
nothing I can really think of at the moment, there is a couple private layouts I'd like to see: the mud bay & southern, Tenino western Railroad, my Uncles new layout, and a couple others.
SP&S modeler, 1960's give or take a decade or two for some equipment.
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Gary DuPrey
N scale model railroader
I am so thankful for the public layouts I HAVE gotten to see.
Not a public layout but on at least three different versions of David Barrow’s Cat Mountain and Santa Fe in Austin, Texas.
And I got to see Greg Johnson’s N scale Houston-area Santa Fe layout, now long gone and replaced at least twice with different prototypes and different scale. I got to donate a little structure that fit the layout’s prototype scene,
and a corner of my structure once appeared in a Great Model Railroads photo shoot.
Layouts I would like to see someday...
NEW ENGLAND, BERKSHIRE & WESTERN (Rensaller Polytechnic Institute club)
And Dolkos’ Baltimore Harbor District. (private layout)
I don't know about important enough to see before I die, but public ones I would like to see or think others should like to see are:
1. Greeley Freight Station Museum2. Chicago Museum of Science and Industry.3. San Diego Model Railroad Museum
I'm certain there are more, but not off the top of my head.
Now private model railroads would be a huge list... Can't even hope to get invited to all those. There are so many good ones right here on the Front Range.
I went to Germany last year but only the south so I missed out on seeing Minature Wunderland in Hamburg. I'd like to go back and see that one!
Alan Jones in Sunny Queensland (Oz)
Miniatur Wunderland is the one and only on my list.
Juan
How about "Northlandz"? I was there about 10 years ago, and it was amazing. I would really like to go there again and see what's new.
Modeling the Pennsy and loving it!
Tough question..While not public the only two layouts I would like to vist is Tom Johnston's L&IN and Joe Atkinson's Iowa Interstate's West End..Those two gentleman are top notch modelers.
Larry
Conductor.
Summerset Ry.
"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt Safety First!"
I can't think of any to put on my 'bucket list,' but there is one I saw a couple of decades ago.
What has happened to the South Shasta Lines? Mr Humann would be more than 100 now, and the most recent reference I found was dated 2008. Does anyone have more recent news?
I would like to get back to San Diego to get another look at the layouts in Balboa Park. Realistically, traveling that distance would be an ordeal, not a pleasure.
Chuck (Modeling Central Japan in September, 1964)
JuanCarlosFdez Miniatur Wunderland is the one and only on my list.
That plus 1 other layout
I'd like to see my own layout be completed before I die!
Karl
NCE über alles!