Trains around the tree

[Anonymous]

So whos keeping the tradition? i am

[Anonymous]

Not this year, maybe next year.

[Texas Zepher]

QUOTE: Originally posted by bikeman_rr

So whos keeping the tradition? i am

Ah, come on. This has already been done last week.
http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=25731

If there an't a train around it, it an't a Christmas Tree.

[n2mopac]

I run an 18" X 27" oval of HO track alternating between 3 trains--an Amtrak pulled by an F40PH, a mixed MoPac/UP freight pulled by a MoPac cannerie GP38, or a mixed freght pulled by blue MoPac SW12000. I also have an HO Thomas, Annie, and Claribell I run sometimes for my 5 year old.

Ron

[thomaspier]

I have a battery operated toy train set (that was a gift) that is probably between O and G. It plays Christmas songs or chuffing sounds in addition to whistle and bell.

My 5 and 6 year-old daughters love it. They will also be getting a Lionel Santa Fe Flyer with RailSounds FasTrack set from Santa. As the toy set is fading, this may become this set may become the yearly tradition.

[Anonymous]

I run my HO FEF-3 pulling freight cars around one tree and my Battery powered Bachmann G scale set around another.

[Anonymous]

As much as I love trains around the tree, I can't do it this year.
I have 3-cats to contend with.

Alvie.

[Anonymous]

Not this year, after the tree fire and all. Next year I'll try again.

[Anonymous]

would like to but won;t be able to this year

[Anonymous]

I am runing the good old P2K GP7 with a box car and a caboose. Rock island loco, MKT box, frisco cab.

[pbjwilson]

I just set up the trains yesterday. Pre-war Lionel and Marx. Very toy-like. A few buildings, a blanket of cotton snow, and away we go.

[Jetrock]

No tree, so nothing to run trains around--besides, I prefer point-to-point holiday operation!

[Anonymous]

As always, some of my Marklin stuff will run around the tree, most likely the CZ set with lighted cars. Space is a bit tight right now, so it will just be a circle of track, not a big oval thru the whole living room as in former years, which I can't do anyway because I sold some of the track...
MS

[Anonymous]

Have a loop of LGB G-scale track around the tree with a short train - a Zillertalbahn 0-6-2 steamer, one coach, one boxcar, and a mail van with working lights. Formation is likely to change however, mainly for the sake of variety!

[PennsyHoosier]

Almost every year for forty years now.

[Anonymous]

Yup, got the Dickensville express !! Kids love it, especially my 9 month old, he likes to chew on the smokestack !!! [swg]

[Anonymous]

For the first time in 4 years, We have a tree to set up the O gauge trains around.
It isn't anything spectacular, just a sheet with 3 separate loops. AC Lionel, DC Lionel, AC Marx, some Plasticville buildings and a few accessories.
http://www.the-gauge.com/showthread.php?t=11814&page=3&pp=15

[lupo]

My son build his Lego train around the tree

[jdolan]

Daughter's cat chewed up the train last year so not doing that again this year. Maybe after her and the cat move out.

[randybc2003]

It's a bad year I don't have a train around the tree. Probably last year in this house, so a fine hurrah!.. [^]

[tatans]

Where do all the presents go??? or do you put a snow plow on the engine and plow your way through all the gifts, sounds like fun !!!!

[Texas Zepher]

QUOTE: Originally posted by tatans

Where do all the presents go??? or do you put a snow plow on the engine and plow your way through all the gifts, sounds like fun !!!!

The gifts are on flat cars, or make tunnels, or ????

[Anonymous]

I am going to use my lionel dockside with a test weight car,tank car,box car,& a bobber caboose with a oval of track.[:)]

[UPJohn]

I set up my old bachmann EZ track stuff up around the tree sometimes. Or my G scale lil' critter set. Or my lionel. LOL which to choose this year. Eny, meeny, miney...

[selector]

Yew betcha! On30 Bachmann from Bradford Exchange that my wife AND MOTHER-IN-LAW got me for Christmas. It has the Thomas Kinkaid Christmas motif on the pax cars, about 20' of EZ track, four turnouts, two rerailers, two level crossings with swing-down gates, and a little red caboose. The loco is a Mogul, 1890 version.

[Anonymous]

Will definitely be doing this again this year - the only tricky part is deciding what to run! The following G scale consists are all on the list:

Stainz + 4-wheel bar car + 4-wheel mail van with lights/pickups
Stainz + 2 4-wheel coaches + mail van
Stainz + 4-wheel coach with lights/pickups + 4-wheel boxcar + mail van
Tm 2/2 shunting tractor with two 4-wheel open observation cars

The neat part is that I can through-wire the cars with pickups and lights to the loco, so the last but one consist will be picking up on 6 axles - totally stall-proof and I wish I could get similar couplers in HO!

[Eriediamond]

Has someone been out in the summer heat too long??? We are talking Xmas tree here aren't we? Or are we talking about running a train around the old oak tree in the back yard??[(-D][(-D]

[RMax1]

We bought my mother in-law a pair of Lionel MP FA's from 1957 and a few cars to go around the tree. The thing runs good and fits in with Christmas. It is just like the one she had as a kid around the tree.

RMax1

[Anonymous]

I think its about time for it again

[grayfox1119]

Absolutely. We also have one on a Christmas village display set up on plywood tables in an "L" design. The grandkids love to watch the trains, and what a great way to keep the little ones "occupied".