Can you contact anyone affiliated with the '76 article & determine where the pic came from? It's easy to assume it was a Toy Fair layout, but... When I compare the Empire pic w/ the Quarterly pic, the "fill" below the lower track looks more substantial in the latter, whereas in the former, it almost looks like ground-level tabletop. Also, in the Empire pic, it appears there was finished paneling down below the tabletop, suggesting a very substantial layout. Maybe the base was there & Lionel MPC marketing people changed the track plan a bit, from time to time. Does anyone know if John W. Brady, twice of Lionel employ, is still living?
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