Dave, I'm glad you got a chance to view the videos. I like slower trains, in fact, that is one reason I went with HO when young, because all the Lionel trains I saw then were run fast. Of course that was at the end of the postwar era, where slow speed control wasn't available. The slower train makes the trip seem longer and the layout larger. It takes almost 3 minutes to go around the small layout.
I considered the Altoona Model Works Station a step to build up to the more intricate Carolina Craftsman Kit station I have. This one has been straightforward, so far. Yes, Western Pennsylvanians are pumped up over the Steelers seemingly impossible entry to the playoffs.
