When my son was young, we built a very compact (4' X 5') layout in our basement. We named it the WIHABL Railroad...which stood for Wish I Had A Bigger Layout. I still can't believe how much action we packed into that tiny space!
With an inner siding for our operating milk, reefer and dump cars, infra-red controlled operating crossing gates with sound, an operating firehouse and gas station from MTH, streetlights, operating traffic lights, lighted yard and water towers, and the MTH "disappearing" passenger platform, it sure was a fun, whimsical little layout where my son and I logged many quality hours together. You can see his little chair with a train-themed seat cushion in the 3rd photo!
Now that he is off to college, the layout has been dismantled and I've moved on to "3-rail scale", Kadees and weathering. I figured this thread would be a great place to take a stroll down memory lane by sharing some "track-side" photos from time to time. Thanks for reading!
