Hi guys,
Recently visited was the reincarnation of Lionel Trains, Inc's Michigan showroom layout.
I'm sharing this visit here: A Visit to LTI's Showroom Layout at the Railroad Museum of Long Island (warrenvillerailroad.com)
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John,
How about posting the pictures directly here? It makes it easier on everyone here with the side benefit of both the forum and you getting clicks!
Thanks for sharing the photos. Is this layout open for visitors of the museum to see or only available during special events or requests?
@OGR CEO-PUBLISHER posted:John,
How about posting the pictures directly here? It makes it easier on everyone here with the side benefit of both the forum and you getting clicks!
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I volunteered at the Railroad Museum for ten years. The layout is unique in that the visitors work the accessories by pushing a button. There are over 80 buttons. The Museum is open on Saturdays from 10 - 4 and once schools closes they are open Saturday and Sunday through the summer. RMLI is located in Riverhead, NY. Lenny
A layout tour would make a good feature for the magazine if someone is willing to put together a full article and a good number of high-quality, hi-res photos, including some overall images, of course, but also a good many (or even most) that are taken of scenes and trains as viewed from at or near trackside level. that are taken.
I visited the original layout in Michigan several times "back in the day." Lionel, when they were located in Michigan, used to sponsor an annual open-house type of event for dealers and distributors (and publishers).
I'm rather shocked at how few of the layout's original elements remain.
TRW
@PaperTRW posted:I'm rather shocked at how few of the layout's original elements remain.
TRW
Yes. I was shocked to learn that LTI was basically discarding it.
Thanks to the RMLI for putting the 15 pieces back together as well as they did and saving it
@OGR CEO-PUBLISHER posted:John,
How about posting the pictures directly here? It makes it easier on everyone here with the side benefit of both the forum and you getting clicks!
I see that Bluelinec4 beat me to the punch in posting the pics for me directly in this thread - thank you.
In addition to the pics, I think that the story of the layout in my blog entry is just as, if not more, interesting than the photos. If you have not done so already, check it out.
@Allan Miller posted:A layout tour would make a good feature for the magazine if someone is willing to put together a full article and a good number of high-quality, hi-res photos, including some overall images, of course, but also a good many (or even most) that are taken of scenes and trains as viewed from at or near trackside level. that are taken.
I visited the original layout in Michigan several times "back in the day." Lionel, when they were located in Michigan, used to sponsor an annual open-house type of event for dealers and distributors (and publishers).
Perhaps the RMLI volunteers would be willing to do so, Allan. I'll tell them about your inquiry when I next see them.
Based on the popularity of my Blog's "Friend's Layouts" series on my site, everyone loves layout articles
@PaperTRW posted:I'm rather shocked at how few of the layout's original elements remain.
TRW
Yeah; the light came on when I saw GarGraves Track.
Lou N
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