The Glancy Trains O gauge Lionel Holiday Layout is one of the many sites to see at "Holiday Nights" that takes place in Greenfield Village in Dearborn Michigan in the month of December.
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That was you ! ( I'm wearing the Santa hat )
I saw you filming the layout but wasn't sure.
Did you take a close look at the train on the outside track ?
It's the 463W set from 1945. 67 years old and still runs
like a top....
Thanks for the video...
P.S.
A lady came up to me and said her daughter wanted to know if I
was Santa. I said " Tell her yes and she's getting a pony "
P.S.
A lady came up to me and said her daughter wanted to know if I
was Santa. I said " Tell her yes and she's getting a pony "
You promised the little girl a pony and not a toy train, boy you blew it Santa.
Just kidding. 
LOL you are right. Should have been a train set, Or a subscription to OGR .
The layout is 8 X 24. The building is not much bigger than that. It's an old
tin smith's shop with wooden floors and field stone walls.
We stay pretty busy all night with non train type people, but all really like
the setup. Let the kids blow the whistle a few times and they are hooked...
Bruce..
Originally Posted by Stoshu:
Did you take a close look at the train on the outside track ?
It's the 463W set from 1945. 67 years old and still runs
like a top....
Yes!, I noticed the set right away. I'm really into Lionel Postwar and it was great to see the old set still running. I believe that was the first trainset offered by Lionel after WW2 ended. I also noticed the talking Noma train station. This is the first time I've seen both on a layout. It was great seeing the old stuff along with the newer items. Also running on the layout when I saw it was the Polar Express and Christms Story train. The operating snow globe car was a clever holiday addition.
The old stuff is great. My 1946 2020 turbine did the whole hour and a half of running on my Redford Theatre display tonight. A very smooth runner that seemed to bring back many memories.
And David, I believe I saw you (or somebody that looks like you) at a local restaurant today during lunch.
Very nice! Thanks for sharing!
--Greg
Did you take a close look at the train on the outside track ?
It's the 463W set from 1945. 67 years old and still runs
like a top....
Yes!, I noticed the set right away. I'm really into Lionel Postwar and it was great to see the old set still running. I believe that was the first trainset offered by Lionel after WW2 ended. I also noticed the talking Noma train station. This is the first time I've seen both on a layout. It was great seeing the old stuff along with the newer items. Also running on the layout when I saw it was the Polar Express and Christms Story train. The operating snow globe car was a clever holiday addition.
I noticed a young lady in her 80's staring at the 224 engine. I went over to her
and told her a little of the history about it. She told me she always wanted a train
when she was little but "She was a girl " and could not have one. She started running
her hand over the top of the engine. I asked her if she would like to see it run and she
said yes.
I grabbed the engine and we pushed our way through the crowd to get to the layout.
I put the engine in front of the 10 freight cars I had running. ( I originally
had a double header of 0-8-0's pulling it ), Powered up the engine and it sat there.
I gave it a little more power, the wheels spun and off it went.
The lady smiled and started applauding. She stood there for another 15 minutes
before she left....
sometimes this can be more than just a hobby...
Great video. Thanks for posting.
Very nice video, David.
Looking forward to taking my turn volunteering with the layout. I'll be down several nights starting next Friday night. I really enjoy sharing the hobby with those taking in Holiday Nights at Greenfield Village.
