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Starting a little thread to chronicle this year's layout. I don't have a permanent home layout and I do HO at a local club. However each year I get to take over a significant portion of our living room with my traditional O-27'ish Christmas Layout.

It's something my kids and I look forward to each year. While I handle acquisitions and track laying they are very involved in the setup and the frequent rearrangement of vehicles and figures that is a constant on this layout.

Speaking of acquisitions I acquired this 1950's gem this summer in a mixed lot but only ran it today. After a bit of hesitation it runs smooth and strong. In good cosmetic condition also. The constant bell is functional and I quite like it. Rear light works but it looks like I'll have to replace the front headlight.

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Made 3 eBay buys for the layout this year.

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The big one is this U33B. A bit noisy but a good puller. My son really likes UP and I had wanted a "modern'ish" loco to pull our CNW/UP consist and this fit the bill.

Also this CNW caboose to bring up the rear.

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I'm not sure if they ever rostered one of these, but it's my favorite of the small Lionel caboose styles.

The last purchase was this EJ&E Boxcar. As a child I lived very near the intersection of these two roads in West Chicago.  I was overjoyed to find an EJ&E Boxcar in the traditional Lionel size I generally prefer.

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