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PJBOGR Forum Member

While we live in Connecticut now, my wife and I are from NYC and spent the long weekend there with our children. NYC is a magical place this time of year, especially for children, so I highly recommend it. Going to post some photo highlights from the weekend. In particular, I am going to post several of the Herald Square Macy’s Santaland Lionel train layout and the MTA Museum Lionel train layout. Regarding the MTA layout, I saw a recent article about it and saw some on-line photos on the MTA site, but frankly, none do it justice. Hope I’m not posting too many photos of it for your taste, but it is pretty cool. If anyone associated with either of these two Lionel displays is reading this, would really appreciate you posting, letting me know where the detailed (shorter) brick buildings came from. They are just what the doctor ordered for our home layout’s city sector. Enjoy …

That's my son in green, soaking in the Macy's trains diaplay.

Some of these buildings would be perfect for our city - anyone know manufacturer or where to get them? Believe the theatre is from AmeriTowne, but can't place the rest.

Macy's - not only does it have a small layout, but it also has several circles of track around the tress, each with O gauge tains cruising around it!

Where can I find these buildings!!??

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ReadingFanOGR Forum Member

Take the F Train to Ditmas Avenue in Brooklyn and visit [the late Peter] Bianco's Trainworld at 751 McDonald Avenue.

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Standing right outside the MTA Museum.

My two sons mesmerized by the MTA layout.

Subway, right on-time! Notice the LionChief billboard? Where can I find these buildings!?

There is a subterranean level, with the subway rolling into Grand Central Station! Pretty cool, considering the MTA Museum is in GCT.

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New York Central, whizzing past a construction crew - probably union - hard at work.

Foreshadowing of another subway series?

Where did all these cool city buildings, buses and cars come frrom?! Awnings and all - so cool!

Santa - skating his heart out at Rockefeller Center.

The Lego rendition of Rock Center - in the Rock Center store!

Overseeing all the action are Thor and Loki. Cool!

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Most of the buildings appear to be either Lionel or Ameritown.

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