Mesmerized by this Pre/Post War Lionel Trains layout

Pretty impressive layout.

chipset -

Thanks for sharing.     I don't think there is another video anywhere that shows so many of the classic Lionel accessories in action.  

GREAT FIND.  I really enjoyed it.   

Really cool layout. Thanks for posting.

Bob

Loads of fun layout!

Thanks for sharing!

Lionel was very ingenious with many of its operating accessories.

Unfortunately, I guess my adult version ADD kicked in and I have been able to sit through the entire video.

Although, Pre and Post war is not an arena that I pursue, I do greatly enjoy it's deeply rooted charms. The layout in this video is the quintessential of it's type. A maze of seemingly endless track, jammed packed with accessories of every description. Well worth the investment of a nearly 48-minute viewing time. Thanks for posting. 

The most enjoyable, pleasant and entertaining thing I have seen on a screen for quite a while! Thanks for sharing.

Truly a Classic Toy Train Layout. Like all the action.

• Cheers from Michigan

A must watch YT Video..........

Screen shot from "Masterlukes," Layout, The Saw Mill

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I wonder if the maker of the video "masterluke" is an OGR forum member?

What makes this video a work of art is that it has a brief classical piece of music at the beginning and the end, but during 95% of  it there are no other sounds except the sound of the trains and the accessories.

However, during the last 5 minutes of the video, the classical piece of music is a 100% perfect selection to end what was truly an incredible journey.

Also, the interlacing of the catalog artwork with the actual item on the layout...awesome.

The genius of the simplicity of these non electronic products is magical.

Kind of makes you want to start a project on a layout like that!

BTW, i watched this video via uTube via Roku in my recliner chair, on a 60' HD TV, with the dogs at my feet, a cup of tea and cookies!

Combine that with some early dry cool autumn weather and it was a epic experience.

I have been collecting postwar Lionel for 34 years....I have never seen a 375 turntable even on a layout....much less in operation !!!

That was amazing !

Funny you should mention that!

When i saw that turntable with all those conventional post war locos...I was getting project ideas...

So I guess that is an ultra rare item and no modern versions were made of it?

That is very true Chipset...stop and think about it just about everything has been redone by LTI in some form in the last 20 years....but not the 375 !

That turntable shot @ 8:00 is ultra-cool, maybe Lionel will do a turntable with fastrak one day?

His works better than the one my gramps had for sure. Its gone now, but I still have a couple extra rails and keep my eyes peeled for more.  

I'm lucky enough to have a mint 375 that I bought in the early 90s when I was a owner operator and money wasn't a issue...I'm embarrassed to say what I paid for it !

After I'm dead the "heirs"might get 20 bucks for it...

Aaahhhhh - ozone!

Although many of my conventional locos don't get much run time these days, this video has inspired me to run 'em blazing fast!

Great video, and great editing.

Alan

Thank you !

I now know how most of the units worked !

chipset - Thanks for finding the video.

That stuff has a magic quality!

It is truly an inspiring video.

So does anyone know who that "masterluke" is?

Nice layout here is the turntable.

This was really great, especially with the catalog art. I marking this as a favorite.

It's fascinating that this layout is in someone's home in Berlin.  Connecting two transfer tables and then operating them as one unit was creative, brilliant in fact.