My Portable Storable Electric Train Layout

Very cool train room and layout.
• Cheers from Michigan

Very nice.

Really nice! You took the wind-up portable to the next level.

 

I especially like your "plug & play" plates for the accessories. Very clever.

 

I just acquired a Lionel Jr. and want to build a small table for it. Thanks for the ideas.

Great craftsmanship ....cool!

very nice, looks like you have another layout to the left.

Nice job on the layout, David.  It looks, sounds, and runs great.  I like that you have a lot of operating accessories, including one of my favorites - the vehicle unloading flat car.  Enjoy!

There is my HO layout on the left and my Postwar Lionel Layout on the right.

Dave

that has got to just about the coolest thing Ive ever seen.

You give new life to old trains. Thanks!!!

Popi

Really Nice David. May I ask Why Lionel MPC tinplate track instead of MArx Tinplate track?

That's got fun written all over it.

I used Lionel track because I had a lot of it already.  I hadn't thought about using Marx track, but you're right, since I love collecting old Marx metal engines and 6" metal cars and I'm using old Marx electric switches, accessories and even the transformers are vintage Marx, then I should be using Marx track.  I would love to collect other Marx buildings, vehicles and people, but the prices always seem higher than I'm willing to pay.  Perhaps I'll think about changing the track to Marx.

Nice layout you have there David.

 

Thanks for the video.

David, like the others, that is one fantastic layout, but how do you get the crane to release the magnets - or is that a video slight of hand?

David, I agree with the others. What a beautiful operating layout!

I too would like to see how you made the crane magnet operational.

I sent you a pm but I have a feeling it did not get through to you for some reason.

Jerry

That is absolutely amazing.  Great job.  I like it!

Here is how I added an electromagnet to the overhead crane.  I removed the electromagnet from a Lionel 6019 uncoupling track.  Underneath the crane base I attached a 2 cell AAA battery box.  A miniature toggle switch and LED was added to the roof of the crane cab.

Thanks David. Very clever.

I don't think it would be possible to not like that.

Very nice.

 

Here is the track plan for my Marx portable storable layout.  All the track is 027 Lionel, the switches are 027 Marx and several of the track pieces have been custom cut.

 

 

Very cool layout DAVID!!!  Love the working accessories especially the car unloader.  That's the cats meow!!!!

That's a great track plan David. Thanks for posting it.

I have sent you a couple of PMs concerning things other than this thread, but they apparently haven't gotten through. Could you please check to see if they have been blocked for some reason? If there is a problem with my email I'd like to fix it.

Thanks very much,

Jerry

Clever track plan.  Until the photo opened completely, I thought there was just

going to be a circle in the middle.  Not so.