My good friend Brian is building a new layout just down the road from me. I thought some of you might like to see. The room is 60' x 24' The benchwork you see is only half of what is going in. The far wall will have a nice long 60' run.
I will start a thread in the Layout Building forum at a later date.
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Wow....did your friend buy the Mercer High School gym?
Dave,
Now that's a train room !!!!!!!!! WOW it's HUGE !!!!!
Alex
Biggest private layout I've seen since Tony Lash's!
Dave,
Thank you for the photo and information. I am always glad to see information new layouts, especially local. Yes, that layout is larger than my whole house! I'll be looks forward to updates.
Dave, please keep us posted. If that layout is half as good as yours it will be a winner.
Please tell Brian that there are a whole lot of us here who are rooting for him!
That's a nice space! Is it going to be multi-level or all flat? I've often wondered why more O scale modelers don't build bench work like HO modelers do with risers and sub-roadbed so the scenery can extend below the track?
Wow!
is a lot of space.
thank you for sharing, David.
Andre.
It's so refreshing to see new Layouts going up! I like what I see, just a word about Reachability? Accesibility, Pop Ups? That was one of my tragic flaws....Keep up the Excellent work, and please be sure to keep us posted....Your layout will be a WOW.
Dave: Having heard about the rate at which Brian works, tell him I'm looking forward to the Golden Spike Ceremony in a week or so. 
What a layout!!!
Now that's a train room!!!
WOW!!!
Peter
I don't have that much space....but that would be me! 
I see he's running a Challenger already while the benchwork is being built.
O.K.Are good friends on wall street or did just got money from a very rich uncle?
I can see that he is gonna to be able to run some very long trains.Please keep us informed.
Now that's some real estate for an empire!
Dave, what a layout. It is built right with L Girder benchwork covered with real Plywood. How to go.
OMG now that is what I call a lay out.
WOW, I'm surprised at the response here.
Brian is a master carpenter/cabinet maker so the benchwork is very nice.
The layout will be multi level with a track plan that was designed by Matt Irvin from the Fort Pitt HiRailers and Brian. There are three BIG yards, two on the side that is complete and on on the side that is not framed yet. The side that is not framed yet will also be multi level and mostly mountainous.
Brian runs mostly modern diesel power but he does have some nice steam.
Just a note: Brian got his first starter set ALMOST two years ago.
Dave
Marty,
This layout is almost walking distance from my house.
Dave
WOW, will you PLEASE let me rent the room from you...
Only got a train set two years ago and he's already making that huge an investment in space, time, and money! Wow, talk aboutgoing all in on something, totally immersed in a hobby!!!!!!
Wow, thanks Dave. Look forward to seeing the progress.
See you at York.
Ohhhh what to do with 60' of straight aways??? 
That's a nice space! Is it going to be multi-level or all flat? I've often wondered why more O scale modelers don't build bench work like HO modelers do with risers and sub-roadbed so the scenery can extend below the track?
John,
It will be pretty far from flat.
Dave
Can't wait for the layout building thread!!! Looks like it will be awesome.
Lordy be, go big or go home I guess!!
That's bigger than my first home and almost as big as my current place. 
That's bigger than my first home and almost as big as my current place.
Bill, It's bigger than my current home, 2-car garage and 16-foot shed included. I'm not complaining at all. I would just like to visit a layout in that space. I sure don't want to own and maintain it. 
I just noticed your 611 in your signature space. I love my Imperial #611, and the big one sitting down in Roanoke.
We would all love to see a track plan if he has completed one, PLEEEEEEEEEZ! Thanks, Scott.
Thanks to everyone for the nice comments. Dave and I will keep you posted as progress continues and my change jar stays full!
60' straight away!! This is going to be awesome to watch!!!!
Thanks to everyone for the nice comments. Dave and I will keep you posted as progress continues and my change jar stays full!
Your change jar must be quite larger than mine!
I'm looking forward to watching your progress!
Also, glad to see you have joined us!
Last time we saw a picture like that, it was the beginnings of a thread from Patrick in Pittsburgh a few years ago. And that thread documented his unbelievable progress. Please keep us posted with ongoing pictures of this layout as well. Looks to be magnificent.
David
Any new photos or updates on the layout?
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