Warrenville monthly feature: "Friend's Layouts" Installment # 2, 12/1/21

Very nice John.

Thanks for sharing.

John

I enjoyed your friends layout and your great professional web site.  You have done a super job on your layout and really have a lots of action and jam packed fun on your layout.

Great job.

Charlie

Thanks Bob and Charlie

I'm having a lot of fun with the new site, almost as much as runnin' them trains (but not quite!).

The cool thing is that once my daughter set it up in August I've been on my own - even though tech frightens and confuses me and I have no expertise beyond email and excel on the computer!

Thanks for sharing! Amazing layouts.

@Donnie Kennedy posted:

Thanks for sharing! Amazing layouts.

Thanks Donnie,

Wait until you see another friend's two layouts in the December installment of "Friend's layouts".

A teaser: Some of the most unique vignettes on any layout I've ever seen. Hint: Do you like movies and television shows?

Well done!

Peter

John nice additional feature to your website. Mike has two very nice layouts. Do you have any info on those cars on the shelf just above the prewar layout?  John it’s great that you have nearby train friends to share the hobby with. Also, I see you finally got you signature updated with your pic….looks great.

Thanks Peter and Rich.

I'll ask Mike to provide some info on the cars you are asking about Rich

Nice website and layouts, John!

@Rich Wiemann posted:

John nice additional feature to your website. Mike has two very nice layouts. Do you have any info on those cars on the shelf just above the prewar layout?  John it’s great that you have nearby train friends to share the hobby with. Also, I see you finally got you signature updated with your pic….looks great.

Hi Rich

Mike advises: "The cars on the first shelf (going up to top ) are all Carlisle and Finch mining locos from the early 1900’s . They are among the first electric trains . All the others on the shelves above the first are ALL wind-ups from Marx, American Flyer, Ives, Dorfan, Hafner and Lionel-all Pre WW 2.  The Carlisle and Finch are all essentially Pre WW 1 . Almost all the trains on the table are Carlisle and Finch."

I can attest that ALL of the 100 (+,-) year old trains on the layout run, and that they run well!

@Artie-DL&W posted:

Nice website and layouts, John!

Thanks Artie!

@Lionelski Thanks John for the information.

@Lionelski posted:

Thanks Donnie,

Wait until you see another friend's two layouts in the December installment of "Friend's layouts".

A teaser: Some of the most unique vignettes on any layout I've ever seen. Hint: Do you like movies and television shows?

The 2nd monthly installment of the Friend's Layouts feature is now up on the website ( www.Warrenvillerailroad.com ).

See the teaser above - how many scenes can you recognize?

Greetings! Thanks for the share