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Earlier this week, the first trailer loads were taken over to Kennywood Park for our setup at the park's annual Holiday Lights event.  Today, we had a full-crew work day, and below are some pix from today:

 

 At the beginning of the day:

 

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At the end of the day:

 

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And we even had to make use of our smallest module - all 6" of it! :

 

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Andy

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Now for some of the details about this setup.

 

The setup is slightly different, and slightly larger than it has been in the past.  Some of the modules will be new, and some are ones that haven't been used in a while.

 

The space this layout occupies is approximately 52' x 30', but as you can see from the end of the day pix above, the shape of the layout is irregular in the back to accommodate the layout of the room.

 

I will post more pix here as the layout progresses, and once the event opens.

 

Andy

The event runs every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 5-9 p.m., from November 28 thru December 21, 2014, weather permitting (cancellations are usually announced on Kennywood's Facebook page by 1 p.m. the day of the event).  The first night (Black Friday) usually features fireworks (haven't seen this officially announced, but has been the case every year so far) and is usually the most crowded night, unless there is unseasonably warm weather (if it is unusually crowded, they open more rides and concession stands to handle the crowds).

 

Info on admission can be found here.  The Holiday Light season pass is a good deal if you plan on going more than once.  Try not to pay at the gate, as you will pay about $2 more per ticket.

 

Andy

Just one more day until opening night!  We are all excited!

 

Yesterday, we put most of the finishing touches on the layout, did a bunch of track adjustments and had trains running on all 4 tracks to make sure everything was in good working order.

 

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We always like to sprinkle nods to our hosts around the layout for this event:

 

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I love the reflections of the Dept. 56 buildings in the windows.

 

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Wow, those zombies just can't get enough of these hippies...

 

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Happy Thanksgiving, and we hope to see all our local friends at Kennywood!

 

Andy

 

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Originally Posted by Passenger Train Collector:

I am sure you will be running your scale PE Berkshire with the matching scale passenger cars. This train has to be a big hit.

 

It is always a hit.   It also gets a lot of people asking questions, which is a good thing by itself.

 

Mt PE consist grew a little this year, and I'm also going to run a couple of the Polar RR cars (the milk car and wood sheathed boxcar) as head end cars.  Keep an eye on this thread for pictures.

 

Andy

Andy,

Thanks for the great photos.  Here are my comments:

 

1. The Big Boy is great "comin 'round the mountain"

2. Double headed Polar Express - Yes!

3. Santa Doc Thom looks cold.  

4. Great crowd!

5. The city street behind the station looks good. 

6. Poor old Sasquatch is quite disturbed that there is an open season on him!

7. I like the Christmas city!

 

Thanks for posting, and may the Independent Hi-Railers have a good season at Kennywood!!!

Andy,

   I have a question about the Kennywood tickets, if we purchase the light show package from Nov 20 - Dec 21 for the $14.99 each, that gives us entrance to see the train set up, thru that time period, as many times as we like, and we can walk around and see the lights thru out Kennywood, am I correct on this thinking.  I just want to understand what I need to do to see the train set up.

PCRR/Dave

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Originally Posted by Pine Creek Railroad:

Andy,

   I have a question about the Kennywood tickets, if we purchase the light show package from Nov 20 - Dec 21 for the $14.99 each, that gives us entrance to see the train set up, thru that time period, as many times as we like, and we can walk around and see the lights thru out Kennywood, am I correct on this thinking.  I just want to understand what I need to do to see the train set up.

PCRR/Dave

 

I think the season passes are $24.99 per person, and it gets you into the park any evening of the event through the remainder of the season.  Once you are in the park, you can ride the rides, walk around, enjoy the shows and visit the layout as much as you want until the park closes.  If you can make it at least twice, the seaon pass is a pretty good deal.  Also, if you have ever been to Holiday Lights before, and if you have a Holiday Lights souvenir mug/cup, you can bring it back and refills are $0.99.

 

Andy

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