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Polar Express Railroad themed layouts

Paul KallusPaul KallusOGR Forum Member

With the weather turning cooler my thoughts have turned to electric trains, more specifically, Christmas layouts. I've seen some very nice Polar Express layouts on Youtube and was wondering if others have built or are in the process of building one. TW design built a wonderful facsimile of the PE mountain for a gentleman, and it was featured in a TM video and one of the magazines. They apparently made the North Pole buildings out of cardboard. Another talented guy built a mountain with the PE train traveling ing up and down, that was very impressive. These can be found by searching on Youtube.

 

With Lionel featuring both scale and semi-scale Polar Express trains, I am wondering if anyone has endeavored to build a layout that let's the trains run through some of the fantasy scenes from the movie.

 

My former layout was not PE themed but nevertheless was inspired by Christmas, picture below. While I am currently building a more "scale" or hi-rail layout, I am tempted to divert what little hobby time I have to perhaps building a new Christmas layout. To do a decent representation of the Polar Express would take a large area, unfortunately. If anyone else is building a Polar Express or Christmas themed Railroad please share your pictures for inspiration.

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T towdogOGR Forum Member
Originally Posted by Passenger Train Collector:

Paul:

 

I have admired the photo you posted when it appeared in previous year's Christmas related threads.

 

Good luck on your new layout.

 

I was going to post the exact same thing about his former layout.  I even have that picture saved on my computer that I look at when I need a pick me up.  Outstanding Christmas layout.  Must have been hard to tear that down.

Paul KallusPaul KallusOGR Forum Member

Thanks for the kind compliments. I keep debating how and whether I can build another layout in addition to the new one I started.

 

Dorcie and Rick, those two layouts you both referenced are among the ones I found on Youtube and the TM video! Very nice and inspiring work. I didn't know that the one was built by a fellow forum member.

 

Bill, that's a real nice portable PE layout. That undoubtedly gets the kids to the library.

 

Greg, I hope we can run some trains again. I am not that far away from the old homestead - I am right next door to horse and buggy country.

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