Originally Posted by rtr12:
Originally Posted by SantaFeJim:
Here is ours. This is shortly after the track was laid. I should have taken more pictures this weekend when we had about 10 full trains stored in it. Total capacity is about 650 freight cars.
Very nice, but you built it in the wrong location. It belongs in my basement! Would love to have something like this. In order to do build it I would have to remove my wife and all her craft stuff from the basement to make room (if it would even fit after doing that?). This is probably a very poor idea. I think it could lead to multiple lumps on the head (and many possible other locations) with rolling pin, cast iron skillet or other lump inflicting utensil of her choice. Lumping's could last indefinitely and it could also make any future train purchases extremely difficult.
Seriously though, that is really a great space for parking your trains, I am sure I could fit my entire fleet in that space with a lot of room left for future growth as the railroad expands. Also looks like there is access to both sides, which makes it even nicer. That's really an amazing setup you have there. I'll keep dreaming and admiring the pictures, probably much safer.
If you do get a chance to take more pictures, I would love to see them, Others probably would as well, so please post when you can.
rtr12, Look for more pictures, many more pictures to be posted after Labor Day Weekend. That is our BIGGEST open house all year. The town of Griffith Indiana is small but has very deep railroad roots. I believe that in the 50's and 60's ther were 7 different railroads with tracks through Griffith. In addition, many of the good people in Griffith worked in various steel mills in and around Gary Indiana which is close by. For those people and their families we have a HUGE (400 square feet) model of the Inland Steel facility that has its own trackage, engines and cars to service the mill. You can get a glimps of the steel mill in the first picture. It is in the background with the orange sky and dark buildings.
Every Labor Day weekend the town celebrates "Rockin' Rails" all kinds of attractions, FOOD, DRINKS, activities for kids and adults. There is even an car show tied in. We will have many different trains running on the layout during that weekend.
I am sure that the yard will be near FULL capacity for this event.
ALL OGR Forum members are invted to attend our FREE Open House that weekend.
Come on out and help us kick-off the 2015 train season.