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What was once a small oval of a train layout on our dinning room table each Christmas has grown into a baggage cart layout with a Lionel #150 engine and passenger set (circa 1918) on the top, and a #262 steam freight set from 1932 on the bottom. All of the accessories are Lionel and date to the same time period as the trains.
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Lionel metal houses in the middle of winter along with many early designed lamps and telegraph poles surround the layout. You can almost here the whistle of #262 coming in for a passenger stop at the depot after is passes through a tunnel made of brass . The Baggage cart itself is from the L&N and Southern R.R. that ran through Mascoutah, Illinois. Bought at auction, and after a year to restore it, it adds to the charm to The Great Train Room.
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What is truely unique about this layout is that it proves that you don't need a large area to have fun with Toy Trains. The size of the bagage cart is 9' 6" long and 40" wide. With a little planning (and a lot of creativity) you can do just about any type of sceen you like. The last picture below shows the layout design and was created by the editors at "Classic Toy Trains" magazine.
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