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Have the Mogal running around the center track. It was my fathers, a gift in 1933. Actually I have two now. They run each Christmas season.

I love this set up!! I really need to find those risers for the upper track levels! My table is a green painted one like yours with prewar track. The guy I got it from on offer up said it was his grandfathers from the late 30’s into early 40’s. I even have that same wind up by Marx I wonder if I should leave it on my layout or pull it. I was trying to be Lionel specific on mine but I also have the Marx water tower that will be replaced with the Lionel one. I really want to do something just like this! I love the original 30s layouts. Simple but I love it even more.

I have become hooked on Lionel Prewar Trains . The Quality and Workmanship is unmatched...This is a Magnificent display of Classic American Made Trains... Thank You for sharing.

Great job on that layout and packing so much into that space. It actually looks much larger than a 4x8 because of the three train action. I am getting a layout in my mind to accommodate my prewar Lionel M-10,000 and a postwar Santa Fe 2353 set. These of course have the long articulated passenger cars that need the wider radius 072 track. I will simply add a larger outer loop for that and pack the tighter radius track into the center, as you have done so brilliantly. Cheers!

No, it is all O31

Is that O27 track? You are an expert at small layouts and maximizing your space!

That's a whole lot of action in a 8 X 4 layout and fantastic use of accessories. Come check out my 12 X 6 layout on my channel. It doesn't get used as much anymore now that the kids have grown, but one day I'll keep working on it again.

Sweet !!

Thanks for posting. Would you have a view from the other side of the car ? I acquired one of these recently and was curious as to the mechanism.

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Prewar Lionel has a certain character and charm to it that is practically untouchable.

Love the cloth wire!

Nice!

do you have isues with that shay?

Great video and music! I often wonder why Marx didn;t upgrade their product in earlier years. I guess Louis Marx wanted to market to the families who couldn;t afford the better trains.

Beautiful, especially the shot at the end with the lights on. I'm trying to build a little layout around the tree this year with a little 262E passenger set. My "prototype" railroad is basically "Christmas Morning living room, 1934". There's something really cool about admitting that Lionel trains are toys.

Great looking layout, lots of action and fun for eveyone! Nice close-ups of the Shay, and the night shots of the display were awesome! I subscribed. Check out our channel and subscribe, then enjoy our many pictures and posts on fb. :)

Very nicely done. Great little layout. Enjoyed the tour.....

Nice layout. Good action...Thanx for sharing....

Beautiful!!! Would you be opened to lending some guidance on a rough copy of the layout?

I'm getting an MTH remake of the green passenger train for christmas :D well, except the one I'm getting has lionel colors, but still, I'm excited!

Can you let me know what I need to replicate this layout for 1 train? If I run 2 trains do I need 2 transformers? I have the CDW80.

what a great prewar layout, this is why I love my Lionel trains...

Very cool! I did the same conversions with a Lionel clockwork Zeppelin and an old tin cable car and a plastic trolley model. These conversions are lots of fun! Chuck

Knowing it's been a year, do you still have Fastrack for sale? Thank you.

LLUUURRVE the shay geared engine!

WoW, Thi is one of the best displays of vintage Lionel I have seen. They all look to be in great shape and run well too. Thanks for sharing! Also enjoyed seeing the Marx clock work run. God Bless, walt407

It's just so neat and CLEAN. Hard to believe some of the stuff is 80+ years old. An absolute pleasure to watch.

Very nice layout. Thanx for posting!

I would like to thank you for partial inspiration of my layout.

nice layout do you still have the track for sale?

I like your layout! I have pretty much the same Kline buildings you . They make your railroad look nice Thanks.

Astounding 4X8. Thank you for sharing.

Astounding 4X8. Thank you for sharing.

Get the Lionel Fastrack book. It has diagrams on wiring crossovers. The book is kind of pricey but it has good information. Also join the OGR or CTT forums for more advice.

does the shay have sounds and how tight of a turn is it on.

Very nice layout. Shows that it doesn't need to be big to have a lot of action.

this is vry nice for a small layout, basic but has a few switches to make it fun once and awhile. thanks for some great ideas for my first train layout.

my grandpa has a huge lionel train table with a bunch of stuff on it that hes been building for... idk a long time and it takes up half his basement. so this is nothing compared to his, not to be mean or anything

I think 4x8 is the perfact size for a home layout. It looks great.

Wow that's a lot of action packed into a 4' x 8'! I'm in the planning stages of a 4' x 8' myself. Thanks for sharing and sorry to hear about it going away :(

Great looking layout. Sorry to hear that it has to go.