~ JOHN MARCON'S TRAINS ~

2000 - 2008

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Below are some photos of my father's trainset that he worked on for about 7 years. He put thousands of hours into this creation and its been a wonderful hobby for him now that he is fully retired. The layout was completely designed by himself and many of the buildings were created from scratch. In November & December of 2007 some people from classic toy trains, a national toy train magazine, came to take photos and interview him for a full article! The article should be published in Autumn 2008 or Spring 2009. Underneath some of the photos are quotes from my father about some of the ideas and inspirations behind the setups.

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"A partial look at about 7 years of hard but very enjoyable work. Wish I could have it over!"

 

 

 

"Wisconsin Central No. 1230 getting ready to leave with a load of tank cars filled with Texeco gasoline."

 

"A small community just east of town"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Altoona, the city where my layout is located."

 

 

"Loading machinery on a railroad flat car at the tool & die company."

 

 

 

 

"Waiting to leave Ridgeway Junction on the incoming train."

 

 

 

"Two Union Pacific F3 Double A-A units ready to leave the yard with a coal load."

 

 

"Here we have a Norfork Southern S D 90 MAC just arriving from inside the hills of Altoona."

 

 

"A busy yard, early in the morning."

 

 

 

~ Basic design of the layout ~

(11 x 21 feet)