[AT] Old trains

[D8RMAN at aol.com]

Charlie, I have seen the setup you described at a country store in my  
hometown of Weedville, PA. with two set of tracks running around all four walls  
of a room where the owner sells model trains and also is a restaurant &  
deli. The other half of the store is a grocery/convenience store with a gas  
station out front. You can pay a $1.00 fee to run the trains around the track 
 for a while. I did this for my son when he was younger as he loved trains 
as a  kid. This seems like a good way to keep a hobby out of the way of 
everyday  business in the house.  Willard Smith, Yakima, WA.
 
 
In a message dated 12/6/2009 8:40:12 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
charliehill at embarqmail.com writes:

I never  got really interested in model trains but I can see the 
attraction. 
The  problem is where to put them so you can enjoy them without taking up 
half  the house or shop.  One thing I've seen is to put shelves around the  
top of a room (all 4 walls) and run the track up above the doors and  
windows 
where it can stay without being in the way and can be run at any  time.  
That 
doesn't give much room for rail yard layouts and the like  but it's a way 
to 
enjoy the  trains.