Background

This is iteration number two (thankfully, there are no photos of number one which was built in the small, dark, damp basement of a 100+ years old house) of the Paducah & Lake Erie. This a small portion of the 29'x36' layout, and this is Steiner Yard. The railroad was started in 2004, and this photo was shortly before starting to dismantle it in January 2008 prior to moving to St. Louis.

As you can see, there was yet no scenery, and one day in mid-2007, my wife said she would like to consider moving to St. Louis to be close to our daughter and twin grandkids, but she was concerned about me giving up the railroad. I replied "If we are going to move, now is as good a time as ever to tear down the railroad; we can save about 90 percent. About everything we do from now on in terms of scenery will be lost." She had a realtor at the house within the week.