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Hiawatha Pete

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Tue Oct 27, 2020, 09:37 AM

Oct 2020

LOL! I cringe every time I see the Addams Family crash those beautiful vintage Lionel trains!

That said I've had my share of mishaps - switch not lined correctly, train backing into another train kind of thing...

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Model Railroading - My O Gauge tribute to Canada's greatest passenger train (a short video) [View all] Hiawatha Pete Oct 2020 OP

Thank you for these amazing photos of your incredible setup! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2020 #1

Thanks California Peggy! Hiawatha Pete Oct 2020 #7

thank you for this mercuryblues Oct 2020 #2

No problem MercuryBlues! Hiawatha Pete Oct 2020 #8

Awesome! Thank you for sharing. mobeau69 Oct 2020 #3

Thanks for the compliment, Mobeau! Hiawatha Pete Oct 2020 #10

HO is 1/82 scale. What is 0 scale? TIA. mobeau69 Oct 2020 #13

O is 1/48 scale FYI Hiawatha Pete Oct 2020 #16

Neat. You can get so much more in per sq foot. mobeau69 Oct 2020 #20

Incredible! Thank you for posting this. Kaleva Oct 2020 #4

No problem - my pleasure, Kaleva! Hiawatha Pete Oct 2020 #11

I LOVE travelling overnight in a private compartment. Back in the'60's, Turkey had bought the old Karadeniz Oct 2020 #5

Wow, talk about traveling in style, Karadeniz! Hiawatha Pete Oct 2020 #12

I loved my trains. Thanks for bring back memories alfredo Oct 2020 #6

Hello again Alfredo, good to hear from you! Hiawatha Pete Oct 2020 #14

At my age, it didn't matter if it was realistic, my imagination made it real. alfredo Oct 2020 #32

I had a distant aunt who grew up on a ranch that had the CPR running through it. applegrove Oct 2020 #9

LOL! Thanks for checking out my post, Applegrove Hiawatha Pete Oct 2020 #18

Wow. What a journey. Some day i may do that. Trains i feel secure on. applegrove Oct 2020 #22

Lots of fun! Thanks for sharing! nt reACTIONary Oct 2020 #15

No problem, Reactionary, my pleasure! Hiawatha Pete Oct 2020 #19

I like the sound track! nt reACTIONary Oct 2020 #17

One of the Lionel diesel units has Railsounds Hiawatha Pete Oct 2020 #21

I was wondering if that was part of the layout.. reACTIONary Oct 2020 #23

My boys always loved model trains... NurseJackie Oct 2020 #24

Thanks for checking out my post, Nurse Jackie! My wife would agree... Hiawatha Pete Oct 2020 #25

"The Canadian" is on the back of the CDN $10 note, Series 2013. roamer65 Oct 2020 #26

Good Morning Roamer65, That pic on the $10 bill is really neat isn't it! Hiawatha Pete Oct 2020 #28

Yes it is. roamer65 Oct 2020 #29

Nice layout rwsanders Oct 2020 #27

Thanks, RWSanders! Hiawatha Pete Oct 2020 #30

Just a bit off topic, but it is about a movie concerning trains. The Station Agent dugog55 Oct 2020 #31

Thanks for the heads up Dugog55! Hiawatha Pete Oct 2020 #33

A list of good train movies alfredo Oct 2020 #34

Thanks! Hiawatha Pete Oct 2020 #36

I want to see the Buster Keaton movie. alfredo Oct 2020 #38

Wow! You worked with Buster Keaton's nephew - That's amazing! Hiawatha Pete Oct 2020 #39

He was an amazing athlete and actor. alfredo Oct 2020 #41

It missed my favorite train movies. rwsanders Oct 2020 #40

Thanks for the advice! Hiawatha Pete Oct 2020 #45

Thank You. MAJones Oct 2020 #35

No problem, MA Jones, my pleasure! Hiawatha Pete Oct 2020 #37

ohm myy. very nice . AllaN01Bear Oct 2020 #42

Thanks for the compliment, Allan01Bear! Hiawatha Pete Oct 2020 #46

Superb Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #43

Thanks for the compliment, & for checking out my video, Sherman A1! Hiawatha Pete Oct 2020 #47

K&R Blue Owl Oct 2020 #44

LOL, Thanks for kicking & checking out my post, Blue Owl! Hiawatha Pete Oct 2020 #48

K&R JohnnyRingo Oct 2020 #49

Thanks JohnnyRingo! Hiawatha Pete Oct 2020 #50

My husband and I rode The Canadian from Toronto to Vancouver in early Oct 2015 mnhtnbb Oct 2020 #51

Thanks for sharing that pic, Mnhtnbb! Hiawatha Pete Oct 2020 #54

Can you fix the shelf that's bent, it's driving me nuts. Hotler Oct 2020 #52

Thanks for checking out my post, Hotler! Hiawatha Pete Oct 2020 #53

being a fellow model railroader in tinplate / h.o and n. i just subbed . AllaN01Bear Oct 2020 #55

Thanks Allan01Bear! Hiawatha Pete Oct 2020 #58

Gorgeous layout!! PCIntern Oct 2020 #56

No problem PCIntern, my pleasure! Hiawatha Pete Oct 2020 #59

Way cool! Brings back my youth with a Lionel train set around the Christmas tree! machoneman Oct 2020 #57

Thanks for the compliment, Machoneman! Hiawatha Pete Oct 2020 #60

I had a train set growing up llashram Oct 2020 #61

Thanks for checking out my post llashram! Hiawatha Pete Oct 2020 #63

I had a Lionel since I was 2, it's what I wanted. burrowowl Oct 2020 #62

Cool! Thanks for checking out my post Burrowowl! Hiawatha Pete Oct 2020 #64

Pete...great set up..great work..Let's take a closer look..O Scale house in the background of lower Stuart G Oct 2020 #65

Thanks for the compliment, & for checking out & kicking my post, StuartG! Hiawatha Pete Oct 2020 #67

I wouldn't know the exact models or anything but ... electric_blue68 Oct 2020 #66

Thanks for checking out my post, Electric_blue68! Hiawatha Pete Oct 2020 #68

There's always time for tweaking in the future. 👍 electric_blue68 Oct 2020 #69

Lionel makes a great train. I had a Lionel three-rail train when I was a kid. PatrickforO Nov 2020 #70

Agree 100%! Lionel are my favorite, by far. Hiawatha Pete Nov 2020 #71

Beautiful! klook Nov 2020 #72

Thanks for the compliment! Hiawatha Pete Nov 2020 #75

That's Quite A Treat, Sir The Magistrate Nov 2020 #73

Thanks, Magistrate! Hiawatha Pete Nov 2020 #76

Sorry To Have Missed This On Its First Pass, Sir The Magistrate Nov 2020 #82

I was just thinking of what could be done with 3D printing. alfredo Nov 2020 #74

True that Hiawatha Pete Nov 2020 #77

Always willing to help a member of the Onondaga alfredo Nov 2020 #78

Hello again Alfredo, FYI my DU avatar is named for the Milwaukee Road's Hiawatha passenger trains - Hiawatha Pete Nov 2020 #79

That's OK. There is Blackfoot on my mother's side, but no blood alfredo Nov 2020 #80

Cool! On my wife's side of the family there is native Carib. Hiawatha Pete Nov 2020 #81

Celt German and Russian. . alfredo Nov 2020 #83

We hike a trail that's under the tracks that go up the Flatirons east of Denver, CrispyQ Nov 2020 #84

Thanks CrispyQ! Hiawatha Pete Nov 2020 #85

And thank you for those great photos! CrispyQ Nov 2020 #86