Bruce Pfeifer’s O gauge layout
From the moment we glimpsed this photo shared by Bruce Pfeifer on the popular Classic Toy Trains forum, we knew it would be the perfect addition to Photo Album. Bruce, whose O gauge layout in Parkville, Md., was the subject of an article in the January 2008 issue, captured the eye-catching Lionel No. 83167 model of a GG1 electric decked in the patriotic scheme adopted by Conrail for the bicentennial of American independence in 1976. Cool isn’t it how Bruce coupled the Happy 4th of July boxcar right behind the handsome engine.
John Brophy’s Standard and O gauge display
With a laugh, modeler John Brophy assures viewers that not every trolley or train stopping at the Lionel no. 115 station receives as loud and impressive a greeting as is happening today. The porters, station personnel, and passengers can’t quite believe a brass band clad in its finest military uniforms is playing patriotic marches and other heart-stopping tunes for them. But all the excitement and enjoyment as shown here tend to be ordinary sights on the 7 x 13-foot Standard and O gauge display John built at home in St. Louis, Mo. He runs original as well as reproduction models.
O gauge Kansas City Southern legacy SD70Ace N o. 4006 by Lionel (reviewed in the November 2020 issue)
MTH’s Premier line No. 20-20904-1 Illinois Central Gulf GP38-2 (news item from the July 2018 issue)…