B-day Prez from Dad

TrainClown

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I was talking to my dad, just before my birthday. He offered me money for a present and I said I would appreciate anything for my HO train layout.

And what a surprise!

Three boxes arrived the other morning. 2 boxes about 12" x 16" x 6" and the third, a whopping 2 x 3 x 1 feet!

First small box is full of sectional track and a girder bridge.

Second box is full of rolling stock! Including 4 powered units.

The big box is a pile of buildings, people, animals and wagons!
Including buildings my dad built when I was a kid and were on our big layout we had at the time.

I was so excited I ran out and bought a web cam so I could take some pix and share them with you.

Here is the first pic of the Wake Up Jake restaurant. It is a replica of the real building in Barkerville Historic Park.
 

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This is the Palace Grand from up in Dawson City. A theater where my dad produced shows back in the 1960s.
 

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Yea, I know all these buildings need work, but they have been knocking around now for some 37 years. Its amazing they made it this far.

Here is the House Hotel.
 

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Those first three buildings were models of real structures we use to visit. the rest are out of the relm of the mind.

The Bella Union Saloon.
 

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In the big box was a piece of plywood with some of his actual layout still glued on it.

Like this town hall.
 

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And who knows what else I will find once I unload and examin this box of wonders.
 

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1967 was a Centennial year for us here in Cananda, and dad cellebrated with this train..............I think I can fix it.

A Peco engine of some kind.
 

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This stuff is so neat I want to show it all to you, but only a few more.

A MOW car with a big light on it.
 

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This is a Bachmann engine too. Although I have no idea what kind it is.
 

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It is a strange unit with small wheels, and an odd "C" shaped thing that looks like it holds a track cleaning thing of some sort.

Detail on "C" shaped thing.
 

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So all in all I am pleased with my good ol' dad. I never could get him to sit still to look at a computer for longer than 30 seconds, so he is puter illiterate and unfortunately he has never come here to the Gauge.

He is in Vancouver B.C.and I am in Regina Sask. and the distance is feeling farther each day. Soon I hope to go see him.

I got so much from him. Passion for trains is just one of them.

TrainClown


Dad has a dream about trains.
 

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