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 Posted - June 28 2010 : 11:22:50 PM
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...when you're not running them?
More specifically, what do with the trains that you run fairly often. I know some of you have a (seemingly) endless amount of siding space. I've always had my cars and engines lined up on a shelf/counter behind my layout. Over the past few months however, that space has become too small
What do you guys do with all the layout overflow?
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Posted - June 28 2010 : 11:51:48 PM
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Not enough room for them in the car room, so most are in boxes, but we do have a daughter going to college this fall and I am trying to talk my wife into letting me have her room as a train room. So far I am losing this battle though.
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Posted - June 29 2010 : 01:20:13 AM
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| Drawers, shelves, tables, chairs, boxes...you get the picture. It's a constant battle to find space.
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Posted - June 29 2010 : 05:49:21 AM
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quote:Drawers, shelves, tables, chairs, boxes... It's a constant battle to find space.
Originally posted by burlington77Â -Â June 29 2010Â :Â 01:20:13 AM
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Sez it all right there. I've got flat pizza-type boxes that I keep my rolling stock and some engines in, other smaller flat boxes shoe-sized for storing 2-3 engines at a time. No formal drawers or glass-fronted displays for my stuff. LOL. Cardboard and plastic, mostly.
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Posted - June 29 2010 : 07:58:36 AM
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| Layout overflow? What luxury! The trains I have, such as they are, reside in a BIG blue box. The true tragedy is, the box is kept at my Aunt's. But it's alright, I have visiting rights most weekends and all this week!
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Posted - June 29 2010 : 08:12:08 AM
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My layout. Under it, hid behind the curtains, are many boxes of cars.
In another room are shelves with more trains.
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Posted - June 29 2010 : 08:35:01 AM
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| Very impressive, toptrain. Are the cars alphabetized or categorized or just plain memorized?!
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Posted - June 29 2010 : 10:56:34 AM
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quote:Very impressive, toptrain. Are the cars alphabetized or categorized or just plain memorized?!
Originally posted by tykowolf - June 29 2010 : 08:35:01 AM
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Yoo-wolf, It is a adventure everytime I look for something. It makes my life interesting.
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Posted - June 29 2010 : 11:13:11 AM
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actually my house too small So any trains I get go into storage in the basement 
pics later
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Posted - June 29 2010 : 1:58:05 PM
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Ben, Use the basement!!!
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Posted - June 29 2010 : 5:30:35 PM
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I use the cheap metal 5 shelf units you get at Walmart for around 15 bucks each.
I combine two shelving units to double the capacity,and store the empty boxes at a friends basement.
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Posted - July 01 2010 : 04:17:31 AM
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quote:Yoo-wolf, It is a adventure everytime I look for something. It makes my life interesting.
frank
Originally posted by toptrain - June 29 2010 : 10:56:34 AM
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Random freight cars are fun! If I had that many, I think I'd organize them by road where I could and pool the rest. Best of both worlds!
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Posted - July 08 2010 : 12:46:01 PM
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 Well y'all wanted to know where my trains & race car sets are stored
under the stairs!
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Posted - July 08 2010 : 3:01:07 PM
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I'd like to have a basement about the size of Walmart!!!!!!!
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 Posted - March 20 2020 : 2:51:15 PM
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What do you do with your trains when there is a stupid virus scare.
I stare at them and wish that I was on a real one.
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Posted - March 20 2020 : 3:30:00 PM
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all trains are out of basement in my garage now
staying there until I move next door 
then after I move the layout building will commence!
Switches & crossovers I will need 
Edited by - microbusss on March 20 2020 3:31:25 PM
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