The first train originally arrived at Christmas in 1989. It was an R/C Big Hauler. A track powered Big Hauler followed in less than a week. We needed a place to set them up so I built a platform in the crawl space under the cabin. My son Charlie is at the controls.

After a little more track arrived in a couple of months, we had three nested loops and a Lake George and Boulder LGB set.

During the period from early 1990 to fall of 1993, planning was in work for a much more elaborate setup. The whole basement would be excavated and a "third" story built under the two story house. The layout was taken down just before construction started. This view would be roughly from the location of the entry door looking back to the stairway.