You don't think Santa has been delivering trains every Christmas for all these years, and never used his Christmas magic to take a ride on a model train once in a while?
HO diorama, Walthers C&O caboose, Prieser Santa, Woodland Scenics Just Plug in building lights and cars.
this was built as a wall desplay and something to do between layouts. The El Capitan passanger train takes the main while the local frieght waits in the hole.
This is a Santa Fe F-7 unit #39. It is the 2nd loco. in a 3 engine train. Once this engine is done with the frieght it will take a short passenger train from SP #4446
This is AT&SF/Santa Fe engine #6380 with a Santa Fe F-7 and a BNSF gp-50. It is hauling a short frieght across the layout to go to the intermodal station/Coal mine about 1 mile away.
Restored depot in Carlsbad, CA was built in 1907. It now houses the city's Convention and Visitors Bureau. Piko's "Grizzly Flats" depot kit is patterned after this design.