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Monday, November 20, 2017

MGRS Trains in Winter Wonderland at the Maine Mall




Our 8th Annual Holiday Train Display opened at 5pm on Friday, November 19th with a ribbon cutting by Santa. It is part of the "Winter Wonderland".



The Winter Wonderland at the Maine Mall is located in the former Bon Ton. The kids can write a letter to Santa, see acts on stage, color, play board games, and watch movies.

MGRS is located right next to Santa. He is closest to the Thomas & Percy Platform. Thomas has a loop while Percy runs in a Figure 8. Thanks to Art Shean for providing the Figure 8.

Thomas and Percy
The Town and Country area has homes, businesses, and entertainment. The trolley line runs from the front of North Conway Station over to the mountains
North Conway Station



The lighted buildings at the front of the picture belong to Tice Leonard and are made by Lemax. Other building are from Ernie Packard, Terry Norton, Carl Churchill and Sam Carr. You can see the John Jackson Drawbridge at the left rear of this picture.
Town and Country


The centerpiece of this year's layout is the mountain with ski lift running to the top and the train running around it about halfway up. We asked the Maine Mall for a mountain, and thank Angel Pettengill for building this one.



The farm behind the mountain

Farm Corral and Vacation Campground

Ski Slope and Vacation Campground

Portland Harbor includes marine businesses, shopping, cargo handling, two trains, a freight siding, oil tanks and a lighthouse.


The Circus is on the far side of Portland Harbor. Here you can see how the circus entertains its guests and supports the work of the performers. Thanks to Norman Waycott for providing part of his incredible circus.
Entrance, Clowns and Midway

Acrobats and Horses Practicing

Please visit us at the Mall and bring your friends. We are open daily through December 24th except on Thanksgiving Day when the Mall is closed.

There are nine trains on the layout including
  • Thomas & Percy - running on pushbuttons
  • Inner Main Line - usually Amtrak
  • Outer Main Line - freight or trains members bring in
  • Trolley Line from North Conway around the Mountain to the Ski Slope
  • Train Around the Mountain - pushbutton
  • Harbor Freight Loop
  • Harbor Trolley Reverse Line
  • Circus Train - pushbutton
  • The Ski Lift is also a pushbutton

























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