Showing posts with label Maine Mall Train Display. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Maine Mall Train Display. Show all posts
Thursday, December 22, 2022
Saturday, December 10, 2022
Maine Garden Railway Society 2022 Holiday Train Display Part 2
Here are some more videos of the main line trains at the Holiday Train Display at the Maine Mall
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Holiday Train Display at the Maine Mall from November 25th through December 24th
The Holiday Train Display by the Maine Garden Railway Society is up and running at the Maine Mall in the lobby outside JCPenney.
Trains are running from 10am-7pm daily from November 25th through December 24th.
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
Sunday, December 5, 2021
Thursday, December 2, 2021
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Saturday, October 30, 2021
Holiday Train Display Setup at Maine Mall Center Court on Wednesday, November 3 at 6:00 AM
There will be a meeting for all MGRS members on Wednesday, November 3 at 6am. It will take place at Center Court at the Maine Mall. The purpose is to set up the tables for the 2021 Holiday Train Display.
Trains will run from November 13th to January 1st.
If you have question please contact Terry Norton, 207-748-3009 or bl2gscale@gmail.com
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
No Holiday Train Display at the Mall in 2020
The Mall does not have any empty stores, so there will not be a Holiday Train Display this year.
Friday, January 17, 2020
More from the 2019 Holiday Train Display
By popular request, more pictures from the Mall.
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Santa hanging out with Grace Strolling the Circus Midway
 The Great Chimp Escape  Playing Horseshoes in the Barnyard  How did this building get here, Mike? 
Container Train Rolls by the Mountain
Bikes at Tice's Food Truck
Cocoa by the outdoor fireplace
Spiderman ready to roll!
No buttons were worn out during the 2019 Display
Where is the other Optimus Prime
Batgirl on the left and Batman & Robin on the right
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Amtrak and Circus Parade
New member Gloria Goodwin checking on Thomas
Superman flying low over the Trolley
Who is that off duty welder sitting behind the Circus?
Even puppies come to visit the trains
LGB Crocodile passing North Conway Station
Local freight passing Gorham Station
Lobster Hobo jumps on the train
Video Links
Rio Grande Lashup Amtrak with Push Pull Engines LGB 0-6-6-0 Mallett Steam Engine and Freight Train Burlington Freight Through the Crossing Dual Engine Passenger Train with Railway Post Office Rio Grande Lashup and LGB Mallett Freight Dinosaur Train and LGB Steam Freight Norfolk Southern Container Train and European Bonus Circus Train pulled by Christmas Locomotive |
Monday, December 23, 2019
MGRS Train Set Raffle at the Mall on December 23rd
The club will be raffling off an LGB Starter Set today at the Mall. Tickets will be handed out starting when the display opens this morning. The winner will be drawn today at 3pm, and people with tickets must be present to win.
Holiday Train Display Move Out Begins at 9am on Thursday, December 26th
At 9am on Thursday, December 26th we will be packing up and moving the Holiday Train Display out of the Mall. Dave Blue will be bringing the club trailer. Please help us wrap up out 10th event and take home anything you brought in to help us look good!
And please mark your calendars for our next event, which is running trains for Strive Rocks at the Cross Arena in Portland on Saturday, March 28, 2020.
And please mark your calendars for our next event, which is running trains for Strive Rocks at the Cross Arena in Portland on Saturday, March 28, 2020.
Saturday, December 21, 2019
MGRS 10th Annual Holiday Train Display
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Amtrak rolls by the Mountain Deven replacing bad curved track
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Saturday, October 26, 2019
2019 Holiday Train Display Tables, Painting, Track and Wiring
The Mall already had the tables in place when setup started this week. Dave Blue and Tice Leonard unloaded the entire contents of the club trailer and placed it on shelves in the storage area.
Step 1: Terry Norton and Ben Braithwaite gave the table tops a coat of white paint.
Step 2: Ben Braithwaite, Dennis Farrell, Brennan Long, Scott Gould, and Tice Leonard installed the track.Tice Leonard built the two tables for the controllers.
Step 3: On Saturday, 10/26 a crew came in to help Terry get the wiring installed. The crew included Terry Norton, Ben Braithwaite, Tice Leonard, David Blue, and Peter Richards along with Hunter & Scott Weeks.
This picture shows the U-shaped layout with the circus loop at the front and the lower Thomas platform on the right. At the back you can see the loops formed by the inner and outer main lines. The Mountain is out of sight on the left.
Here is the mountain with the retail area in the background.
This view is from the back of room looking toward the door. When the covering panels are removed, entry will be through a 12' roll up door where you see the exit sign. The glass wall to the right will be uncovered so vistors can look in, and there will be a back-and-forth trolley running inside the window.
This is the coloring wall to the right of the layout and the door into the storage area
This is our storage area. There is a second area behind this for the retail stock. And it even has a rest room.........
This is the view out the door to where Santa will be located.
2019 Holiday Train Display Plans
2019 will mark our tenth annual Holiday Train Display at the Maine Mall. It will run from November 16 through December 24th with the exception of Thanksgiving Day.
This year Santa will be back in the lobby outside the JCPenney store. The Holiday Train Display will be in a store space entered from the lobby
We will share the space with the retailer who was at the entrance to Winter Wonderland last year.
This year Santa will be back in the lobby outside the JCPenney store. The Holiday Train Display will be in a store space entered from the lobby
We will share the space with the retailer who was at the entrance to Winter Wonderland last year.
The layout is a U-shape with areas for Thomas & Percy, the Circus, Town and Mountain. There will be seven trains running
Thursday, August 22, 2019
2019 Holiday Train Display Update
Now that the Bon Ton space has been rented, Santa will be back outside of JC Penney. The Holiday Train Display will probably be in a store outside of the entrance to JC Penney. Stay tuned for more news!
MGRS in the Maine Model Railroad Tour
The 2019 Maine Model Railroad Tour takes place on September 28 and 29. Terry Norton and Carl Churchill will be participating on Saturday, 9/28. Eight layouts are open on Saturday and nine on Sunday. Information about layouts on the tour can be seen at the
Sunday, April 28, 2019
MGRS Track Move out from Bonton at 10am on Tuesday, April 30th
MGRS will be moving track from the Mall onto our trailer starting at 10am on Tuesday, April 30th. Please come in and help if you are available.
The Bon Ton space has been rented, so MGRS will be in another location at the Mall this year. Please contact Terry Norton if you have questions.
The Bon Ton space has been rented, so MGRS will be in another location at the Mall this year. Please contact Terry Norton if you have questions.
Monday, January 21, 2019
Video of 9th Annual Holiday Train Display
Thanks again to Jim Alberty from Apple, here is the video with music from the MGRS 2018 Train Display at the Maine Mall.
Friday, December 28, 2018
9th Annual Holiday Train Display Wrap Up
Our 2018 Holiday Train Display ran from Friday November 16th through Chirstmas Eve on Monday, December 24th. Trains were running for 380 hours over 28 days.
"Looking through the fence"
Jim Jenkins on the Throttle
Candy by Walter Fossett and Ben Thurlow
Campground by the Ski Lift
Busy at the Sinclair Gas Station
PRR Freight rolls through North Conway Station
Mathiu running trains with Ben
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