Pennsylvania Station

**Pennsylvania Station - A Train-Themed Party - 2014**
In mid-January, we hosted a railroad-themed dinner party for some of our friends. Eighteen people attended.

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Our guests enjoyed seeing the three-level, O-gauge train layout in operation.

The big Pennsylvania Railroad T1 steam locomotive heads down the track on the lower level of the layout. In keeping with the party theme, all locomotives carried the Pennsy road name.

Guests were greeted at the front door by a baggage cart with vintage luggage; each piece had an appropriate baggage tag (with period PRR keystone logo) affixed:


The sweets table was decorated with a Pennsylvania Railroad Mallet locomotive pulling three sweet freight cars - a Tastykake boxcar, an Entenmann's vat car and a Bonomo's Turkish Taffy box car.

Dinner was buffet style. The Pennsylvania RR Aerotrain was the centerpiece of the table. Paper napkin rings had a railroad track pattern:


Glass table in the living room was topped by an O-gauge Pennsy Consolidation steam locomotive and observation car. Enjoying trains, food, drink and conversations, shown in photos taken by Carolyn Craig:








Built in 2000, the three-level model train layout uses a wood space-frame construction with 6 legs, which fold for storage. Overall size is 7 feet by 10 feet with a 24" by 30" removable extension section which holds the Lionel Hobby Shop. The tip of the mountain is 65" from the floor. Different trains operate on the tracks at various times.

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