The Pequea Valley Model RailRoaders (PVMR) NEW portable layout has just returned from four days on operating display at DUTCHWAY FARM MARKET in beautiful southern Gap, PA. Almost every person, young or old, "English" or Amish walking thru the doors smiled when they saw our American Flyer Train layout. Many lingered for quite a while, one family came back every day, some for multiple days. One lady, after finally dragging her 4 yr old son out the door on Thursday, bought an HO set, put it on plywood and set the Christmas tree up over it, all by Friday evening. She brought the whole family back again on Saturday. They stayed for an hour. Other watchful parents corrected the few children (NO barriers) who reached for a train, that in itself was refreshing. Almost everyone pushed the buttons we installed. Women and children more readily then men. The 8' X 12' layout was built (to be moved) by mostly TCA members and their wives or girlfriends. Set-up requires about 2 hrs, Sat night tear-down and loading, an hour and 15 minutes. We had a four-year old Amish lad, who spoke no English as yet, operating the passenger train for a while on Wednesday evening. When his Dad explained to him that he had to stop at the station, he slowed the train down to a gentle stop and then walked over to look between the train and station platform to see if people got off and on the train. Just amazing. Many of our "visitors" told us they dropped notes into the "Suggestion Box" to bring us back. Management didn't advertize our being there because they had NO idea of the response toy trains generate. Ah, conservative Lancaster County, PA. They DO now. Layout next appears at ROOT'S Country Market, off of PA Rt 72, on Sat Dec 10 from 9AM til 5 PM. Jim "taking the trains to ROOT'S " Lyle
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