The Old Cannery Furniture Warehouse Engineer is at it again!  Through some tough negotiations he has been able to secure a very large area in our newly designed Kids World for a 13 foot by 20 foot "Scenery Railroad". This Lionel O Scale set up will have three trains running through sculpted mountains, gulches, trestles and bridges and he said he plans on a unique Circus Scene with a Ferris Wheel and all that goes along with an old fashioned Circus. The best part is that it will be interactive for kids and adults alike to take part in the running of the trains and accessories that will be part of the scenery. 

Here are some pictures taken of the progress. The Scenic Railroad is complete and you will definitely want to come down and take a personal viewing of this and all the other fun and interesting  stuff The Old Cannery has to offer.

Sept 20th	Sept 20th	Sept. 20th	Sept. 28 Rock Detail	Sept. 28th Dave is sculpting mountains	Dwayne R. Hermans  aka grouchy playing in the mud.	Oct. 14th The River is taking shape	Oct. 14th

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Come on down to see the completed Scenery Railroad!

   Dave Crossman was instrumental in designing and constructing The Old Cannery Railroad.  His interest in trains began with his first train set, an American Flyer Train set, given to him in 1952  for Christmas and he has been hooked every since.

    Moving to the Seattle area in 1979, Dave continued a long career of building and setting up model trains for himself and for friends and family. Dave is modest to admit to his accomplishments but he said "I guess you could say I have laid enough "N" "HO" and "G" track in scale miles to go from Seattle to Portland". He failed to mention the mountains, valleys, trestles and everything else that goes with it.
   He currently has a very large "HO" shelf railroad he built in his home near Cle Elum. It is capable of handling up to 6 different trains at the same time.  A shelf railroad is one that runs along the walls near the ceiling and is bracketed to the wall.  It was this railroad that the owners of The Old Cannery first saw that inspired them to have Dave build the suspended  trains that we now have running between our showrooms and the warehouse.

   Dave is one of the first to admit that he has had help along the way and wants to thank everyone who has lent a hand or inspiration to his love for the R/R including Ed at Track Side Trains in Puyallup who has been supplying most of the materials needed to build the Lionel railroad in our Kid's World.

    Dave retired in 2005 but will always be remembered as  the original Old Cannery Engineer.

   Dwayne R. Hermans, affectionately known as "Grouchy" is a 30 year veteran of model railroading and is a bona fide Rail Road enthusiast.  His own "G" scale garden railroad, all 783 feet of it is nick named the  U.G.L.Y. R/R  (Unusual Garden Looney Yard) R/R because he has left the norm and has created a whimsical back yard featuring trains,  dinosaurs, bugs, frogs and more.  Dwayne  is a long term member of The Puget Sound Garden Railroad Society and other local R/R organizations. I guess being a retired Army Sgt. has twisted his mind beyond help and he only relates to rail road crossings and things that go cho cho in the night because if the subject isn't about rail roading he can live up to the nick name. Seriously, Grouchy  has been a great help to Dave, our resident Engineer in the building of this newest addition to the Old Cannery Railroad and we thank him for his selfless and inspiring dedication to further the hobby. Thank you Grouchy for your helping hand.