Choo Choo Barn 2013

Choo Choo Barn/Choo Choo Barn 2013

Gas Prices in 2013 Close to what they are 10 years later, but it's better in 2023.

Ballgame Check out the third baseman trying to advance on the pitcher's throw.

Ballgame Score Looks like it's the bottom of the 9th and the score is tied at 6.

Night Construction Night fall has happened on the Choo Choo Barn layout and we're looking at the road construction.

Amish Construction Amish folks rasing a barn on the Choo Choo Barn layout.

FIRE!! Oh no, the house is on FIRE!!

Cotton Candy Cotton Candy in the Circus area.

Circus The circus is in town!

Gas Station Actual gas station that Tom Groff modeled is less than a mile from the Choo Choo Barn.

Movie Theater Movie Theater on the layout. This house is cursed. Continuously catches on fire. I think we need to get the cops involved next time there's a fire?

A Frame House This house is cursed. Continuously catches on fire. I think we need to get the cops involved next time there's a fire?

FIRE!! Call the cops this time!

Fire Department For the umpteenth time, the fire department rolls out of their firehouse enroute to the A Framed house that's on fire.

Boy Scouts A troop of scouts camping out next to the creek. Great place for a campout too!

School Bus School bus picking up kids.

Boy Scouts Truck A truck advertising for the Lancaster Lebanon Council of Boy Scouts.

Sawing A Log Amish folks taking apart a tree they fell.

Wreck Some guy drove his car into a telephone pole and needs some help.

Water Fountain Water fountain scene.

Night Fountain Water fountain scene at night.

Pretty Lights Water fountain scene at night with pretty colored lights.

Choo Choo Barn at Night Night has fallen over the Choo Choo Barn layout. Really neat to see how the layout comes to life at night.

Ticketed Driver Tom Groff's son, Kevin is getting a ticket from a Strasburg Police officer. Oops.

Construction Zone Approaching a construction zone on the roadway. Buy our stuff, CHEAP! Nice movie poster collection too.

Yard Sale Buy our stuff, CHEAP! Nice movie poster collection too.

Choo Choo Barn Layout looking towards Dutch Wonderland and the circus beyond the amusement park.

Tire Swing Kid spending a day on the tire swing.

Dutch Wonderland Monorail going past the entrance of Dutch Wonderland.

Billboard Billboard sign for Amish Village.

Sky Ride Fully functioning sky ride at Dutch Wonderland.

Sky Ride Sky ride passing over the support wheels.

Yellow Tub Yellow tub on the sky ride passing over the support wheels.

This scrambler was Tom Groff's first major animated piece that he built in the 1970's. Lionel reproduced it in 2003 as part of their "Historic Layout Series."

Scrambler This scrambler was Tom Groff's first major animated piece that he built in the 1970's. Lionel reproduced it in 2003 as part of their "Historic Layout Series."

Amusement Rides Scrambler and an Eli-Bridge styled ferris wheel.

Check out the sandlot game going on! There's a girl on her bike complaining to the police officer that they won't let her play because she's a girl!

Sandlot Baseball Game Check out the sandlot game going on! There's a girl on her bike complaining to the police officer that they won't let her play because she's a girl!

House Under Construction Looks to be a brand new development as there is a family moving in across the street.

Pool Time! Neighborhood pool, who wants to go for a skinny dip?! oof! I'd love to hear the story about what happened to that school bus. Hope everyone survied whatever crash it was in.