When fellow O gauge modeler Charles Stoia was photographing the 22 x 36-foot layout belonging to his friend Clem Krzeczkowski for Classic Toy Trains, he wasn’t sure whether juxtaposing some soldiers on maneuvers with two massive steam engines blasting by on the double-track main line made sense. After all, which war were the recruits preparing for in the forests near Clem’s home in Blissfield, Michigan? Taking a more relaxed approach, Clem assured Charlie that everything shown here was a reenactment! Restored steamers and weekend warriors were having fun recalling life in the late 1940s. The trains were entertaining railfans, and the civilians in uniform recalled postwar days.
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