After 26 years, Rod Stewart finally lets the world see his breathtaking completed model railway (TR)

UK Daily Mail ^ | 11/12/2019 | David Wilkes

[DFG]

He has long been known as a model railway enthusiast — even if at times he didn’t want to talk about it.

But now Sir Rod Stewart’s legendary layout — 26 years in the making — can be seen for the first time in all its finished glory.

The rocker’s astonishingly detailed 124ft long x 23ft wide model depicting an American city and its industrial hinterland in the 1940s contains hundreds of buildings, from trackside switchman shanties to vast factories and skyscrapers.

Called Grand Street And Three Rivers City, it also features a railway station crossed by numerous bridges at rush hour. There are period cars and lorries as well, of course, as trains, and it is all surrounded by lush landscape and dramatically lit in the colours of late afternoon sunshine.

[Nailbiter]

for comparison sake

the train layout at Chicago science and industry museum

started at 2340 sq ft in 1940

https://www.msichicago.org/explore/whats-here/exhibits/great-train-story/history/

remember seeing when I was a youngster, model train setup as mentioned would be truly spectacular- rough guess his is about same size as original Chicago layout.

Although from pics appears Sir Rod’s appears to be more detailed

[SkyPilot]

That vicious rumor in the 70s

Which one?

[Blood of Tyrants]

Maybe he has clean room filters in the room.

[Beowulf9]

Wow!

[doorgunner69]

Like Paul Allen of Microsoft, Rod knew how to spend his time and fortune wisely on what he loved.

[MeganC]

Rod Stewart should be put in charge of California’s high speed rail since he has a proven track record of laying tracks!

[SamAdams76]

Are the dimensions 124ft long x 23ft wide really that spectacular?

Yes. The dimensions of 124ft long x 23ft wide are truly spectacular for a model railway.

[foreverfree]

Da ya think that railroad’s sexy?

[Larry Lucido]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_xwnb3cymc

The Faces - Ooh La La (1973)

[Godzilla]

Um no. I’m a model railroader too

[Dr. Sivana]

Thanks for upholding the proud FR tradition, doc.

If I read the whole excerpt, I my entry would have come in at #87 instead of #29.

[The FIGHTIN Illini]

Train Bump

[Fred Hayek]

I noticed a lot of Pennsylvania Railroad.

Yes, I’m a Pennsy fan.
All that’s missing is the GG-1’s, but he probably didn’t model the electrified territory.

[PghBaldy]

So remember, every picture tells a story, don’t it
Every picture tells a story, don’t it
Every picture tells a story, don’t it, woo

[TomServo]

I remember Faces very well. Good ol’ days...

[Pelham]

That's reminiscent of the astonishing John Allen 'Gorre & Daphetid' layout of the 1960s, which like Stewart's effort is more "art" than "hobby".

Gorre & Daphetid

[mabarker1]

[Cecily]

“Infatuation” (Jeff Beck on guitar) was also good.

Rod’s model train is cool, but his two youngest sons probably think he is a hopeless nerd.

[Scrambler Bob]

Merle Haggard had model trains running through his house at Hag’s Place.

He’s mentioned in this article.

http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/88/t/177162.aspx

[rockrr]

4’ x 8’ ;’}