Shotgun Tom's HO Train Layout - Dave Scott's World of Wonder on KUSI-TV

Dave Scott's World of Wonder tells the story of the passion and design of radio legend Shotgun Tom's custom HO railroad layout along with some biographical exposition of it's development.
Written By: Dave Scott
KUSI NEWS, filmed and edited by Chief Photographer Mike Smith

[@joecassidayjr5478]

Looks, GREAT Shotgun Tom !!!

[@williamoerke8221]

I love your comment about your dad that he worked 16 hours and didn’t want to play with trains. I worked for the Milwaukee Road back in the 70’s as a switchman/brakeman/conductor. One morning getting off of work a engineer said come on over for a beer and let’s play with my trains. I laughed and said the same thing as your dad. Yes I did go over to his house and played with his trains.

[@alanwbelcher]

The Irwood sign caught my eyes right away! Great layout, great tour of it, and I love that it reminds you of your dad. Rock on!

[@susaniker4529]

How cool is that? Very nice Tom.

[@medwaymodelrailway7129]

Great train layout."thumbs up from me"

[@jackkielczynski700]

Shotgun I watched the video and loved ‘IRWOOD’! Hope to visit it sometime soon!

[@davidandleona]

Fantastic layout and such memories! Shotgun Tom is certainly on the right track!!!!

[@johnhudson597]

As a kid I had both HO and N scale, but because I was one of those ADHD Kits dealing with those little wheels, small tracks was too much. So Mom took my stuff down to Frank the Train Man at Parks and ECB and sold my sets. At 12 I began playing with Radio Stuff and at 14 earned my first Amateur Radio License, well the rest is history at 62 not only am I still an Active Radio Amateur (HAM) but I also hold me FCC General Radio Telephone Commercial License and have worked in Radio Communications professionally for 41 years one of my programs was the Emergency Broadcast System/ EAS/IPAWS. Yes, the sound of Shotguns voice does bring back those childhood memories wanting to work on Broadcast Transmitters and hanging out at College Grove peering through the window at the On-the-Air talent at KSON.

[@gmonet46]

Holy "coal tender" Shotgun! Well, back to the ol' 4' x 6' layout for an envious sigh! Nevertheless, it's great to see some return to an era when coal, steam and iron rail was breathtaking. The sound of those "driving wheels" on a huge 4-8-4 as they began their motion before the first blast of steam and pressure release. An image and sound that never left that 4-year old's mind in over 73 years.

[@jackkielczynski700]

Awesome! I’ve worked for a railroad Police Department for 25 years and all this brings back awesome memories

[@B250R]

Thanks for posting. That is a very impressive train collection.

[@thomascalleson861]

Thomas watching from Winter Haven Florida

[@garymckenzie6707]

Love it!!!!

[@tropicalties3806]

I didn't touch my model trains when I worked for the railroad. I agree with his father, after working 12 hours everyday, you just don't want to see trains at home. The job was enough of a fix.

[@thomascalleson861]

I'm looking at Budweiser train says Thomas what do you call train sets now will Thomaston train train such to I'm looking into so I'm going to get them from Bradford replaced to get stuff like that Thomas from Winter Haven Florida

[@muss1951]

Tom I listen to you all day long on sirus and love the music I also love your layout in HO. Tom you and I are in the same hobby but different scales. I am in G scale and model more of the last turn of the century. I am all about scratch building and the old steamers. As hobbyist in a dying hobby we need to pass each other videos and ideas on to other hobbyist, Please check me out at, ub railroad.com, on you tube. I will pass your video on the next video i do which I currently have over 125 how to videos, check me out thx