well guys i am back after a leave i had to take some time off for my son. we had to take him out of state for pre surgery testing and while we where gone he had a b-day and got alot of good gifts from dr's and other pepole a local hobby shop gave my son a box of train stuff in o scale i put it together around his room and he loves it the dr's hated it looking down at their feet everytime they came into the room for they didn't hit it. the morning we came home the hospital set up a small trip for us me and my son where able to go and drive a set of gp 38-2 's in the local yard that brought back some good times an they gave him a jacket from the compeny and made him a conductor (for the ones who would like to know it was norfolk and southern). well guys time to get to work on my layout after i get up to date on here..