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  1. wortchillergoal

    Snap-Track and Unitrack ???'s

    I too am going to try a mini n layout after doing some HO but not having room now. Other than the Unitrack, is there a brand you n vets would suggest over others? Also, how mini can i do?
  2. wortchillergoal

    Syr. Train Show

    The first weekend of Nov every year brings the CNY Train show at our state fairgrounds. It is a big show that fills two of the grounds biggest halls. I look forward to it every year. It has gotten better as now that I am a father with a son. He is 4 and loves his trains. We spent four hours...
  3. wortchillergoal

    Train Show Schedules

    I hope that people posting the show information will give all info they have. A couple of times at other sites I have gotten conflicting info about the same show. Also people do not give full addresses with zip code which is handy for mapquest and the like. Please include a site phone nymber for...
  4. wortchillergoal

    What is your favorite Steam Locomotive?

    I like Mother Hubbards. Any wheel configuration. They just scream look at me.
  5. wortchillergoal

    The portrayal of modelers in the media

    You hit the nail on the head. A good beer while enjoying your modeling work. Although space and time,2 boys, leave me little for both. My trains come out and go back,fold away, and brew while the wonderful woman who is my wife takes her turn with the boys. I do another hobby that questions my...
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    The portrayal of modelers in the media

    I would say that no matter how we are portrayed, I do not get the you play with trains when people learn of my hobby. Most people recall a family member or friend who too was into trains. My other hobby,homebrewing, gets me pegged as a drunkard with nothing better to do. This is far from the...
  7. wortchillergoal

    Thomas the Tank Engine HO trains.

    I have a son who is borderline austic. He loves Thomas. I bought an ho model and he loves to run it. Would your grand child just be interested in running the train on like a test track as opposed to building an entire Thomas layout. Or perhaps you could build a layout for your self or if you...
  8. wortchillergoal

    Train Movies of note

    Thank you, now that I see it in print so to speak I can recall it as being correct.
  9. wortchillergoal

    0-8-8-0 camelback

    The book,soft cover, Memories of O&W Power has a picture of one on page 14. The author of the book is Paul Carleton and was published by D< Carleton Railbooks. I love camelbacks. I grew up in O&W country, long after rail service. My next door neighbor"s father was an engineer on the line.
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    Train Movies of note

    I can't remember the title. A sick gent, has gotten a human made germ from lab, gets on train. Government officals tracking him, stop train and seal up windows berfore sending it on its way again. Person on board figures out train is heading for unsafe bridge and trys to get to loco cab past...