Hi to everyone

[Handyman]

Hi everyone,

I'm Rick and just joined the forum. I have been interrested in trains since I was a kid. My great uncle was an engineer for the New York Central so the love of trains must run in the blood.

I really got bit by the bug in 1985 when a friend of mine gave me a Walthers HO catalog. Started collecting Athearn, Walthers and MDC rolling stock. I sure miss the "build up" kits.

Right now, I have around 400 pieces of rolling stock, 23 diesels and 4 loco's.
The only place I can run them is at the club because I just don't have the room to build a layout. Not much room in a mobile home.

I'm really looking forward to getting to know everyone here and adding some input here on the forum.

Cheers,
Rick

 

[IronBeltKen]

Hi Rick, welcome to the Forum, you should find yourself right at home here!

So I guess you're into HO scale. Any particular roadname, era, region? Enqiring minds want to know...

 

[Handyman]

Hi Ken,

You guessed right on that one. HO is the wayto go. Don't have any one particular road name. I am interrested in the B&O, CSX, SF and SP. Most of my stock is modern. I'm also interrested in West Virginia logging railroads.

Cheers,
Rick

 

[UP2CSX]

Welcome aboard, Rick. That's a lot of equipment you have. Nice that you belong to a club where you can run some of it. Most of us have space problems, so don't feel bad. Have you thought of building small switching layout, maybe a 2x2? They can be a lot of fun and give you some layout building experience.

 

[Handyman]

Hi Jim,

I do have some layout building experience. I helped build the layout at the club I used to belong to. All hand laid track on a 40 X 20 layout. I moved away and had to leave them behind. I was a active member for three years.

Right now I'm planning a 3X6 layout to build with my 11 year old grandson. He takes after grandpa when it comes to trains. Makes it easy at Christmas time.