Hello guys, Ray here. I would like to express thanks for the invite to the group and thanks to Grandman and LGM for their patience & persistance in trying to get me to post on here ! ( i AM honored to have been invited ). Anyway, hope everyone enjoys this hobby ( I'm sorry, " Way-of-life" ) as much as I do . Like most people, I entered model railroading in my earlier years thanks to my Grandfather's love of trains ( 1950's ). My wife just "tolerates" them ! I have a daughter and two sons , sadly, none interested in them. That's o.k. though, all you guys can help fill in the voids. My H.O. ( "Highly Observable" ) scale , Digitrax layout will be most likely never really be finished due to it's size . I only hope I can live long enough to see it to fruition !! I am attempting to somewhat prototypically model the EARLIER "transition period " years on the Canadian Pacific's ( Note "CPR" ..... NOT " CP Rail " ) Kicking Horse Pass including a FULL H.O. SCALE version of the " Stoney Creek " arch trestle . The layout has very little scenic work done but will be underway very soon after I finish getting all my block signaling installed & working properly. Grandman said he would help with the digital photos soon to be posted on site. I currently model the following roads: Canadian Pacific Railway ,Soo Lines, Canadian Northern, Canadian National ,Great Northern, Spokane , Portland & Seattle and Northern Pacific. Yes, I am a southerner, living in the south, but have always admired those Northwestern paint schemes up against those spectacular mountain vistas !!! Well , have taken up too much space and time so I'll practice posting some more later ! Your friend in " Training" , Ray .