Composer of classical and chamber concert music, jazz and film music. But on the side, I have always had a passion for trains and model railroading. Goes back to my first train - a Lionel Union Pacific set. I remember leaving the transformer on while I went to church one Sunday, and I came home with a hole burned in the carpet. Good thing it didn't burn down the house! I am modeling the Little River Railroad and Lumber Company of Townsend, Tennessee circa 1920s, as well as the Southern Railway of Knoxville, Tennessee. My grandfather worked for Southern for most of his life, but was stationed in Raleigh, NC.