Hi guys,
Been here since 2003. I enjoying passenger rail and paint related topics but am glad to contribute and share info as well as picking up some good tips and photos of some excellent modeling.
Saddened me when Wolfgang "WeDudler" and Jeff Wimberly passed away. May they rest in God's peace.
I'm glad to see that Paul3, Doc Wayne, Brakie, IronRooster, Cudaken, and some of the other "longer termers" are still here. I do miss my forum friend "Simon 1966". On last check, he was still a modeler but his primary focus shifted to muscle cars, IIRC.
I don't plan on leaving but I hope to see more passenger rail modeling topics posted. With Rapido's steady stream of fine passenger models (F40, FL9, Osgoods, 8600's, Turboliners) and Athearn's SDP40F, interest in commuter rail and early Amtrak is on the rise again and related topics are coming up on the other forums.
"I like my Pullman Standards & Budds in Stainless Steel flavors, thank you!"
I'm not one of the old timers but I've been a member of the forum since about 2005 and started out as Tracklayer but because of some problems I had logging on I had to change my user name to Marksrailroad...
Been here since Aug. 2006, and haven't been cut off by the Moderators yet.
Tried to keep it mild and between the rails.
Miss all of our known deseased members and the MIAs as well.
johnboy out....................till next time
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
When i joined the forum in 2003, the was 2 members that stand out that posted alot, it was "bigboy" and "bigboy4884", haven't seen a post from them in years.
Over the past several years, I enjoyed being on this forum.
I started looking at the forum in 2011 I think but I couldn't remember. Then I signed up 2012. I use to read everything now not so much.
Railroading is my hobby and passion.
Amtrak America, 1971-Present.
I been here since 2001 and seen a lot of members come and go and seen some quit the hobby because they hit some rough water in their life.
Larry
Conductor.
Summerset Ry.
"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt Safety First!"
selectorRemember mikelhh and his fantastic winter scene?
selectorIs superbe still posting?
Cheers, the Bear.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
DonZ, UKGuy, Big John (forget his username)...some of our older members have 'graduated' and moved up to forums where the level of modeling is very high. I think Dave Vollmer did that, but in N scale.
Remember mikelhh and his fantastic winter scene?
Is superbe still posting?
Yes, that's the one, Jack. Thanks for the up-sized version.
Dave, when Bergie left, he told us he was moving over to a Kalmbach sister mag called "Foods" or something like that. He may have moved on since then......
I've been around here since Sept 2002. Not a lot of posts but I enjoy the forums. --- Ken
selector Jack, if I could have only one bridge on my layout, that one would be it. -Crandell
Jack, if I could have only one bridge on my layout, that one would be it.
-Crandell
You are referring to the bridge on my avatar. Stoney Creek Bridge a landmark on the CPR, here is a better picture.
Jack W.
Some years ago a very fine modeler named Bob Grech posted pretty often. He must still be a member because his posts are not "Anonymous" but it is some time since he showed us pics of his careful craftsmanship (and fine photography skills).
You know you are a Forum "old timer" when you have one of the Trains.com "Forum Member" t-shirts that one-time moderator Erik Bergstrom offered for sale. I still have mine. Speaking of Erik, there is another guy who seems not to have posted once he left the employ of Kalmbach Publishing. Yet he was a fine modeler and an avid railfan and I have to think has kept a hand in the game.
Dave Nelson
Steven Otte Looking back at the oldest posts on the MR Forum, you see a lot of "Anonymous," which means those members have left the Forums and their accounts deactivated. Most of the posts with names still attached are people who haven't been active on the Forums for a long time. The oldest name I could find that I recognized is Gerry Leone, who has been a Forum member since January 2001. Since the oldest posts on the Forum are from February 2001, that's going to be a hard record to beat.
Looking back at the oldest posts on the MR Forum, you see a lot of "Anonymous," which means those members have left the Forums and their accounts deactivated. Most of the posts with names still attached are people who haven't been active on the Forums for a long time. The oldest name I could find that I recognized is Gerry Leone, who has been a Forum member since January 2001. Since the oldest posts on the Forum are from February 2001, that's going to be a hard record to beat.
Not every "Anonymous," is a member who left--I was on the forum starting about 2003, and somewhere along the way there was a forum update, and my account was deactivated. I've drifted in and out over the years. Every now and then I run into one of my old posts when using the search function.
Gary
rrinker Just call me Tom, as in Sawyer... --Randy
Just call me Tom, as in Sawyer...
--Randy
Hopefully your mind IS for rent (or still free) because I'm pretty sure your DCC/electronics advice has prevented me from blowing up my basement at least three times.
rrinker tstage Paul, It looks like you and I came on the forum around the same time. Wow! - Hardly seems like it's been 14+ years but...I guess it has. I've met a few forum members here through the two annual train shows in my area and have enjoyed putting faces to names. Hopefully one of these days I'll be able to add Randy and Crandell to the list. Tom I'm in western PA every year around Christmas. I forget exactly where you are. I usually get to the Cranberry Mall to the train show there - that was the club Bob H (cmrproducts) belonged to. Mostly I just went to have a bull session with him. Usually grabbed a Walthers structure kit or two as well, just so I didn't take all his time for nothing. He was always working on some structure or other, scratch built, for his personal layout. --Randy
tstage Paul, It looks like you and I came on the forum around the same time. Wow! - Hardly seems like it's been 14+ years but...I guess it has. I've met a few forum members here through the two annual train shows in my area and have enjoyed putting faces to names. Hopefully one of these days I'll be able to add Randy and Crandell to the list. Tom
Paul,
It looks like you and I came on the forum around the same time. Wow! - Hardly seems like it's been 14+ years but...I guess it has.
I've met a few forum members here through the two annual train shows in my area and have enjoyed putting faces to names. Hopefully one of these days I'll be able to add Randy and Crandell to the list.
Tom
I'm in western PA every year around Christmas. I forget exactly where you are. I usually get to the Cranberry Mall to the train show there - that was the club Bob H (cmrproducts) belonged to. Mostly I just went to have a bull session with him. Usually grabbed a Walthers structure kit or two as well, just so I didn't take all his time for nothing. He was always working on some structure or other, scratch built, for his personal layout.
Give me a heads up if you are over this way around Christmas again, Randy. Would love to touch base. I'm about an hour twenty NNE of Cranberry and would gladly make the drive.
Also, if are in that area and you haven't visited it yet, the Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum in Gibsonia has an open house in November & December that definitely is worth your time. Beautiful and impressive layout of the Western Maryland between Cumberland and Pittsburgh. Hobby Express on SR 228 is also a good stop on your way in or out of town.
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Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.
selectorI didn't know that some of those had passed....and yes, may they rest in peace
Lossing Jeff was not a real shock, but Berry? None of us at the Dinner saw that coming.
I still run some of the rolling stock I got from Running Bear.
Your freind Ken
I hate Rust
jalajoie Member since Dec 2001, I don't post much lately.
Member since Dec 2001, I don't post much lately.
Ken, thanks for providing that list. I didn't know that some of those had passed....and yes, may they rest in peace. All fine people, near as I could tell.
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
Visit my web site at www.readingeastpenn.com for construction updates, DCC Info, and more.
I have been here since April 2003. I do not post as much anymore but I do check in on a regular basis. Speaking of past members, Spacemouse(Chip) was quite active back in the day.
Scott
RR_Mel I retired in 2007 and took a year off doing nothing, I felt like after working 49 years and 10 months I needed some rest.
Thank you so much for saying this. I retired last April and have been worried about how little ambition I have.Maybe I just need a rest after supporting myself since 1973.
Disclaimer: This post may contain humor, sarcasm, and/or flatulence.
Michael Mornard
Bringing the North Woods to South Dakota!
I miss Jeffery.
(My Model Railroad, My Rules)
These are the opinions of an under 35 , from the east end of, and modeling, the same section of the Wheeling and Lake Erie railway. As well as a freelanced road (Austinville and Dynamite City railroad).
By the top 5, I meant, what person has been a member the longest, then 2nd longest, then 3rd longest...etc.
BATMANThe trouble with a forum that has so many geezers on it is when one of them suddenly goes to the roundhouse in the sky, how would we know. While I enjoy the interaction with others that have the same interest, I often think of this cartoon as I have never met in person anyone from the forum.
That's the case for me also.
Love the cartoon.
A sign of the future. We usually don't know when someone's gone, but they live on, on the Internet.
At least until the next crash.
Paul
BATMAN rrinker Once I get building again, anyone is welcome to come over and help. You cover the airfare, right?
rrinker Once I get building again, anyone is welcome to come over and help.
You cover the airfare, right?
Sorry, rail travel only. But I do have a spare room, as long as you aren't allergic to dogs.
rrinkerOnce I get building again, anyone is welcome to come over and help.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."