I love when these threads come back from the dead... mine is now what I intended then - the Merioneth and Llantisilly Railway Traction Company Ltd - the name is from an old BBC show, Ivor the Engine...
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Hummm, I think on this and name the layout I'm building now
Jim
I haven't built my own O gauge yet, I own one that was given to us that I need to restore. Only one of the layouts I own (remember I collect G,O,O27,HO,S,N, and Z) have a name. The ho is called the Murkey Creek Railroad Company. It has a fleet of 15 steam and 10 diesels, though it is still being worked on.
I chose to name my railroad after the towns on the railroad which, in turn, were named after my kids. Some of the locomotives and rolling stock are repainted with the name of the railroad, and industries are renamed for pets or grandchildren as they arrive.
Why? Well to get the kids and grandkids engaged in my hobby. Seems to work. At least they always want to see it when they visit from out of town and they always know what to buy me for a present if the occasion calls for one.
LittleTommy
Wife and I moved into our first house July Third 1977. We moved from Morehead using the produce truck from Stamper Brothers Market. We had plenty of help to move our bedroom furniture and the kitchen lots and pans and dinnerware. We moved our belongings from our mobile home and filled out closets. And if course the Pioneer turntable and amplifier with 50 LP's. That's it, for our new 5 room house. Not even a kitchen table at that time. My dad thought he would take over the empty downstairs den. The very next weekend the truck was back with a 4x8 plywood sheet, and two sawhorses, and five cardboard boxes filled with, his engines, cars, track, TrainMaster, and accessories all belonging to my father, Dudley. His collection began in 1947. So, for several years the den was headquarters for dad's O gauge Lionel trains which he named the DJNC. The Dudley, John, & Carol (my wonderful,beautiful wife) Railroad.
Well, it has been a number of years since I answered the question.
(See 10/4/2012 post)
A lot has happened.
"Little P" is no longer around. Traindaddy's eyes aren't what they used to be and his hands are not as nimble as they once were.
The "Big P" name has been changed. The layout is simply called "Grandpa's Trains"
Why? .... I'll let you guess.
On the new layout, I'm representing the early 1900's. Most of my 4-4-0's are lettered for the W&ARR. I'm not modelling the Western & Atlantic. I am modelling the South Branch Valley (former B&O; nee Hampshire Southern), from Moorefield to Green Spring, WV, and on into Cumberland, MD. The location of the current SBV station area is Wappacomo (a variation of the Indian name for the South Branch Potomac River). Cumberland is in Allegany County.
Thus, the Wappacomo & Allegany RR
Wow! Was I ever shocked when I saw this thread come back. Thanks Northwoods Flyer!
I still have the KC&D Railway, it did undergo a major redesign. My train room is a "screened in patio" room. It has windows through out not just screens, and a glass sliding door. The room is actually constructed with 4" thick high density foam, with vinyl type surfaces. It is attached to the back of our house. The room has been in place for over 12 years, it is waterproof, and maintains a constant temperature and humidity level. It has been perfect! (Designed for So. Cal.)
Anyway I mounted shelving on two walls, 4 10" wide shelves, 10 ft long on each wall. I beefed up the wall with gussets and some framework. The shelves have been in place for over 10 years. A year ago the shelves on one wall pulled away from the wall and dumped all the display trains on the layout. (Fortunately very little damage.) So that started a domino affect. I built an exoskeleton behind and thru the layout on that wall, then replaced the shelving. It is indeed very rigid and firm.
I then decided that would be the perfect time to revise the track plan. So it has taken me about a year to rebuild everything, (primarily track layout and wiring). Did get a solid 10 years out of the previous layout, and now its like a new one, lots of new features to learn.
Really enjoyed the rebuild activity, building to me is just as enjoyable as operating.
Don
Interesting Mackb4 for I drive the EK roadbed everyday here in Grayson. We probably have met at Greenbo train show in the many trips there.
July third 1977 my father, Dudley, assisted Carol and i move into our new house. Since we moved from a trailer in Morehead we had no furniture in our six room house. The next weekend he unloads five cardboard boxes, sawhorses, a plywood sheet into Carol's empty den. He began his model train collection the winter 1947. The layout lasted several years there.
Dad added to the top of his TrainMaster "DJNC" for the railroad layout named, the Dudley, John & Carol.
Dad is gone but my layout is the DJNC railroad now...
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