Where do you all live?

[tschmidt]

zeames1,

Welcome to the forum. I live down in the Jamestown area but I work in Depew. I think the best train store in our area is Artcraft in Hamburg. Have a good day.

TomS

[zeames1]

I live in Lewiston NY north of Niagara Falls at the Canadian border. The old HoJack line aquired by NYC ran diagonally across my back yard until the late fiftees early sixties. For the most part, trains are a winter hobby as summer is filled with camping, home maintenance, and vacation type activities. I have three active young boys whose interest in trains peaks only when the Christmas tree goes up. Layout is 6' x 14' with room to expand. Atlas 'O' is the track of choice with motive power from all major manuafacturers. I run TMCC but have avoided MTH DCC because I have yet to get bored with TMCC after nine years of operations and it seems quite expensive. Let me also mention my wife who I love dearly as she puts up with the many dollars and hours I've spent on trains!

[Jumijo]

I live in a cave, 14 miles outside of Gotham City.

Not really. Northeastern Massachusetts. Right on the border of New Hampshire, and not far from Mt. Hockaloogie. If I tell you any more than that, I'll have to kill ya.

Jim

[dbaker48]

Cerritos is 25mi south east of LA, we are right on the border of LA and Orange Co. The most significant thing that happened here is when an airliner collided with a small plane about 15 yrs ago. Over 100 killed.
We also have two unique buildings, the WalMart here has the most expensive facade on the front of any walmart in the US (City requmts), also our libraray is completly covered in titanium. The city is only about 14 sq mi. And is one of the wealthiest cities in calif. (not the residents just the city). We have water fountains at every corner on all major intersections.
Crazy place.


Buckeye - Thanks for bumping this up . It was great to read all the info.

[kehoesj]

Northeastern Wisconsin on the mainline of the famed CNW Peninsula 400. Well, actually I am on the north side of the Menominee River - in the UP. Lots of O gauge enthusiasts here - Northeastern Wisconsin O Gaugers Association formed in 1999 and have 38 members strong this year.

[pbjwilson]

Glenview, Illinois, just minutes from "The great city of Chicaga"

I'm also the proud uncle of U.S. Olympic cross country skiers Kris and Justin Freeman. Catch Kris and Justin in fridays 15 Km. event. And Kris saturday in the Mens Team Pursuit event.

U.S.A. - U.S.A. -U.S.A. - U.S.A.

[tadowler]

I live just south of Olympia in Tumwater, Washington. It sure would be nice to find some fellow o gaugers in my area.

- Todd

[jakeoregano]

Westerville, Ohio (Central Ohio)

[Anonymous]

As indicated, I live in Holland, MI, about 30 miles southwest of Grand Rapids. I communte there daily to work and also visit the two hobby shops in that area. The third one is here in the Holland area. I was a previous resident of Cleveland OH for two years (also my birthcity) before moving out here in 2003.

Chris

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[CHOO-CHOO MIKE]

On the west side of the Oberon ridge in Arvada, Colorado.

[thor]

Woodhaven, Queens, Long Island, New York

[c50truck]

Sitting here in Greenacres Washington.
A few miles from the train town of Hillyard and the once proud Great Northern rail yards. Both My wife’s grandparents worked there. He rebuilt and repaired the old steamers; she sent them down the line.
We have the abandon Milwaukee line a stone throw away. The busy BNSF within hearing distance, and the UP in between.
And our farming community is fast becoming a bedroom community to Spokane WA.
Rod L

[mitchelr]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Buckeye Riveter

BUMP
There are so many new people on the forum, I thought I would bump this up to let them have a chance to post on this topic. Some very interesting reading for a post over a year old!!! [:)]

Mitch reporting for duty from Gettysurg PA. Keeping an eye out for Rebs and exploding Grits boxcars[;)]

[Buckeye Riveter]

BUMP
There are so many new people on the forum, I thought I would bump this up to let them have a chance to post on this topic. Some very interesting reading for a post over a year old!!! [:)]

[Blueberryhill RR]

Southeastern Ohio. A place called Caldwell. The nearest hobby shop is in Columbus.
We play all year long.[:)]
Chuck

[Anonymous]

I live outside the city limits of Chattanooga, TN, which is hopefully our last destination after going from one coast to the other in the last 35 years. Love the area, but have to admit, I expected more hobby stores that specialize in model trains. No choices here, so have to commute to Atlanta, Nashville, or Knoxville for my 3-4 times train fix and hobby shop excursions.

[pennsy_fan]

lake ridge, virginia.....about 15 miles east of manassas

[Anonymous]

Canby, Oregon 30 miles south of Portland in the Willamette Valley, on the Oregon Electric/Southern Pacific/Union Pacific main north south line, freights and Amtrak! Also a short line from Canby to Molalla, used to be SP now the Molalla Western.

[ChiefEagles]

That is because no one wants to go to those two. The powers to be do not want anyone to leave either. [;)][:D]

[Buckeye Riveter]

I just realized something; the guys from the other Trains.com forums have been posting to this topic. Welcome one and all!! It is very interesting to read the brief narratives of where the members live. Some of you have described railroad operations in your part of the country that we never see in Ohio. Of course, Columbus is the 2nd largest city in the US without passenger rail service. (I have been told that Phoenix is now first.)

[sully57]

unsunny Boston, MA

[chemung]

Born and raised in Elmira,N.Y. but have lived in Omaha,Nebr. since 1964.

[Anonymous]

New Egypt New Jersey, Home of the Warriors!!!

I am the only one who likes trains in NE that I know of.

[ferronut]

i m from chicago il the railroad capital of the world!, about 10 min away from clyde pk ,bnsf intermodal/hump yards,diesel shop, and the starting point of it `s transcon main lines to fullerton,los angeles ca, and there is the CP, ex il central elevated main line that runs diagonal on top of the bnsf `s neck, lots of train action here! from amtrak,bnsf,northfolk southern,cn,cp,metra , i am also 20min away from up`s proviso yard, and 3 blocks away from ccx spur that still on demand by few companies , or 3 blocks oposite direction i can get on cta "L" train to down town, and for last , about 15 min away from emd`s plant at la grange il, so this is where i live![:D]

[GregM]

Tom,

Thanks for the invite. Be in touch later in the week for details.

[Anonymous]

Hi John out there in 'Sunny califonia. This is Bill in cold snowy Lake View N.Y. just ouside BuffaloN.Y. You are right as to the cold keeping us indoors re: playing with trains etc. I just found and signed on today and being a computer dummy it will take a while to figure out how to put pics of my layout on this web site.
I am 73, and never get tired of fooling around with this great hobby. My first train arrived from Santa when I was 6, and it was an immediate love affair. Of course it helps being from a railroad family. My dad was on the Erie for 51 years, a long time in anyones book.
I do not collect, I operate,I consider trains as objects to have fun with not hide in closets. Oh well to each his own. I could never afford the high price trains out there but what I have is all fun ! I worked 14 years in a Lionel service station( part time), as I always had two jobs. (Wife and 5 kids). Anyone with a layout show all the youngsters that might be interested. We need new blood in the hobby.

[spankybird]

Greg, we may have another one this Sat. morning. What to join us?

[GregM]

Tom,

I had already made plans to visit another Ogauger that Monday and I didn't think I should push it. Maybe next time.

Man! two more posts and I will have made 50 in less than a year. [:D]

[Anonymous]

New member in Rolla MO - heart of the Ozarks - 100 mi from Branson MO - 100 mi from St. Louis MO.... I have a reborn interest in toy trains after about 55 years ago when I put away my prewar stuff...started this winter out of boredom - and really opened up a wide world of interest and enjoyment - and expense! Spent a coupla grand on eBay buying toy trains.....concentrated on lines which I remember - IL Central, MO Pacific; Frisco; Texas Special; Santa Fe....

This looks like the forum for me - others are too contemporary and high tech for me - too serious and uptight. Guess I'm more a toy train guy than scale modeler. I first found the Williams stuff, which had the lines I wanted, and the old Madison cars, which I like. Then I discovered the MTH RTR semiscale sets with the Protosound and speed control - Wow - that sound is fun!

I also am restoring my old tinplate 253 Lionel and 607-608 cars; and 249E loco and tender -- I like both the prewar tinplate and postwar Fand E series early diesels in passenger cars configuration. I am lukewarm on newer diesels and freight, but will eventually go there. Last nite stumbled onto an M10000 UP MTH from 2000 catalog set on eBay, so grabbed it as I have not seen one before. See ya later-