I’m a retired CR/NS engineer and some short line service totalling 30 years. It’s time now to enjoy railroading without all the petty rules and violations that could get you in trouble! I’ve collected trains for almost 40 years and now it’s time to enjoy running them. My wife and I have amassed a collection of close to 9,000 pieces, mostly old BB Athearn to modern day RTR Athearn and hundreds of Atlas and Bowser Alcos. We are currently working on a 70x40 HO layout set in the late 60s and early 70s southwest. I’m fond of the SP, Santa Fe, and Union Pacific, which is 40% of the motive power we have. Of course, I may have a Conrail or Chessie day on the layout, maybe even Erie Lackawanna.