I was born in 1952 and grew up near the B&O tracks in West Virginia. My grandfather lived in Keyser WV and his street dead-ended at the rail yards. My wife grew up in Bluefield WV and you could watch the train sorting in the N&W yard from her front porch. Bottom line, I love trains. I model in HO, and am working on my first modules for a free-lance railroad for Appalacian region in the 1940-50's. I've kitbashed some unique models for my layout, specializing in aircraft from the 30-40's.