GENTLEMEN, MY NAME IS AL DIFABIO, AND LIKE YOU GUYS, I AM A MODEL TRAIN KID. I GREW UP IN NEW JERSEY, BORN IN ELIZABETH AND RAISED IN CRANFORD. I NOW LIVE IN KEY WEST,FLA. AND LIKE MOST SNOWBIRDS, I WAS TIRED OF THE COLD WEATHER, BUT I VISIT FAMILY ONCE A YEAR.MY LOVE FOR TRAINS STARTED WHEN I WAS 7 YEARS OLD. I HAVE ATTENDED SEMINARS, TRAIN CLUBS, FORUMS, YOU NAME IT. ALL MY EQUIPMENT IS OLD SCHOOL.ENGINES,LOCOS, DIESELS, ACCESSORIES, ARE PRE AND POST WAR. RIGHT DOWN TO THE TRANSFORMERS. I WAS DEEPLY SADDENED WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT SOME MODEL TRAIN AND HOBBY SHOPS WERE CLOSING DOWN. DIFFERENT TYPE OF KID I GUESS, ANYWAY, I LOVE YOUR FORUM AND I HAVE LEARNED PLENTY. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. SINCERLY, AL ALIAS KW D-TRAIN