Can't find any recent information on it. Looks like it died out?
One I get into and ride to work, or one I bring in my pocket for show and tell
Sorry, I could not resist that one
Track fiddler One I get into and ride to work, or one I bring in my pocket for show and tell Sorry, I could not resist that one -ha! Yes! I always wondered if they did that on purpose. Thought it should be called BRING a train to work day!
-ha! Yes! I always wondered if they did that on purpose. Thought it should be called BRING a train to work day!
The people that work for me have enough doubts about me already, I am not sure what bringing a model train to work would accomplish.
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I have toyed with the idea of getting a small display case for my more publicly appreciated items, billboard reefers, brass locomotives, etc.
I travel so much now that I am probably not going to.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
That idea might have ended. Sad. I get the shame some people feel from having a toy train at work. Places of employment would much prefer having people suffer burnout than having others talk about a hobby they enjoy.
I think a lot of it goes with current corporate culture too. Those 'open environment' trainwreck designs are awful, and 9 times out of 10 also include an "oh, and you can't have anything personal at your workstation, you're here to work, not look at a little dancing flower." clause that makes it even more depressing to be there.
That being said, I have an office, and every day is "look at that pre-war O-27 locomotive". (Although, it does look kinda silly on the modern plastic-base track ... but I didn't want to deal with potentially scratching the table with the old formed metal ties).
-Dan
Builder of Bowser steam! Railimages Site
ON the same topic, NAtional model railroad month seams to have died out too.
A pessimist sees a dark tunnel
An optimist sees the light at the end of the tunnel
A realist sees a frieght train
An engineer sees three idiots standing on the tracks stairing blankly in space
I'd love to take a train to work but there are 2 problems- I'm now retired and there are no trains locally to take! Here in Tampa-St Pete I have been hearing about light rail since I moved down here in the 1980s- and every few elections another mass transit train proposal gets a lot if mention but no action. Meanwhile back home in the Twin Cities, a light rail system was designed and built-and keeps on growing. Just like metro Chicago , apartments and park and ride facilities are built at the farther suburban rail locations so daily commuting by train is now a fact if life for many. A whole new generation of kids up there now know what train travel is and hopefully it will inspire some if them to become model railroaders!
What I can't figure out is why those single unit Budd RDC cars were not more popular back when I was a kid- easy to use on existing rail infrastructure, able to carry significant daily passenger volume and easy to deploy in a metro or rural area. Had that been the case, I would have loved to hop on one every day if fir no other reason than the ride itself!
Cedarwoodron
cedarwoodron I'd love to take a train to work but there are 2 problems- I'm now retired and there are no trains locally to take! ..... ld have loved to hop on one every day if fir no other reason than the ride itself!C Cedarwoodron
I'd love to take a train to work but there are 2 problems- I'm now retired and there are no trains locally to take! .....
ld have loved to hop on one every day if fir no other reason than the ride itself!C
Ok now I'm confused, are you supposed to ride a train to work or take a model train with you to display at work?
As usual wanna-be commedians here. Enjoying yourself there Cederwood?
Rio Grande. The Action Road - Focus 1977-1983
Well, taking a model train to work might be ok if you work in a cubical farm, but I'm not taking any of my models to one of my construction jobs.......
Sheldon
Oh come on Sheldon, fill up your pockets and start climbing around in the rafters.
Ya busted my gut