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what made you get into model railroading?
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I think that I was just born being crazy about trains. Sure, CP goes through our town, but really I don't think that there was anything major that would precipitate someone else to end up in the hobby. Ever since I was a toddler, all I could think about was trains. My parents tell me about the countless trips they took driving with me just to try to find trains. They joke that the train crews must have wondered how come that car was out driving all the time. I was far too young to remember any of this now. <br /> <br />When I was little, I naturally had various toy trains. My first electric train set was a Playmobil G scale set with a red diesel switcher that I got when I was about 4. Extra track, rolling stock and accessories were added to it. <br /> <br />At the age of 5, I got my first HO set. It was a Bachmann circle set with a chrome Warbonnet F9. It was bought on a trip we took to Minot, ND in the summer. For Christmas that year, I got another Bachmann circle set (CP this time), plus extra cars, track and an Atlas station kit, as well as a piece of plywood covered with astro-turf to set it all up on. My HO collection continued to grow and when I was about 8, my dad built a permanent layout. It was L-shaped and could run three trains simultaneously. Things have just grown from there.
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