Where ya from? and what do you do?

[Heritagefleet1]

Hello Ray...

I'm Rick from Ft Worth, TX

I work for Union Pacifc's Ft Worth Business Unit, Southern Region

Keeping all those ethanol and coal trains running from PRB to me.

 Modelling the Union Pacific with a litttle Pennsy thrown in for nastalgia.

 

[NellsChoo]

Thanks Mike!  I just looked at some of your model pics... NICE!!

[mikelhh]

 Hi Jonelle  - just wanted you to know I've found your photos very helpful and inspiring over the past few years! Thankyou.

 

Mike

[NellsChoo]

jjackso8

Hi I am John. ... Retired from Ford Motor Co. about 3 years ago where I and a bunch of other folks ran the system that dealers use to order and price your new car and truck orders;

Hey John, can you pull some strings and order me a 2010 Crown Vic Police Interceptor?  Bill it to my "Not Quite Model Railroad" police department.  Let's see... dark blue or silver? Hmmm...

(PS: Just kidding)

[jjackso8]

Hi I am John. I am from Birmingham, Michigan, a northern suburb of Detroit. Lived most of myl ife in the greater Detroit area. Retired from Ford Motor Co. about 3 years ago where I and a bunch of other folks ran the system that dealers use to order and price your new car and truck orders; have been into HO since 1957 when my folks gave me a Tyco/Mantua set; Currently working on a 9' x 13' point to point industrial switching layout: HO Scale, standard Gauge: Detroit, Woodbridge and Birmingham RR, using Digitrax system, 1970's era primarily, but it is my road and most anything will be OK if I like it; right now 100% diesel power. 

[puddlejumperoz]

Hi I'm Ray from Sydney Australia. I'm a Royal Australian Navy vet and currently working as a CNC machinist and programmer. My interest is in HO and 60' 70's era Australian, though I an partila to the big UP EMD's

[shay7]

Hi, I'm Brian.  I'm the General Manager and Chief Mechanical Officer of the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad in Mineral, WA.  Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, but have also spent time (seven years) in western Kentucky where I briefly worked for NRE (aka VMV Paducahbilt) as an electrician.  We built new EMD's in the old IC tender shop (vs. the rebuild of EMD's in the old erecting shop).  I got back into model railroading about three years ago to have something at home to do with my son who's big into trains and electronics.  I built a small room in one corner of the garage where I have my library and a shelf layout (generic SP-ish).  I'm enjoying using a lot of new techniques that I've seen and read about in MR.

 Brian

[Anonymous]

I´m from Southern Sweden and are working as Automation electricman.

[tomkat-13]

I am TOM an US NAVY veteran working as a Material & Parts Specialest in Millitary Aircraft at Boeing in St Louis ( I started at McDonnell Douglas in 1981 & Boeing bought us in 1999). 

 

I model a freelance bridge RR the Missouri & Arkansas Railway used by the CB&Q & MKT that takes place in Eastern Missouri. The line starts out at Old Monroe Mo on the Cuivre River at MO. State Highway 79, then west to Hawk Point then south along MO. State Highway 47 across the old Wabash / Norfolk & Western RR line near Warrenton Mo. thru Missouri Wine Country to connect with MKT near Marthasville Mo. on State Highway 94. Since this is "my" railroad most places will have the "flavor" of this area but may not be perfect to the prototype.  Time is pre Burlington Northern (1970). The location & time frame gives me a lot of room of equipment I can use plus freight cars from so many different Railroads from all over the country. As with many railroads built in the 1800’s they never reached all the way as planned. So they never made it all the way to Arkansas.  #1 This will be a point to point RR built on Hollow-core doors (about $24 ea) along two walls, so it will be in sections. #2 It's going to be less track, no yard, no switch machines, open staging, & simple engine service area.#3 Just a few small towns with one or two sidings.#4 More open scenery between towns.#5 Interchange with RR on each end.

Here is the link to some Billboards & Signs for your Model Railroad!

http://cs.trains.com/trccs/forums/t/162879.aspx

[riogrande5761]

oh sorry but with the original post, I couldn't help but hear that old Glen Campbell song playing in my head:  I am a lineman for the county, and I drive the main road, searching for another over load."  Wichita Lineman.  Oldie but goodie.

 

I"m an environmental geologist and also do computer networking when I can't find work as a geologist.  Its been a very up and down job market for environmental.  I've been unemployed for the past year and looking for work - moved to Washington DC (Fairfax area) to look for work.  Where am I from?  Originally northern California (Davis/Sacramento) which is why I love the SP and later the D&RGW from trips to Colorado in the 80's.  Been in Texas, Indiana and central NY since then, most recently 15 years in Syracuse, NY.

[hdtvnut]

I'm a physicist/electrical engineer who worked for NASA ' 59-' 94, here at Cape Canaveral since ' 62.  I worked launch operations on Delta and Centaur, which together have put up almost all US satellites like weather sats, comsats, science stuff, GPS, and space probes like Viking, Voyager, etc.

Got to travel a lot in the early years of the job, as well as when I was a kid; my father was military.  Long time hobbies are amateur radio and astronomy; always wanted to do trains since having some as a kid, but didn't get into it until 2000.

Hal

 

  

[Kiwigerd]

I am Gerd, about to retire from a 40+ year career in IT as a Project Manager and Systems Architect, born and raised in Vienna, Austria but have worked in a number of countries.

Half my family lives in New Zealand, hence Kiwigerd. I am into N scale trains since 1972 and thus own a large colletion, all North American models (a friend in my youth had a father working as an engineer with the B&O, and the GP9 he drove that days started my interest). Now I own 200+ locos and am dabbling on a layout that doesn't seem to be "finished" ever. 

[Marc_Magnus]

Hi,

I am a belgian from Brussels and I am a crafsman in wrought iron.

[peterjenkinson1956]

 

live in mackay  australia      perfect weather all year ( winter / summer  same temp)

i am an underground coalminer   been doing it for 29 years

i have a 20 x 30 foot train room  and run modern ho scale trains   mainly csx with some western roads to add variety

i also have some g scale ready to be layed next to the pool when i get the chance

[wetidlerjr]

Indiana and a retired railroad signalman.

[NellsChoo]

Thanks for the ego-boost St F.  Can't get into politics here, but I know EXACTLY what you are getting at!  ;-)

[St Francis Consolidated RR]

   Hey everybody, let me do one better than that last response.......if you need ideas for weathering your stock, check out Jonelle's website...great prototype pictures!!

[St Francis Consolidated RR]

    Nice darn website, Jonelle, real nice...I went to the Museum School in Boston and had no idea from that experience that there are non-liberal women in E.Mass!!!!

[NellsChoo]

I'm Jonelle (yes, a female).

I'm from eastern Massachusetts (no, I am NOT a liberal).

I'm unemployed thanks to someone buying the car dealership I worked at and firing half the staff.

 

[wm3798]

I'm Lee, I live on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, but model the Western Maryland...  Apparently I was holding the map upside down when we were house hunting...

I'm a small town gummint functionary, at least until the housing market comes back and I can get back to building things.

 

[DigitalGriffin]

footloose606

Hi, I'm John from Texas. Disabled truck driver. Modeling the mid 50's.

Wow, around since 2006, and this is your first post!  Welcome John!

 

[RedLeader]

 (the country I'm José. I'm an architect and work as chief designer at a goverment agency. I'm from Barranquilla, Colombia (the South American country...)

[footloose606]

Hi, I'm John from Texas. Disabled truck driver. Modeling the mid 50's.

[wedudler]

 I'm Wolfgang. I live in Iserlohn, Germany. I'm member of FREMO, FREMO stands for "Freundeskreis Europäischer MOdellbahner", translated Friendship of European railway modellers. In the USA there is another club, the Free-Mo for Free form Modules. Both clubs, the European and the American, are absolutely independent, but joined by common goals.

I have a basement layout, the Westport Terminal RR. And quite a few FREMO modlules. My latest are H0n3 modules like Silver Creek.

Wolfgang

[dand200]

Dan from Bridgeport Pennsylvania (just west of Phildelphia).

USMC from 1992-1996, 03-11 Infantry

Have a dog and a cat, married a firefighter with 2 dogs and a cat, now we have a zoo. 

Police Officer for 11 years now, modeling HO.  It's big enough for me to handle but not too big to fit my layout in a spare bedroom.  I enjoy the histroical aspect of the hobby, especially the research and old pictures of places I have known all my life.  I grew up between Bridgeport and Reading so my interests are with the Pennsy RR and the Reading RR. 

I love this thread and as was pointed out earlier I am not a frequent poster but I do read the General Discussion and Layout Building forums several times a week.  So even though I may not appear to be a regular I feel that I am.  My avatar is a picture is of me climbing on a derailed CSX freight.  It jumped an abandoned switch on a local run through Norristown where I work.  I got some great pictures and BS'd with the crew while they waited for rescue. 

[chpthrls]

I live in Fort Gratiot, Mi. which is just Nord of Port Huron. I'm retired from a career in retailing (the hours are long, but the pay is low!).             Gerry S.

[Darth Santa Fe]

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois. Basically, it's where every highway in the state meets, so I have a feeling many of you have passed through at some point.

I put together PC board assemblies for mostly industrial use, with some medical and commercial stuff mixed in.

[DigitalGriffin]

Don from York PA

I used to design satellites

Now I code control and analysis software for chromatography equipment.

As a side hobby I write computer control software for devices which have communication interfaces (like Lenz, and Digitrax, and NCE) and stereo components (DVD changers, CD changers, Receivers)

[E-L man tom]

Hi, I'm Tom, (about the 4th or 5th "Tom" on this thread so far),

Grew up in the Catskill Mountains of NY state and live here in Boise, ID via Georgia (school, Go Dawgs!"), Dayton, Ohio and Denver/Ft. Collins, CO. A have my own business and I am an independent agronomist and crop adviser - - have been one (since Ohio) for the last 30 years. Yes, my dear friends, for those city dwellers who do not know, an agronomist is one who works with the science of soils and crops.

Been working with HO since 1993. This little switching layout is keeping me quite busy, though I plan on building a larger layout into which I can incorporate this one someday. Have fun!

[ns3010]

I'm Joe from Jersey

I'm a Sophomore in HS

[csmincemoyer]

Chris Mincemoyer from Bradford, PA.

Retired from the Army/Army National Guard ( 21 years)

Currently a Supply Chain Manager. 

 

[kbaker329]

I'm Keith.  I'm a mechanical engineer and design hydraulic presses.  I live in O'fallon, MO, work in St. Louis, MO, been in HO for around 25 years.

This feels like the beginning of a help group.  I'm Keith and I'm addicted to trains!

[Renegade1c]

I'm Chuck. I'm a mechanical engineer living in Houston, TX. I was born in Denver, CO and have lived in California, Colorado,  Illinois, Scotland, Australia, and Venezuela. I currently work in the oil business. I have had a love of trains my entire life. My dad got me into the hobby at birth. I currently model HO scale and have a 16 x 19 foot double level layout. I have also dabbled in N, S, On30 and G scales. I also have a passion for photography (especially of 1:1 trains) and i love riding trains. My two favorite train trips were Alaska Railroad from Anchorage to Seward and the Rocky Mountaineer from Vancouver, British Columbia  to  Jasper, Alberta and back down to Vancouver, via Whistler).

[steemtrayn]

Dave

Jersey City

Hostler, NJ Transit

Model Railroader since 1959

[DavidGSmith]

 Im Dave a retired Firefighter Capt. in Newmarket Ont. Born in Toronto and now live in Alcona, a small town south of Barrie Ont.50 or so miles north of Toronto. On30 layout in the basement and formerly in HO.

[rxanand]

I'm Rangachari Anand but since my name is officially written "backwards", my real first name is "Anand". See this page for details.

I'm originally from India but have lived in America for the past twenty five years (and Teaneck, NJ for the past fourteen). I work for IBM in research division north of New York City as a research staff member. I have been crazy about trains since I was about two years old. I started my current layout (documented in my blog) in 2007. I really enjoy working on electronics and computers and plan to fully control my layout with my own software. If it works out as I expect, I may get to publish a paper about it at a computer conference later this year.

Anand

[Lillen]

I live in northern Sweden and am now working as a teacher in history and social studies. I also drive a truck as a bit of extra work since my teaching job isn't full time yet.

 

Magnus

[AlreadyInUse]

Born in Michigan, went to Michigan, always lived in Michigan.

(Trying to retire) software engineer.

[Robby P.]

  Where ya from?   Well I was born in VA (Marion), raised in NC (Shelby), and now living in PA (Monessen).  What do you do?  I work at FedEx.

 Kinda made my answer plain and simple .

[coblesan]

Hello, I am Mike.  Born in The Bronx, NY.  Raised in Merritt Island, Florida.  Currently reside in Mannheim, Germany.  I work as a Computer Security Analyst for the US Army. 

Started with N scale but now model in HO.  Better on the eyes.

 

[Shopcat]

I am Rick, live in Columbus OH (Westerville). I am a professional percussionist.

[cwclark]

Howdy from Crosby Texas (near Houston) I'm Chuck ....Born in Iowa, raised in San Antonio, Navy veteran (I told the recruiter i like trains so they put me in a ship's boiler room.. close, but not the same!)  Ended up in the Houston area the past 28 years as a refinery plant operator / mechanic / personal whipping boy / fall guy / ect. I'm also a member of the NMRA and NRHS....chuck 

[gondola1988]

Hey Ray ,I'm Jim I live on the border of Pa.and Oh. in a little town of Brookfield Oh. about 200 ft from the CSX main line . Retired carpet installer {25yrs} and truck driver{10yrs] now living in a 52 x 31 train room. When I'm not chasing trains ,cutting grass or plowing snow or taking care of my disabled wife its building the dream layout after 25 years of collecting and waiting for the perfect home . What a life .

[Sierra Man]

 Hey Ray,

Phil here from Whidbey  Island Wa. I did 16 years roughnecking in the oilfields of So. Cal. Been here in Wa. the last 15 years building boats.

[shayfan84325]

 I'm Phil,

Born in Idaho, spent my childhood in Oregon, adolescence and college in Wyoming,  came to Utah to work on the Space Program, 23 years later Thiokol laid me off, since then I've mbeen a human resources professional for La-Z-Boy, The state wide multiple listing service, Weathershield windows, and now for a rapidly growing mortgage company.  I plan to retire in about 10 years

I've modeled in N scale and HO and I also do 1:1 hotrods and 1:1 furniture.

[joe27]

Hi I'm Joe

Born and raised just south of Chicago, moved to Arizona in 1980 just south of Phoenix. Seems I'm always south of somewhere!

I own a racecar car shop but have a real job as an automotive tech to pay the bills.

Modeling in HO

[mlehman]

 I'm an Air Force brat, done my share of farming in the family while young, and worked in wholesale groceries for a couple of decades. About a decade ago I went back to school. I'm presently writing my dissertation for a doctorate in history. I'm also the superintendent of Illinois Terminal Deivison/NMRA, the president of a non-profit foundation, and the founder of a community radio station.

[lisican]

Live around Los Angeles, work as a Prop Master in movies and tv.

 

nick

[0-6-0]

Hello Ray  I am Frank I live in Twinsburg Ohio. I am the shop foreman for a gasket co.

[bc@thecove]

I'm Bob, I was born and raised in The Bronx,NY, married there, moved to Bogota,NJ, retired as a computer tech from Riverdell HS, moved to Lewes,DE in 2003. Wife said "get a hobby". I had HO as a kid, but thought I could get more from N, boy, did I ever!  The first layout here was 6 x 8, hung from a lift in the garage, but that wasn't enough, so I built a 17 x 21 room over the master bedroom, and I just finished laying the mainline raodbed this afternoon. Foto's if you're interested are at photobucket.com/bob76casey

 

[Driline]

 I find it fascinating that most of the people who posted in this thread are not regular posters.

 

Assistant Director of Media Services at a local college.

[BIG JERR]

hey there;Im Jerry,  retired  construction ,live in high desert of so cal,g-scale out back, ho inside and better on my knees but hard on my eyes..... love trains ,hiking,camping grand children and of course the lord . ...Jerry

[wjstix]

 Well I was born in Minneapolis and grew up in Richfield, first suburb south of there. I now live in South Washington County and work in St.Paul for the state of Minnesota. I also do music, I have a fuller "bio" on one of my music websites.

http://www.ourstage.com/profile/billstix

[bulldog_fan]

I'm from northeast Ohio, now living in southwest Ohio, working as a design/construction project manager for the Air Force.   Grew up on a little farm and thinking hard about moving back to one sometime in the next few years, and would be happy to have it be within sight and sound of a railroad.  I keep an old farm tractor in the garage just to be ready, and if I had a bigger garage (and a lot bigger budget) I'd be tempted to look for an old F-unit as well... :-)

 Dean

[sparkyjay31]

Jay. New Ipswich, NH. Estimator for a Construction Company. Former US Navy Seabee.

[spearo]

Hi Gang.

Tom here from central Jerzey near the beach.  My business is bright metals processing, we take stainless steel and aluminum and make it pretty for your dishwashers, refrigerators, commercial food equip., milk tankers and such.

When I am not taking care of the kids, the wife, the elderly mother, the house, the cars, paying the bills, shoveling snow.....I get to play with my trains.  No, it's never often enough, much like most of us I suppose.

[Boiler-man]

Hi, I am Denny, origanly from Portland, Oregon and now reside in Blair, Nebraska.

Work as a contract Construction Project Manager within the power industry and currently am working at the new Halton Hills power plant in Ontario Canada.

I model in N-scale and have done so for about 36 years.

[TerryJ]

Terry

Northwestern California

Microbiologist

[markpierce]

I'm a cat.  (I eat, sleep, and play.)  In a former life, I was a federal auditor doing and supervising  management/program reviews and forsensic accounting.  Retired ASAP before I died from stress.

Mark

[zgardner18]

Zak here,  I currently live in a town called Glendora which is just east of Los Angeles.  I have been in construction for a few years doing mostly drywall then switching to finish carpentry and then to project management.  My love for Montana and the MRL came from attending Montana State University while studying Construction Engineering Technology.  I've also lived in Oregon, Utah, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, but I grew up in San Diego.  Now I am 33 years old and due to the slowing of contruction I know work for Penske Truck Leasing.  If I don't get the chance to move back to Montana and become a custom home builder, I will either stay with Penske or try to get on with the California Highway Patrol.

[kgrigsby]

Hi, I'm Ken. I write software for Apple computers. I currently live in Mansfield, TX but was born and raised in Akron, OH.

[ErnieC]

 

Hi all, I'm Ernie; no one has confessed to being a Civil Engineer yet so I'll raise my hand.  Retired once and lasted for 2 months been working ever since.  May retire again someday? Live in Flagstaff, the Arizona snow country (BTW Bob, it's too hot to model in Lake Havasu) 8<)). Just starting my latest attempt to use the model railroading time machine to return to a less stressful time, lots of fun!

Ernie C

[salt water cowboy]

 Hello! I'm Matt. I'm a General Manager for a restaurant in Mechanicsburg, Pa. and I live in Hershey, Pa. For those of you who have never been here I'll answer all the questions that people who have never been here always ask. Yes you can smell chocolate but the peanut butter smell from the Reeses plant is stronger. Yes the streetlights on the main drag ARE shaped like Hershey's Kisses. No I never met Milton Hershey! (Rail fans want to know these answers:)The Rockville bridge across the Susquehanna is about 1/2 hour away. The Enola yards are about 25 minutes away. Downtown Harrisburg is 15 minutes.

[willy6]

Hi, I'm Willy. Born in New Jersey and currently living in South Carolina on the Edisto River...longest black water river in the U.S.. Retired USN, ASE certified automotive technician and currently employed by a major maufacturing company as a Maintenance Technician. In the infant stages of my third HO layout.

[fireman216]

 Hi..I'm Tim...I reside in Liverpool N.Y just outside Syracuse..I am a Dialysis Technician at St. Josephs Hospital Health Center. I am also a volunteer firefighter\emt.

[MRSATURDAYNIGHT7BNSF]

I'm Cody , I'm 25 & I'm from All over. I was born in Jersey, Raised In Colorado, and now I live in Arizona. I'm a Commercial Journeyman Electrician. I hope to be a Foreman by the time I'm 28-29. I've been into trains my entire life but I'm just now starting to build my layout. (HO Scale).

[Burlington Northern Rails]

 Hi everybody i'm Kon and i'm 35 years young. I live in a small town about 110 miles southwest of Vienna, Austria. Beeing a carpenter/cabinetmaker/furniture maker for 13 years now. Besides modelrailroading i also enjoy mountainbiking, hiking, traveling and my family.

[last mountain & eastern hogger]

Hi ya all,

I'm John  (Johnboy),  From  Saskatchewan. in the great White North, about 120 miles north of the US border..

Retired Greyhound Bus Operator of 35 years service and  2.5 million miles.

Now a Security Guard , and pushing 70 this year.

Started in Lionel with my Father many moons ago. Have been dabbling in HO since 1961.

Started on this (probably) my last Pike about 5years ago.  The Road name I use is  "Last mountain & Eastern" and I have used 

it all of my  MRR life.    Prototype Road modeled is the Western Pacific. It is a multi- level (helix) and elevations, that can be run continuously or point to point.  17' x 13'.

Had a major set-back this last couple of years when the south side of our home settled 1 5/8 inches  that really through out the elevations and after problems encountered getting the house back up in place and getting the rest of the living space in the basement refinished, I am just now getting around to the train room again. Boy does that feel good, even though there is a lot of work ahead of me still.

Nice to learn of all of your places of residence and your jobs.

Johnboy out for now.................................. 

[Medina1128]

 Marlon, retired on disability from Clinton, MO.

[HaroldA]

GTW6401

Flushing! Im at MSU but I live in Flushing as well. Live on Seymour rd near Coldwater rd. Love to follow  HESR 701 and 702 every chance I get. Plus it helps with the modeling because this is the line I am going to focus on along with Saginaw  and some surrounding lines.

 

 Hi Don!  We Flushing people stick together!

Harold 

 

 

[jwhitten]

 Hello Ray,

I'm in Northern Virginia and am a Systems Architect.

 

John

[Weighmaster]

Shakopee, MN; retired last year from roofing mfr after 27+ years as scaleman.  Caregiver for disabled wife, and working on thinning out packratted stuff (my treasures, her junk) to give me layout room.  NMRA lifer since 1974.  Gary

[CTValleyRR]

I'm Ben, currently residing in East Haddam CT.  I'm an ex-US Navy Supply Corps Officer and veteran of the first Gulf War.  I'm currently employed as the Chief of Material Performance by General Dynamics's Electric Boat Company in Groton.

Other activities include Cub Scout leader, soccer coach, and volunteer at the Friends of the Valley Railroad (at the Essex Steam Train in Essex, CT).

[MisterBeasley]

I grew up on Long Island, New York, where I developed a love of subways.

I work in the defense business in Massachusetts.  I work on large radar systems that target incoming missiles, so I tell people I'm a rocket scientist.

I had a couple of model railroads, first Lionels, then HO, when I was much younger.  I'm "born again" into the hobby as of about 5 years ago.

[GTW6401]

HaroldA

Hi everyone!!  I am Harold G from Flushing, Michigan, just outside of Flint.  I retired from GM in 2002 after 30+ years and I am also a retired consultant and choir director.  I was raised not too far from here and remember seeing and hearing steam engines go past my grandmother's porch in Montrose - shook the entire house!!  Currently I am modeling the Lake Superior and Ishpeming which is near my place in northern Michigan.

 

Flushing! Im at MSU but I live in Flushing as well. Live on Seymour rd near Coldwater rd. Love to follow  HESR 701 and 702 every chance I get. Plus it helps with the modeling because this is the line I am going to focus on along with Saginaw  and some surrounding lines.

 

Don

[AztecEagle]

I'm John.I'm 51 and I live in Mansfield,Texas.Right outside Fort Worth.

I work in a Cabinet Shop as an assembler.

Are You a Lineman For The County

And You Drive The Main Road

Searchin'In The Sun

For Another Overload?

 

Too bad you don't live in Kansas because if you did you'd bre the Wichita Lineman!!
Like the Glenn Campbell song.

Anyway,to the group!!!

Help yourself to some coffee and cookies!!

 

 

[HaroldA]

Hi everyone!!  I am Harold G from Flushing, Michigan, just outside of Flint.  I retired from GM in 2002 after 30+ years and I am also a retired consultant and choir director.  I was raised not too far from here and remember seeing and hearing steam engines go past my grandmother's porch in Montrose - shook the entire house!!  Currently I am modeling the Lake Superior and Ishpeming which is near my place in northern Michigan.

[cliffsrr]

Hello all! I am Cliff. Grew up in eastern Colorado next to the Rock Island tracks. Moved to southern California next to UP tracks. Moved to Buellton, CA. (north of Santa Barbara) No tracks ! Blah!                Joined NMRA in 1948 but stopped renewing (girls take a lot of money!) I am retired from more occupations than I can count. Jack of all trades, master of none. Having built many layouts,I wonder why am I still making the mistakes?

Love the forum!

Cliff

 

[rdgk1se3019]

 Dennis here,

Unemployed welder,machinist,metal fabricator.........Southeastern Pennsylvania.

[mononguy63]

I'm a structural engineer, and a lifetime resident of Indianapolis, IN (except for a four-year stint in West Lafayette many many moons ago while getting my degree from Purdue).

Jim

[rambo1]

 I am robert from toronto canada and I build aircraft here for 33yrs.rambo1....

[O_Kamoto]

 I'm Dave in Nashville, TN.  I'm a Furloughed Freight Conductor with CSX

[retsignalmtr]

I am a retired signal maintainer for the NYCTA and formerly an electrician. Vietnam vet. Modeling in N scale. VP of the Olde Newburgh Model Railroad Club.

[TravelinJohnnie]

I live in Washington Township, NJ  ( South Jersey ) and have been a produce broker for 27 years, Fruit peddler!!!!

[barrok]

Hey! I live in the Lansing, Michigan area. I have one of the greatest jobs ever -- I teach German and English/Language Arts. Teaching definitely keeps me young! Chuck

[PB&J RR]

I'm Jim I live in Springfield, Ohio. I'm self employed as an accountant. I'm the author of several novels, both published and unpublished. I was in the Army for 10 years, I' father of three girls, uncle to one neice and three nephews... I'm designing my third model railroad even doing my own track plan... my other two railroads were from books... this time I'm learning how to do it for myself. With much pain and suffering...

[inch53]

 

Names Mike, an we live couple-3 mile outside of Martinsville IL. Raised bout 9 mile north of here in an old time village with a general store, black smith shop, and a Baptist church. I'm drawing disability now from to much ditch digging n hard work.  I'm now kept busy as chief babysitter for 23 ¾ ths grandkids and 1 great grand daughter.

Wife's a service manager for Charles industries.

[Anonymous]

 I am Ulrich and I live in Hamburg/Germany. I am an ex-CFO, looking for new things to do.

[tinman1]

I'm Tom, I have a house in the country in St Louisville, Ohio, which keeps me sane. I do remodel work, pretty much all of it, all the time. I was a rough framer for many years but it made me old before my time.

[GTW6401]

Hey

 Im Don and I am a Senior at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mi. In couple years I will either be a Landscape Architect or a Railroad Conductor. 8)

[cudaken]

 I live in Maryville IL. What I do is stare at my wallet and wonder why I am broke? In other words I am in sales! Two years ago I was doing well. Now, well I am and fill in the your favorite word.

[twhite]

Hi.  Tom here: 

I live in Carmichael, CA, which is a suburb of Sacramento, the state capitol of California.  Fifth generation native Californian (family came here in the 1850's) born in the Sierra Nevada mountains.  I accompany and am Associate Choir Director at Jesuit High School here in Carmichael, a private Catholic boy's school.   I've been a choral and vocal accompanist for more years than I can remember.  Keeps me young, LOL!

 

[HEdward]

Originally from Ridgewood, Queens, NY one block from the Fresh Pond Yard.

Now living and struggling to make it in "Womelsdorf" PA(actually three towns north of there but we didn't rate a dot on the map)

Former ShadioRack Manager and starting a real estate investment business.

[TMarsh]

Oops, sorry, I forgot to say I'm from Williamsville, Illinois. Apparently with a silent "s"

[larak]

Hi Ray!

Electrical engineer and technologist. Currently a tenured associate professor of IT and Comp. Sci. Formerly a full time electrician and electronics tech, now I do it part time.  Also a semi - professional writer, amateur historian and Volunteer Fire Chief.  In my spare time ...

Hailing from the beautiful (and heavily taxed) mid-Hudson Valley / Catskills area of Upstate New York.

Karl

[hcc25rl]

 Hello, Jimmy here. I'm a retired small business person from St. Paul/Mpls., MN. Currently working part time in the Eagan, MN area delivering catered food to charter schools and daycares. Been playing with trains (HO Scale) for about 25 yrs now. FUN!!

[RedGrey62]

I'll add another one from Omaha, NE. 

Retired Air Force.  Now my basic job is managing AF Nexrad weather radars.

Ricky

[Rdrr]

Hello all. I'm a (not very busy these days) self empolyed electrician fro SE Connecticut.

[Trainman Sam]

Sam, from Bristol, PA.  I work for NJ Transit as an Engineer.  Currently a Student Engineer (In training to become an Engineer), I should be on my own operating trains this coming fall.

 

[rs2mike]

Mike, living in medina ohio, currently a layed off pilot.

[pastorbob]

Born and raised in Oklahoma, have lived most of my adult life in the Kansas City area, am a retired ordained pastor and also spent 30 years working in the computer industry as a programmer, systems analyst, DP instructor, etc.

Bob

[tugboat95]

 My name is Sean.  I live in eastern North Carolina.  I work on an ocean going tugboat as a Chief Engineer.  Basically I'm a sea going diesel engine mechanic.  I work for 14 days and then I have 14 days off.  Honeymoon and divorce once a month.   I spend a lot of my time on the boat in Philadelphia and New York City, pushing oil.  During my time at home, I am a volunteer fireman for Rhems Fire Dept, Station 36

[loathar]

Tom S. Born Cleveland Oh. Raised in Columbus Oh. Now living in Middle Tn.
Been in printing all my life till I moved to Tn. Now I work for a commercial building contractor and run my own pressure washing business on the side.

[RailfanS]

Hi, I'm Jamie from the tiny village of Cape Vincent, NY on the St. Larwence River (which is also the US/ Canadian border). I'm a student who attends a local high school and a regional technical school where I train in the field of heavy equipment operation and matinence.

[hdbob]

Nanuet NY quality control  for  Pfizer

[tbdanny]

G'day all,

I'm Daniel from Queensland, Australia, and I'm an I.T. officer - specialising in computer networks.

Cheers

[Great Western Rwy fan]

Hello Everybody, My name is Ron, I am a United States Air Force Veteran of 10 Years. Now I live in Londonderry New Hampshire and I work for a Poured Concrete Foundation Company as a concrete finisher.

[St Francis Consolidated RR]

Hello Ray, some of my dad's family is from Belden and I spent a summer there on a farm; you ever heard of the place?

     John P.

     Colorado.

     Artist, as in landscapes and such in oil paint on linen....some day I may paint a background for my railroad ( HA! )

 

[JoeinPA]

 Hi Ray:

I'm Joe and I'm a retired professor of Pharmacy.

Joe

 

[Anonymous]

I'm Tyler from Central Mass, and I'm a student and I also volunteer at the Museum of Science in Boston.

[carknocker1]

Hey Ray ,

I work on full size trains ( car knocker )

Joliet area , IL

[howmus]

 Hi there Ray!  This here's Ray (and this is my brother Darrell and this is my other brother Darrell).

Musical Genius, Retired!

Taught public school music for 32 years, taught private voice and guitar for many of those years and I am just in the process of shutting down a music recording, live sound, and DJing business.  Now there are 6 Saturdays in every week along with one Sunday!

Oh I reside in the Finger Lakes region of New York State.

73

[mobilman44]

Hi!

I'm Bill, born in Chicago, moved to Louisville, Joliet (Illinois), Dallas, and finally to the Houston area in 1981.  I'm retired from the "earl bizzness", ending up as a business analyst at ExxonMobil (my heritage is Mobil - hence the moniker - "mobilman44").

Mobilman44

[luvadj]

 Hi...I'm Bob, I live in Western Arizona by a lake (I know it sounds strange, but it's true) and I'm a Maintainence Engineer for a linen rental concern.

[SteveBNSF]

I am from Farm in Aurora Ne. Now in Omaha Ne, wish I was farming still. I working in iron shop making Rails and Fence for houses. Always watch the BN trains passing by on farm and miss that. I have hearing loss. If any one around Omaha want meet up some place for coffiee and train talk yeah paper and pen is only way. Or meet at house and play trains?

[TMarsh]

I'm Todd. Retired mechanic for the DOD and Natn'l Guard. Currently working part time at a restaurant uptown for hobby bucks and utilities.

And now I have Glenn Campbell's "Witchita Lineman" running amock through my head.

[Packers#1]

 I'm a high school freshman and player on the local high school club rugby team from Aiken, SC

[Santa Fe buff]

 

I'm Larry

Campus Security Substitute

Hesperia, CA

[dbradley]

Hi Ray, I'm a retired power lineman from Ct. Nah! I don't play football either Maxman. Den.

[dehusman]

Howdy Ray from west O.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

 I'm Jeff. My friends call me Running Bear (Indian name laid on me by my grandparents). I live in west central Louisiana and I'm a disabled veteran.

[wholeman]

I'm Will.  My full-time job could be classified as a student.  I am majoring in Human Resources.  I got two semesters left.  I live in Southeast Kansas, but may be moving to the Tulsa, OK area sometime.  My money paying job is I am a furniture deliverer, warehouse personnel, and rarely involved in sales.

[Graffen]

 I´m Michael from Sweden, and I am a Custom painter / model maker (as stated below).

[maxman]

ramoutandabout

i'm a power lineman

I didn't know that Nebraska had an NFL team.