Pennsylvanians!

[Anonymous]

Trainluver1 asked everyone if anybody lived in Texas, now I'm asking if anyone lives in Pennsylvania. I live in Dubois, a northcentral town, about an hour from Horseshoe Curve. I wonder if I have any model railroading neighbors?

-Dan

[SpaceMouse]

I'm just to your south in Indiana. Plane to go to Horseshoe Curve for the first time this weeksind if it's not raining.

[rrinker]

I'm on the eastern side of the state, near Allentown.

[Anonymous]

Hey, SpaceMouse, have you ever gone to the Clarion Model Railroad Club's open house? That's where I first got inspiration for my layout. Didn't someone get shot around Indiana a couple days ago?

[dwRavenstar]

Well, I'm now living in South Dakota but up till three years ago I'd lived 47 years in Huntingdon, Pa. (All but a year each in Pittsburgh and Philly).
My oldest daughter is just about to graduate from Clarion University.

Dave (dwRavenstar)

[Mark300]

I'm over in Montgomery county outside of Philly.

Mark

[darkstar974]

I used to live in Baldwin Pa in the south side of Pittsburgh but now i'm living in Youngstown Ohio

[csmincemoyer]

Neighbor to your north near Bradford.

PS Dan, Are you aware of the MR Jamboree in Clarion this weekend (4/2)?

[Anonymous]

I live in Jamestown, Pa. I will driving past you on I-80 this Friday on my way to York, Pa and the ECLSTS.

[Mikeygaw]

i'm all the way over in Philly

[SpaceMouse]

QUOTE: Originally posted by pennsyperson

Hey, SpaceMouse, have you ever gone to the Clarion Model Railroad Club's open house? That's where I first got inspiration for my layout. Didn't someone get shot around Indiana a couple days ago?

I've not been yet, but I'm going to the one next month.

Yeah, a guy with an empty BB gun was killed by cops. That's all I know.

[Anonymous]

Hello dwRavenstar

Man! You moved to South Dakota to get away from Huntingdon Pa?! I live in New Jersey (the cesspool state) and Huntingdon is Paradise to me.

My mother grew up in Robertsdale (as in East Broad Top railroad) and still has family there. So, I've spent alot of time in your old neck of the woods, especially when I was younger.

My older son plans to attend Montana State University in Bozeman in a couple of years. Each night I say a little prayer that the family can follow him out there. lol

Ken

[cnw4001]

Live almost within site of PA, in eastern Ohio. Many trips to both the east and west slopes. Will be at both next month.

[howmus]

Does it count if the village you used to live in was half in NY and half in PA. I taught in Waverly NY for 11 years. The State line runs through Waverly so there is a Waverly NY and a South Waverly PA, NY (it is still a NY post office). New York Rte. 17 actually runs through PA to get around Waverly and is the only New York State highway that is located in PA. This is true, I couldn't make this stuff up. I lived about 200 yards from the PA border. I also used to work at Camp Brule (BSA) for a couple of summers. That is in Sullivan County PA. They were very progressive back then. The county seat actually had a stop light, paved roads, and the School (only one in the county). The camp was centrally isolated... If'n ya get to Shunk, PA ya went too far, and ya gotta go back a ways, actually, you can't get there from here!

[Pennsy58]

I live outside of Apollo,Pa. Along the Conemmaugh. If it wasn't for my love of the Bessemer, my layout would be Pennsy only.

[Anonymous]

Feasterville/Trevose area outside NE Philly in Bucks County.

[cmrproducts]

I'm up here in Clarion, PA

BOB H

[Anonymous]

Hey, CMR, I like that HO scale layout at your club. I've always gone to your October open house. Last year I got a form about membership and I was thinking of joining. That HO layout really gave me inspiration for my layout. Also I really liked the one member's Alleghany! So I set my layout in Appalachia and bought an Alleghany!

[cmrproducts]

pennsyperson

Glad that you were inspired by the Club.

We are having a Jamboree this Saturday (APR 2) beginning around 9:00am at the Methodist Church on 6th Ave & Wood St.

It is open to anyone and we will be having clinics, a switching contest and displays and a lot more.

There will be layout tours after the Jam.

So if you want to have some modeling fun come on over.

There a few other modelers in the Dubois area that we can introduce you to.

BOB H Clarion, PA

[Anonymous]

"Man! You moved to South Dakota to get away from Huntingdon Pa?! I live in New Jersey (the cesspool state) and Huntingdon is Paradise to me." -Kenny2005

I also live in NJ (Piscataway) now, but I lived in Yardley in Bucks County, PA after I left Kansas.

[orsonroy]

I'm sort of a displaced Pennsylvanian. My family's from Mehoopany and Towanda, and I went to college in Williamsport.

[rrinker]

Eased into it, did you?
[:D]

--Randy

[Anonymous]

I live between Allentown and Easton.

[Anonymous]

Oxford area in southern Chester County and wishing there was a nearby club.

Tom

[bbrant]

I live in Somerset but work in Pittsburgh with a nice view of the NS Port Perry Branch and the former P&LE (now CSX) line.

[Anonymous]

Tom... I live over in Parkesburg. Typically when people ask me where I'm from, I tell them West Chester (lived there for 6 years). People tend to know where that's at more than Parkesburg.

If you find a club or hear of someone starting one or starting a roaming club (going to people's home layouts to work on them) let me know. I'm definitely interested.

My wife used to go to Clarion U, so I've been out that direction. Wish I knew about the Clarion club and Bob back then. would have loved to see their layouts. Don't get back out there that much anymore.

[dwRavenstar]

Heya Kenny,
Yep, moved to the flatlands and left what I also consider Paradise behind. Kids were in school and I was sitting in the house alone, calling SoDak every night. Came out here to get a fresh start. Have now been widowed, divorced and happily married. I say I've three wives; one late, one waiting and one right on time. [}:)]
Looking forward to the return to my homeland in May when the oldest graduates from Clarion U.
You know how it goes, miss the land but very few of the people.
Glad to see so many Quaker Staters in the forum.

Dave (dwRavenstar)

[Anonymous]

chewie8han...Howdy neighbor!
I'm originally from West Chester. We moved out here back in 1992 because of the crowds. They followed us. LOL
I'm just getting started in the hobby so I don't know of any modelrailroaders in the area. Is there a hobby shop nearby that you use? I know of Strasburg and Mitchells but they are a hike from here.

Tom

[Anonymous]

Yeah the two I frequent are the one in Strasburg (I grew up with the owner's kids but that doesn't mean they'll give me a discount) and Mitchells. Unfortunately, there's only one other place that I know of around. That's Frey's. They're out in Willow Street. They're only small right now because their place burnt completely down. They might have started rebuilding now though. "Gonna start as soon as the ground isn't hard as a rock" If you come up past the Buck towards Willow Street, they're on the right. They also have Christmas tree's and Christmas stuff.

Since you're just getting started, not sure if you heard about the East Coast Hobby show or not. It's going on down in Fort Washington at the Expo center on April 9-10. Well worth going. It's probably about an hour or so from your place. http://www.hobbyshow.com/

[rrinker]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dougal

I live between Allentown and Easton.

You mean, Bethlehem?

LOL!

Just down the road from me.

--Randy