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Where do MR people live?

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ChessieFan13
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  • From: Huntington WEST Virginia
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Posted by ChessieFan13 on Sunday, January 15, 2006 8:42 PM
WELL ussens here in WEST "by God" Virginia doo enjoy the hobby a bunch...........we hillbillys down hheea gots a few o dem Hobby shoppes and there not atall that bad......Plus wes' gots one o dem class 1 railroads that runs thru dees parts..............Any hows ........nuff with the stupidity............WE LOVE RAILROADING here in the great WV..........................................J.W.
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andrechapelon
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Posted by andrechapelon on Sunday, January 15, 2006 8:48 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by ddechamp71

QUOTE: Originally posted by andrechapelon


André Chapelon? Congratulations, I believe a pseudo made with the name of a french engineer is quite rare in Northern America!

All the beZt,

Dominique, Z-scaler and "stinkin' cheese eater" from France.....


I admire Chapelon's work. The man could get the utmost out of a steam locomotive.

Andre
It's really kind of hard to support your local hobby shop when the nearest hobby shop that's worth the name is a 150 mile roundtrip.
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lesterperry
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Posted by lesterperry on Sunday, January 15, 2006 8:55 PM
OK Chessie fan I am in De. but from Wv.
Les
Lester Perry Check out my layout at http://lesterperry.webs.com/
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 15, 2006 8:58 PM
i live somewhere near byron bay, nsw, australia. and no, we don't get kangaroos hopping down our main street.
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 15, 2006 9:03 PM
I live in a house.
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TrainFreak409
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Posted by TrainFreak409 on Sunday, January 15, 2006 9:04 PM
MARYLAND!

Scott - Dispatcher, Norfolk Southern

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Tracklayer
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Posted by Tracklayer on Sunday, January 15, 2006 9:26 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by ChessieFan13

WELL ussens here in WEST "by God" Virginia doo enjoy the hobby a bunch...........we hillbillys down hheea gots a few o dem Hobby shoppes and there not atall that bad......Plus wes' gots one o dem class 1 railroads that runs thru dees parts..............Any hows ........nuff with the stupidity............WE LOVE RAILROADING here in the great WV..........................................J.W.


Doesn't it amaze you at how misinformed people from other states can sometimes be...

I recently talked to someone from California that's never been to Texas that asked me if we still had cowboys, indians, oil wells, long horn cattle and rattle snakes everywhere. It was really hard not to laugh. Even the Texas accent is becoming extinct...

Tracklayer

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twhite
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Posted by twhite on Sunday, January 15, 2006 10:38 PM
Sacramento Valley of California. Midway between San Francisco and the Sierra Nevada mountains. Seven miles west of one of the largest railroad yards west of the Mississippi. Ten miles east of one of the greatest railroad museums in the country. Five miles either way from two big, terrific hobby shops that specialize ONLY in trains.
Oh yah, it's on a tiny little hill so that I don't have to worry about my Garage Empire flooding this year from our frequent Pineapple Expresses. And housing prices in this part of California haven't hit the Sixth Stage of Astronomical. At least not yet.
Tom [:P]

Tom View my layout photos! http://s299.photobucket.com/albums/mm310/TWhite-014/Rio%20Grande%20Yuba%20River%20Sub One can NEVER have too many Articulateds!

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PennsyHoosier
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Posted by PennsyHoosier on Sunday, January 15, 2006 10:53 PM
I trade off between Northern Indiana and Southwestern Michigan. GOD'S COUNTRY!
Lawrence, The Pennsy Hoosier
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waltersrails
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Posted by waltersrails on Sunday, January 15, 2006 11:02 PM
IL by NS
I like NS but CSX has the B&O.
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james saunders
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Posted by james saunders on Monday, January 16, 2006 3:15 AM
Brisbane Australia

James, Brisbane Australia

Modelling AT&SF in the 90s

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dazzar
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Posted by dazzar on Monday, January 16, 2006 3:25 AM
Townsville. Australia
Also model UP and Santa Fe new and old.
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 16, 2006 7:26 AM
Born and raised in Chicago near the Belt Railways Clearing Yard, seems to have an impact on what I model also. Growing up seeing SOO, CP, CN, BR everyday, now live in the north-burbs near the Wisconsin border.
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nbrodar
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Posted by nbrodar on Monday, January 16, 2006 2:50 PM
Phoenixville, PA, 1/2 mile from NS's Harrisburg Line.

Nick

Take a Ride on the Reading with the: Reading Company Technical & Historical Society http://www.readingrailroad.org/

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Cannoli
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Posted by Cannoli on Monday, January 16, 2006 2:53 PM
Nashua, NH here.
Great site for the city's railroad history... nashuacitystation.com

Modeling the fictional B&M Dowe, NH branch in the early 50's.

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jdolan
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Posted by jdolan on Monday, January 16, 2006 8:08 PM
North Central Illinois 65 miles Southwest of Chicago.
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ericmanke
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Posted by ericmanke on Monday, January 16, 2006 8:10 PM
Milwaukee WI, about 6 blocks from the now abandoned Milwaukee Road Air Line.
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mustanggt
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Posted by mustanggt on Monday, January 16, 2006 9:50 PM
Massachusetts....... unfortunately. All our teams are bad, save the Pats, which "belong" not only to us but to the other five New england states. And even they've sucked lately[xx(]
Also-
>bad drivers
>high house prices
>snow
>the big dig's financial toll on everyone
>the big dig's scary leaking tunnels.

Sorry for the rant[:p]
C280 rollin'
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AggroJones
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Posted by AggroJones on Monday, January 16, 2006 10:04 PM
The edge of the ghetto that faces the freeway (I-80).

For the last 24+ years.

"Being misunderstood is the fate of all true geniuses"

EXPERIMENTATION TO BRING INNOVATION

http://community.webshots.com/album/288541251nntnEK?start=588

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douginut
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Posted by douginut on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 1:28 AM
As my name says, Doug, in Utah.
Originally Chicago by the Buena Yards of the CNS&M and interchange with the MILW.
Now in Orem Utah (Gardan spot of the known universe) Proud member of the Ophir and Tintic MRRC. Celebrating it's 15th anniversery Putting Model Railroading Together, one Module at a time!

Doug, in Utah
Doug, in UtaH
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 2:23 AM
We live in the Great Sovereign State of Colorado, birthplace of the Denver Rio Grande and Western, the home of the AFC West Champions the Denver Bronocs, our home is outside the small town of Norwood, 7500 feet above sea level in the scenic San Juan Mountains. Elk, Deer, Bear, Mounain Lion and the majestic American Bald Eagle roost in our trees behind the house. If you ever visit the Durango and Silverton Railroad
besure to follow the Colorado and Southern railroad bed from Dolores over Lizard Head Pass to Telluride ,and then explore the beauty of Norwood's cattle county. I guess you could say we live in God's County.
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 2:42 AM
Southwestern Germany - all my life,
minus a year in Dayton, Ohio, 20 years ago....

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james saunders
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Posted by james saunders on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 5:19 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by dazzar

Townsville. Australia
Also model UP and Santa Fe new and old.


hey dazzar email me its in my profile i used to live in townsville...

James, Brisbane Australia

Modelling AT&SF in the 90s

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tjsmrinfo
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Posted by tjsmrinfo on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 8:11 AM
the Republic of Texas here no hobby shops for 75 miles which sucks nut p[lenty of RR action with BNSF and that dreaded armor yellow UP stuff.


tom
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 8:22 AM
Um read my location ahaha
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 11:39 AM
I live in sunny (most of the time) Florida. Orlando to be specific. The only drawback to living here, model railroading wise, is that there's always something to do away from home and the weather rarely keeps one homebound. Plus most homes in Fl. don't have basements due to a normally high water table so we either need a spare bedroom or the garage to build a layout.

Bob DeWoody
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tomikawaTT
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Posted by tomikawaTT on Thursday, January 19, 2006 4:47 AM
Sin City

AKA Las Vegas, NV

Born in NYC before it was (mis)named The Big Apple, have lived in Georgia, North Carolina, Texas, South Dakota, California, Arizona,Tennessee and Japan. Also existed for a while in Korea, Viet Nam and Thailand (I tend to dislike places where people might shoot at me!)
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Ibflattop
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Posted by Ibflattop on Sunday, January 22, 2006 7:38 AM
I think Corn fell on the State of Indiana!!!!!!! I live In Ft.Wayne Indiana, but ask my wife and I live in the Basement!!!!! I would rather live in the basement than Indiana!!!!! Kevin
Home of the NS Lake Division.....(but NKP and Wabash rule!!!!!!!! ) :-) NMRA # 103172 Ham callsign KC9QZW
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CP5415
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Posted by CP5415 on Sunday, January 22, 2006 8:19 AM
I live inbetween Port Hope & Toronto just north of CPR's Belleville Sub.

Gordon

Brought to you by the letters C.P.R. as well as D&H!

K1a - all the way

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JohnWPowell
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Posted by JohnWPowell on Sunday, January 22, 2006 9:13 AM
southwestern indiana a little town named sullivan
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