You might be a model railroader if...

[METRO]

... you have more miles on VIA and Go Transit than your car
... you still refer to Amtrak's original name (Railpax)
... you use hobograms instead of shorthand
... you can tell the difference between an E8 and an E9
... you think frequent flyer miles can be used on the Acela
... you think greyhound racing involves a P40 and a F59PHI
... you think of the Super Cheif whenever you hit the F7 key
... your car roster is longer than CSX's
... your thought you were dreaming the first time you saw an ex-Conrail lettered with NYC or PRR

[METRO]

... you have more miles on VIA and Go Transit than your car
... you still refer to Amtrak's original name (Railpax)
... you use hobograms instead of shorthand
... you can tell the difference between an E8 and an E9
... you think frequent flyer miles can be used on the Acela
... you think greyhound racing involves a P40 and a F59PHI
... you think of the Super Cheif whenever you hit the F7 key
... your car roster is longer than CSX's
... your thought you were dreaming the first time you saw an ex-Conrail lettered with NYC or PRR

[Anonymous]

...You look for Hobby Stores in the area that you're going on holiday to, and then insist on visiting all of them (hint, the adverts pages of magazines are very handy for this!)
...You go to towns renowned for beautiful architecture, but get no further than the train station.
...You can't see why car dealers don't fit three-tone airhorns (and a dangling pullcord to sound them)

[Anonymous]

...You look for Hobby Stores in the area that you're going on holiday to, and then insist on visiting all of them (hint, the adverts pages of magazines are very handy for this!)
...You go to towns renowned for beautiful architecture, but get no further than the train station.
...You can't see why car dealers don't fit three-tone airhorns (and a dangling pullcord to sound them)

[trainfan1221]

or a real train fanatic...
If all your secret passwords or bank numbers and the like are train related or locomotive specific

(come on people, you know we all do this)

[trainfan1221]

or a real train fanatic...
If all your secret passwords or bank numbers and the like are train related or locomotive specific

(come on people, you know we all do this)

[Big_Boy_4005]

I just discovered this post, what a riot! Better late than never, here goes......

Your favorite train is on the fireplace mantle in the living room.

The railroad reserves a parking place for you at the best train watching spot in town.

When driving, you start slowing down for yellow lights.

[Big_Boy_4005]

I just discovered this post, what a riot! Better late than never, here goes......

Your favorite train is on the fireplace mantle in the living room.

The railroad reserves a parking place for you at the best train watching spot in town.

When driving, you start slowing down for yellow lights.

[SteelMonsters]

Your favorite hobbie shop is right next to a main line. I love my hobbie shop. :)

[SteelMonsters]

Your favorite hobbie shop is right next to a main line. I love my hobbie shop. :)

[Anonymous]

you might be a model rail roader if
you go to the kitchin to and make a sandwitch and spend
an hour sclpting it to look like a sd40.
or if the only time come out of the basement is to eat , and your
face as black and souty as casey jones after along ride in his cab.

[Anonymous]

you might be a model rail roader if
you go to the kitchin to and make a sandwitch and spend
an hour sclpting it to look like a sd40.
or if the only time come out of the basement is to eat , and your
face as black and souty as casey jones after along ride in his cab.

[Trainnut484]

...you camp outside the place where a model train show is to be held...and the show isn't till next week.

Take care

Russell

[Trainnut484]

...you camp outside the place where a model train show is to be held...and the show isn't till next week.

Take care

Russell

[bluepuma]

You can identify FT, F3, F7, A/B and E6, E7 &E8 locos, GP7GP9TT and SD7/SD9
PA1/PB1, FA/B1 and FA/B2.

Realize that a F7A unit the size of a FA2 is just too long.

Know 0-4-0, 4-6-2 are steam locos, and know the difference between B and C trucks.

Knoiw that 4 ft. 8.5 inches is 1:1 and 9mm is N scale track gauge, not just a Honda motorcycle wrench size.

You know that Daylight and Warbonnet are paint schemes and Black Widow is not just a spider in a Southern California garage.

You have more than 2 unfinished structure kits to build!

Know that sole F7A loco on the point of a 5 car train is a Starter Set!

[bluepuma]

You can identify FT, F3, F7, A/B and E6, E7 &E8 locos, GP7GP9TT and SD7/SD9
PA1/PB1, FA/B1 and FA/B2.

Realize that a F7A unit the size of a FA2 is just too long.

Know 0-4-0, 4-6-2 are steam locos, and know the difference between B and C trucks.

Knoiw that 4 ft. 8.5 inches is 1:1 and 9mm is N scale track gauge, not just a Honda motorcycle wrench size.

You know that Daylight and Warbonnet are paint schemes and Black Widow is not just a spider in a Southern California garage.

You have more than 2 unfinished structure kits to build!

Know that sole F7A loco on the point of a 5 car train is a Starter Set!

[Anonymous]

you just built a new house that is an exact duplicate of a steam era roundhouse. you have converted your house back to a coal stoker for heat. you have a full size sand house and tower to spread grit on your driveway in the winter. you have a five chime nathan locomotive horn (working on compressed air) in your living room that goes off when the doorbell is pushed. you have mounted a rail undercarriage on your pickup so you can get on the high iron and really chase trains. your commode dumps straight into the basement (no pipes) and comes from pullman-standard. you only have kerosene lights in the house. you still use an ice box and load the ice through a hatch in the roof. your back porch is the rear end of an old heavy weight observation car. when you have to decide between your daughters wedding and a once in a lifetime chance to ride in the cab of a working locomotive, you tell your daughter you will for sure make it to her second wedding. you have a full-sized grade crossing built into your driveway. you have ballast piled in your yard instead of growing grass. you use a switchstand to open your front door. your deodorant smells like burnt diesel and hot lube oil. you use a knuckle coupler to hook up your fishing boat. you know, stuff like that.

[Anonymous]

you just built a new house that is an exact duplicate of a steam era roundhouse. you have converted your house back to a coal stoker for heat. you have a full size sand house and tower to spread grit on your driveway in the winter. you have a five chime nathan locomotive horn (working on compressed air) in your living room that goes off when the doorbell is pushed. you have mounted a rail undercarriage on your pickup so you can get on the high iron and really chase trains. your commode dumps straight into the basement (no pipes) and comes from pullman-standard. you only have kerosene lights in the house. you still use an ice box and load the ice through a hatch in the roof. your back porch is the rear end of an old heavy weight observation car. when you have to decide between your daughters wedding and a once in a lifetime chance to ride in the cab of a working locomotive, you tell your daughter you will for sure make it to her second wedding. you have a full-sized grade crossing built into your driveway. you have ballast piled in your yard instead of growing grass. you use a switchstand to open your front door. your deodorant smells like burnt diesel and hot lube oil. you use a knuckle coupler to hook up your fishing boat. you know, stuff like that.

[TrainFreak409]

...Your child has the initals M.T.H.
...You try to make your newborn say "K-Line" "Bachmann" or "Life-Like" instead of "Dada" or "Mama"
...Your basic alphebet consists of Z,N,HO,S,O, and G
...Instead of a car for your childs 16th birthday, he/she got a train
...You set up a tent in front of the location for a future hobby shop weeks before its opening

[TrainFreak409]

...Your child has the initals M.T.H.
...You try to make your newborn say "K-Line" "Bachmann" or "Life-Like" instead of "Dada" or "Mama"
...Your basic alphebet consists of Z,N,HO,S,O, and G
...Instead of a car for your childs 16th birthday, he/she got a train
...You set up a tent in front of the location for a future hobby shop weeks before its opening

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: or a real train fanatic...
If all your secret passwords or bank numbers and the like are train related or locomotive specific

(come on people, you know we all do this)

I'm very guilty of this. And not just here.

QUOTE: you go to the kitchin to and make a sandwitch and spend
an hour sclpting it to look like a sd40.

I'm sort of guilty of this one: when I was five or six years old, I used to eat my waffles to look like the couterbalances on an outside frame K-36 (D&RGW narrow guage 2-8-2).

If you like this thread, you would probably also enjoy The mother of all "you might be a railfan ifs", on the Trains forum.

See you around the forum,
Daniel

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: or a real train fanatic...
If all your secret passwords or bank numbers and the like are train related or locomotive specific

(come on people, you know we all do this)

I'm very guilty of this. And not just here.

QUOTE: you go to the kitchin to and make a sandwitch and spend
an hour sclpting it to look like a sd40.

I'm sort of guilty of this one: when I was five or six years old, I used to eat my waffles to look like the couterbalances on an outside frame K-36 (D&RGW narrow guage 2-8-2).

If you like this thread, you would probably also enjoy The mother of all "you might be a railfan ifs", on the Trains forum.

See you around the forum,
Daniel

[Trainnut484]

...you replace the ordinary Christmas decorations on your tree with Z scale locomotives and rolling stock (N scale would work too).

Take care,

Russell

[Trainnut484]

...you replace the ordinary Christmas decorations on your tree with Z scale locomotives and rolling stock (N scale would work too).

Take care,

Russell

[trainfan1221]

Everybody you know who isn`t usually gives you a dumbfounded look that basically says
"why?"

[trainfan1221]

Everybody you know who isn`t usually gives you a dumbfounded look that basically says
"why?"

[Anonymous]

...You and your dog high-tail it over to your favorite hobby shop, only to discover you've missed the closing time by five minutes. You start to cry; your dog begins to wail. You feel a tear well up in your right eye; your dog hands you a tissue. And then you both head home, your respective tails curled between your legs, consoling each other with the words, "Well, there's always tomorrow."

[Anonymous]

...You and your dog high-tail it over to your favorite hobby shop, only to discover you've missed the closing time by five minutes. You start to cry; your dog begins to wail. You feel a tear well up in your right eye; your dog hands you a tissue. And then you both head home, your respective tails curled between your legs, consoling each other with the words, "Well, there's always tomorrow."

[Anonymous]

if your wife tries to seduce you and you stay at this computer reading this forum night after night after night only because you've read your model railroading magazines
a multitude of times and are still awaiting the next issue! JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH INFO.

[Anonymous]

if your wife tries to seduce you and you stay at this computer reading this forum night after night after night only because you've read your model railroading magazines
a multitude of times and are still awaiting the next issue! JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH INFO.