I’ve been lurking and reading various threads from the forum over the past year and thought it was time to participate. I live in the Raleigh, NC area. While I don’t have an actual layout, I do have some track nailed to a board to run my trains on. Nothing fancy, just lower end locomotives and cars. But fun, fun, fun!
This forum offers a wealth of information and advice. My recent accomplishment of getting my Polar Express Berkshire smoking properly can be attributed to the suggestions I’ve read out here.
Nothing wrong with so-called “lower end” trains. Most of my O gauge trains would be considered lower-end by most folks here. Interesting thing is, they run as well or better than most of the higher-end stuff.
And it sure doesn’t take a fancy or complex layout to enjoy these toy trains. You’re obviously having fun, and that’s really all that matters.
Boy, oh boy is the Chiefie going to love this. Jeff, in the near future you are going to be invited over the Chief’s house for hunting varmits, fishing at the pond, drinking sweet tea or eating grits.
Welcome to the forum Jeff,
An interesting variety of model trains from the web post.
Have you ever been to the Railroad Musuem in Wilmington NC, or the Roundhouse style museum in Savanah GA? From what I have heard Atlantic Coast Line used to run into Wilminton NC, now only the old roadbed remains.
Lee F.
I am a newbie myself. This forum has been a tremendous source of information and also darn entertaining. Your layout is far more advanced than mine. I just have an oval on our basement floor.
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Jeff, I agree with Marty - you definitely have a layout there! Hey, they are toy trains after all - part of the fun in using our imagination.
Nice website, too!
Hope you’ll join us at the Coffee Pot thread. Nice to have another southerner on board! [:)]
Thanks for all the warm welcomes, guys. I’ve spoken a few times via email with the Chief before, but didn’t know he had varmit hunting, pond fishing, sweet tea driving, grits eating parties! Where do I sign up?!
Yes, I’ve been to the Museum in Wilmington. Another favorite is the transportation museum in Spencer.
My hometown is Laurinburg, NC. It’s on the South Carolina border. Seaboard use to run through there a LONG time ago. My dad has told me stories about sneaking on board the train when it stopped at the water tower. He’s even talked about swimming in the water tower.
There’s a small Norfolk & Southern yard about 2.5 miles from my current house. I sit on my deck, sipping sweet wine, and listen to the horn.
I think my next model railroad venture will be adding some LED lighting to some of my cars. I’ve read some of the threads on the subject and they sounded interesting.
Welcome to the forum! It’s great to have you here! I really enjoyed looking around your website, especially the section on railroad lanterns, as I have some myself (only three at the moment).
I also am running the same locos as the first two pictured in the Locomotive section except our Chessie lost its horn awhile back. Dad (me) hooked a tunnel portal that was just sitting loosely next to some scenery under construction. The funny part was that I was creeping up slowly to the portal and just barely touched it. Then the portal tipped and hooked the engine, passenger car and smoking caboose and took them right to the cement floor. (2 1/2 ft) Except for the horn needing a new glue job, everything works nice, real nice. Gotta love toy trains.
Again welcome and you will find tons of great advice here. I have.
Jeff - Welcome to the forum. Enjoyed looking at your website and trains. Yes I would definitely say you have a layout. I’ve also been lurking here, I do more reading than I do posting. [:)]
Welcome Jeff. I lurked off and on for a good while before joining in. Been a member for a few years. Just started posting a few months back. Very cool track plan on your layout. Loved the lanterns too.
