I am 31 years old and live in Northwest Illinois. I am engaged with a 5 year old boy who also loves trains. I am a Civil War Reenactor with the 10th Illinois, and a HUGE Civil War Buff. I am also very much into the paranormal and founder of NorthWest Illinois Paranormal. We investigate issues reguarding the paranormal throughout the state of Illinois. There are links to our site on my profile here and we can also be found on Myspace. I love model railroading and model in HO scale. My layout operates as the Pennsylvania Railroad and is a family project. I started in model railroading as a child but recently dusted everthing off after unpacking it all to built a layout for my 5 year old which is growing as we know they all end up doing. I look forward to all the tips and ideas that are available here to learn and put to use on our layout. I will probably be here A LOT!