03-01-2012, 08:14 PM
I apparently always liked trains as a kid. My Mom told me I loved riding the Long Island Railroad as a three year old when she and I visited relatives in the city. I had a three rail train set with a small loop I operated on the floor when I was 7 or so. As a little boy I had train themed curtains and bed spread. I became "serious" about model railroading when I was 11 years old. It was around that time (1970) that Boy's Life Magazine published a series of articles on building a HO 4 X 8 layout. My parents were very cool about the idea of filling my bedroom with a plywood table top leaving just enough room for my bed. 
The layout was essentially all my work. Dad helped with some carpentry basics but I constructed the bench work, laid the track, glued the ground cover, etc. I had a Tyco set with a GREEN Penn Central F unit and a Burliongton Route caboose. 
Over the years I acquired more rolling stock from allownace and gifts.
Ralph
The layout was essentially all my work. Dad helped with some carpentry basics but I constructed the bench work, laid the track, glued the ground cover, etc. I had a Tyco set with a GREEN Penn Central F unit and a Burliongton Route caboose. Over the years I acquired more rolling stock from allownace and gifts. Ralph