07-13-2011, 06:20 PM
Gotcha!
"Hello there" is possibly what I should have put as I'm actually from near Manchester in the NW of England! My name is John Edge and I'm 46, married with two cats and work for myself, from home! I've been a railway 'nut' since I was about 4 or 5 but since about 12, my enthusiasm has been unstoppable.
I'm interested in pretty much all railways/railroads from around the world but I do find American railroads to be some of the most fascinating that I have ever come across! I have visited the USA just the once (wish i could get back one day) - I had a two day stopover in Chicago followed by nearly three weeks based in LA but travelled around (by car!) and saw San Francisco, Reno, Yosmite, Donner Pass, Sacramento (museum), Tehachapi and a good bit of LA itself. I still can't quite believe just how big LA is!
On my eventual next visit, I should very much like to see all around the South East and down into Texas.
Modelling wise, I'm mainly into H0 scale but keep looking longingly at 0 scale. I've never yet actually built a full layout of my own but strangely have built several for other people and been involved with several club layouts. I am currently planning a shelf style layout in H0 based upon 'New Ulm', Minnesota in C&NW days when it was the Alco line - you could say that I'm an 'Alco-haulic'!
I also have a great love for the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad in steam/transition days, hence my handle of "allegheny1600" - I've been using that for over 10 years or more now. I see there is an "Allegheny2-6-6-6" on here, I hope he doesn't mind me being here with this name? If so, I'll get my name changed to plain "John Edge" to avoid confusion!
I also recognise one or two other names on here, from a Brit forum - howdy guys!
Well, thats it for now!
Hope I haven't sent anyone to sleep with my ramblings!
Cheers,
John E.
"Hello there" is possibly what I should have put as I'm actually from near Manchester in the NW of England! My name is John Edge and I'm 46, married with two cats and work for myself, from home! I've been a railway 'nut' since I was about 4 or 5 but since about 12, my enthusiasm has been unstoppable.
I'm interested in pretty much all railways/railroads from around the world but I do find American railroads to be some of the most fascinating that I have ever come across! I have visited the USA just the once (wish i could get back one day) - I had a two day stopover in Chicago followed by nearly three weeks based in LA but travelled around (by car!) and saw San Francisco, Reno, Yosmite, Donner Pass, Sacramento (museum), Tehachapi and a good bit of LA itself. I still can't quite believe just how big LA is!
On my eventual next visit, I should very much like to see all around the South East and down into Texas.
Modelling wise, I'm mainly into H0 scale but keep looking longingly at 0 scale. I've never yet actually built a full layout of my own but strangely have built several for other people and been involved with several club layouts. I am currently planning a shelf style layout in H0 based upon 'New Ulm', Minnesota in C&NW days when it was the Alco line - you could say that I'm an 'Alco-haulic'!
I also have a great love for the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad in steam/transition days, hence my handle of "allegheny1600" - I've been using that for over 10 years or more now. I see there is an "Allegheny2-6-6-6" on here, I hope he doesn't mind me being here with this name? If so, I'll get my name changed to plain "John Edge" to avoid confusion!
I also recognise one or two other names on here, from a Brit forum - howdy guys!
Well, thats it for now!
Hope I haven't sent anyone to sleep with my ramblings!
Cheers,
John E.
In the shuffling madness of the locomotive breath
Runs the alltime loser headlong to his death
He feels the piston scraping Steam breaking on his brow
Old Charlie stole the handle and The train wont stop going
No way to slow down No way to slow down
Ian A
Runs the alltime loser headlong to his death
He feels the piston scraping Steam breaking on his brow
Old Charlie stole the handle and The train wont stop going
No way to slow down No way to slow down
Ian A