new and need help

Hey Fred welcome to the forum. I hope somebody near you see's this post and is able to help you out. There are a lot of fine people here on the forum.

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Glad to have you on the forum.

Welcome, Fred,

You are only about 1:10 from the mothership in Concord, NC located in the speedway complex.

I am not sure what a visit to the official Lionel store would do to help you. It would at least let you see the new stuff going on.

You can still run your trains and get more track and such. Parts and repairs are no problem.

Why not put your stuff up on the floor and see what works and what doesn't work?

You can see a lot of great layouts here and on the web.

I am from South Jersey, so I can't help with a visit. I have been to Sonny's Barbecue in Rock Hill and visit Surfside Beach as much as I can. There are 58 forum members from SC. I hope someone reaches out to you.

Have fun!

Aren't there any active members near Fred?

I believe I might have selected the wrong hobby to get into. may be I need to go with slot cars.

thanks

fred T

Don't give up, Fred. Looks like folks either didn't see your post, or didn't understand the subject based upon the Title.

On the blue bar above, click on "Search". Then on the left side you'll see "Members". On the top right, you'll see "Advanced Search". I typed in "South Carolina" in the keyword field. Looks like there's a bunch of great guys in S.C. I suggest that you add the city to your profile. You may also want to edit your thread title to "New and need help in XXX, South Carolina.

Another option, if you have questions regarding your Command Control system you can ask them here. This forum is a pretty good "Brain Trust"

Welcome to the OGR Forum. Look forward to seeing you around. I hope you get the help you need.

Gilly 

Mornin' Fred.

The Hi Rail, 027, Traditional and 3 rail forum is the most widely followed sub-forum.

Put an intro post there.

member Christopher2035 lives in Fort Mill, SC. Looks like a half hour drive for you. he really enjoys Post War trains and layouts.

here's his profile, shoot him an email. It's in his profile to keep it secure from the outside world. You need to be signed in to see it.

Mike w is in Easley, looks like an hour drive. here's his profile.

I still recommend the ride to Concord, NC to Lionel headquarters. Heck, the folks in the company store, may give you a tour. You'll definitely be able see and touch and play with a lot of the new equipment.

Fred, 

I'D be happy to talk some trains w/ you. If you'd like to see my layout, that would be cool too. 

my email is - esposito_christopher@yahoo.com

Fred,

   Hope you find somebody close enough to help you out getting started with layout ideas.  Lots of us up here in Pa however. 

Welcome to the OGR!

PCRR/Dave 

Christopher my e-mail is fredtothrow@bellsouth.net my cell is 803727-1170

thanks

fred T

Fred

just sent you an email. Let me know if you get it