@Don Winslow posted:I guess I'm the oddball here - I never lost my interest in trains and have almost always had an operating layout since childhood. I worked at a train store from the age of 16 well into my 20's, and met many hobby luminaries such as Paul Jensen (his work was frequently featured in Model Railroader), John Allen, and Neil Young. My boss there had been buddies with Gordon Varney and was an American Flier collector.
I managed to discover girls somewhere along the way and married the prettiest one I know - and she lets me have 2 layouts featuring my favorite manufacturers!
Geez, ya had to rub our noses in it....being in trains all the time, met all those neat people and ended up with a top flight wife who checks all the boxes........*smile*
