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Reply to "Model Railroader, No Longer with Us, Who Impacted You and Why"

AGHRMatt posted:

Since i returned to the hobby 30 years ago, I've met several people who influenced the direction I've taken. A couple were an influence and didn't even know it.

Bob Roach  (2-rail operator, San Francisco Bay Area) -- Demonstrated that you could loop run with scale via creative space utilization and clever placement of industries (his layout spanned a garage and a room going through the wall between).

Ed Reutling  (2-rail modeler, moderator of O Scale Modeler's Yahoo Group) -- Prodded me to take risks in modifying equipment, small space designing, thinking outside the box. I was happy to have actually been of assistance to him on a couple of projects.

Al Bailey  (Tinplate Tracker Founder, 3-rail module operator) -- Inspired creative module designing. Demonstrated that you could enjoy model railroading even if you didn't have space for a layout at home and at the same time socially interact with other modelers you might not have even met otherwise.

Barry Broskowitz  (3-rail operator, DCS expert) -- We shared quite a bit of information off-list regarding DCS operation issues (as I'm sure many others have). He'll definitely be missed. Encouraged collaboration on improvements to the DCS system.

Jim Weaver  (Brought Atlas back into O scale) -- Brought product to market at a reasonable price that rivaled brass in detail. Atlas-O (and O scale in general) isn't the same without his presence. My collection has a LOT of his products in it -- some of which I've be revisiting for conversion to 2-rail.

Citrus Empire Model Railroad Club (O Scale 2-rail layout, Pomona, California) -- Founded in 1939, the club built a very large O scale layout (the largest in Los Angeles County) under the bleachers at the LA County Fairgrounds. I'd visit the layout every year and haven't been to the LA County Fair since the layout was dismantled. They were a major influence in the design of the AGHR layout, and member Bob Penny (deceased) was a big factor i my switch over to scale-sized equipment prior to the AGHR project.

Hopefully I'll make it onto someone's list in the distant future.

Matt, I think it's great that this topic resonated with you as an O Scale 2 rail hobbyist. 

Those from any and all gauges and scales, including real trains, are more than welcome to post a reply on this thread.

Arnold

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