Well, after almost a year and a half of waiting and wondering, my wife's promotion and transfer came through. We are moving back to the Great White North otherwise known as New Jersey. She is scheduled to be in her new position by mid April. I never realized how much stuff I had squeezed in a 11.5' x 11.5' bedroom layout. It's kind of sad seeing it disappear but then I think about my future basement and it's all good again.
Her company is providing a mover for us, but we are going to drive up as soon as they are finished packing us up. I am definitely taking my locomotives with us in my pickup truck along with any rolling stock that would be hard to replace if it were to be damaged or destroyed. I am packing everything up in their original boxes and packaging. What I am debating is whether to have the movers pack up the rest (some 250 plus cars, track, 2 ZW's and a ZW-L, and numerous buildings and operating accessories) and move it or rent a U-Haul trailer and bring it all with me.
Do I trust it all to the tender mercies of the movers or risk someone breaking into the U-Haul when we stop at a hotel for the night (I've read the horror stories here on the forum about trailers being broken into or stolen at train shows or motels etc.). I would prefer to let them pack it up and move it. Has anyone had any experience with movers moving their trains and how did it go?
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