My first day in model railroading came when I was 2 years old. I don't remember much other that it was set up under the Christmas tree on a small oval loop. Dad saved up and spent about 1 1/2 weeks pay on a 2046 set and added a cattle and milk car to it. It was the premier O27 set of the day and I still have it. That engine and the whistle tender still run like new. Over the years dad would buy me a new item each Christmas and the set would grow. When I got a bit older I took the responsibility of putting the set up each Christmas for about a month. The set stayed on a 5 x 9 ping pong table board for many years until I lost interest in my high school and college years. About 1975 when I got married and moved to NJ my train interest was rekindled. In the late 70's it seemed like the train shows were overflowing with young guys looking back on their hobby and buying the things that they could now afford. That is the time that I got serious about the train hobby. It can be said that model trains have been a life long love.
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