I too am glad I found this forum. Many thanks to all!
@superwarp1 posted:PS did I miss it or did the OGR staff doing anything to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the forum???
I think they doubled the membership price didn't they?
Great ( popup free!) forum.
A fantastic trip for 19 years! :-)
Right on!
I joined in October, 2001. I think that, oddly, the 9/11 events pushed me into wanting to join an on-line community of enthusiasts, although I had already joined LCCA and TCA. I still check in here at least once a day.
Anyone remember Less Line? Remember Hot Water questioning his name which really is/was his name. Less had K-Line's ear and was one of the reasons the B&A berkshire were produced. Less is no longer with us but I'll remember those early years with Weaver, Kline, AtlasO, MTH, Lionel, 3rdrail.
PS another sad note, early part of the forum is gone when they changed over to crowd stack, can only go back to 2011 and those post are locked.
Now there was a name! :-)
@superwarp1 posted:Anyone remember Less Line? Remember Hot Water questioning his name which really is/was his name. Less had K-Line's ear and was one of the reasons the B&A berkshire were produced. Less is no longer with us but I'll remember those early years with Weaver, Kline, AtlasO, MTH, Lionel, 3rdrail.
PS another sad note, early part of the forum is gone when they changed over to crowd stack, can only go back to 2011 and those post are locked.
Les Line wrote an article for the New York Times on Thanksgiving Nov. 26, 1998. I was quoted in the article. I have a copy I got from the airport on my way home from a football game.
I know Less was thee North American bird expert. What was the article about? Many books published for the Audubon society, if I’m not mistaken
@superwarp1 posted:I know Less was thee North American bird expert. What was the article about? Many books published for the Audubon society, if I’m not mistaken
New electronics in toy trains.
A little over ten years for and have love every minute of. About 9 years ago I set it as my home page every time I go online. Can’t tell you how I have learned and friends I have met and never in person and then those I have met in person all turned out to be great folks full of ideas and knowledge. Look forward to the next ten years Thank You Rich, Alan, Alan and all the other Graet folks at O Gauge Magazine for creating this great forum and putting up with all of us. During the roughly 4 years I was out of the hobby due to a move and new home this was my other salvation and relief when I did not have my hobby looking at it packed in tubs.
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August 2, 2011 for me and its been a fun ride ever since 
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One amazing family here.
Gosh, this post made me look at my profile. I thought I’d been a member for 3 or 4 years. I looked at my profile. I joined in June, 2005. Wow. 15 1/2 years. I’ve been enjoying this great forum for much longer than I realized!
Sept. 27, 2000 but my join date but officially it was Dec. 1999 but there was a computer crash at ogr which deleted our registrations. I decided to wait then join at a later date.
Never thought it would last but here it is 20+ years later. Some changes over the years have been good and some not so good. But for the most part its been a great ride.
A big shout out to Myron bigger that kept the magazine going from the days of O scale railroading and eventually changed the name to OGR despite the disgruntled two railers. Not sure if Myron started this web site but he was talking about it in his magazine a couple of times. Can't remember that far back though.
Dave
17 yrs - back in 2003. Been a great ride, which I hope continues for 17+ more.
Jim
It shows me joining on May 6th 2001 - I think I may go back before that ??? - Thank you
I go back to 2006 with this ID, I had another one going back to early 2000’s. I killed the account during the “DCS vs TMCC” wars. It became not fun then.
Looking back though, can you imagine how hard getting this computer driven trains revolution would be without this forum? I’m pretty sure I would’ve stayed conventional trying to figure this all out on my own.
david1 - I think it was Myron 'Biggar' if I'm not mistaken - wasn't it?
Then again, that was a long time ago and our memories aren't as good as they once were as we age. (lol)
It's been about 13 years since I joined this OGR Forum...to add to Craignors' list....how about the to and fro arguments and opinions about traction tires 🤦♂️🤦♂️ being added to our toy trains? Pull up a chair and get the popcorn out, for that topic....lol
@PH1975 posted:Mark - So, you're a Beatles fan (Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band reference) as well as a Train buff eh? Life doesn't get any better than that! (lol)
As soon as I read Gary's topic title, "It was twenty years ago today" popped into my head! 
I thought a little rhyme was apropo. I recall back in the '60s my mum said "that music will never last". Now 50+ years later her youngest granddaughter (born in '93) is one of their biggest fans.
AMEN on the Beatles longevity.... Hello Mark...Happy Holidays to you.
