Combining love of trains with football

The only things I remember much about football in New York was Joe Namath and before that watching the Giants on TV as a kid. And I actually remember Charlie Conerly and Sam Huff. We'd watch a game and then we neighborhood kids would go try to act it out in the backyard.

But, good luck whichever team's your favorite.

As for combining trains and football...let's see. The closest I can come to that is, the Liberty Bowl stadium is just north by a few hundred yards of Norfolk-Southern's Forrest Yard and you get to hear no end of train action while watching games. In fact, if you're bored with the game you can climb to the top of the stadium seats and look down on the railroad at work. Sometimes it's more interesting...

..I saw the "Bear" coach his last game there..

I don't have any Giants or Patriots train related stuff but I do proudly display my Michigan Wolverines box car.

I am trying to find a scale EAGLES flag to fly over my layout. I have seen the STEELERS flag at Gryzboskis.

I still don't to this day understand why MTH cancelled (so called "not enough" preorders) the Giants RTR set. They made all the add-on cars but not the set. Other team sets were made but not the Giants. Still can't figure it out.

Tony Sincius
TCA# 97-45101

I think this qualifies.

That last photo is a CLASSIC !!

JohnS,

Atta boy!! WTG!! Giants will be Super Bowl Champs again! Go Giants! Were in 2008, will be yet again!! I feel it in my bones!!!

Mike

OK, I'm in...GO GIANTS!!!

ex-New Yorker living in the South.

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Originally posted by TonyGG1:
I still don't to this day understand why MTH cancelled (so called "not enough" preorders) the Giants RTR set. They made all the add-on cars but not the set. Other team sets were made but not the Giants. Still can't figure it out.

Tony Sincius
TCA# 97-45101

Note my signature!! They also cancelled the SB XXV car
Also if anyone has the Giants box car 30-74310, I'd trade you a 30-76210 Giants flat car w trailer, or pay you for it.
I have all the other cars. The trolley runs above the entertainment center and I have the N scale Super Bowl express running with the 2 N scale Giants cars I've found.

I smell Giants too...could be close, but predict another ring.

Pats.

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Originally posted by Marty R:

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Originally posted by TonyGG1:
I still don't to this day understand why MTH cancelled (so called "not enough" preorders) the Giants RTR set. They made all the add-on cars but not the set. Other team sets were made but not the Giants. Still can't figure it out.

Tony Sincius
TCA# 97-45101

They also cancelled the SB XXV car

They only make what they think will sell. MTH has no trouble selling Steeler-branded trains so they keep making more and win or lose us "Stiller" fans keep buying them!

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Originally posted by Marty Fitzhenry:
Pats.

Marty, for what it's worth, I'm a die-hard Giants fan BUT I love the Red Sox!
Wasn't that your voice used in the Red Sox RTR set?


Tony Sincius
TCA# 97-45101

My team from days gone by..17-0 still only 1!
but for this year I know more die hard Giant fans.. so go Giants....

looking to just enjoy the game with the sound down!

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Originally posted by wfttrains:

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Originally posted by Marty R:

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Originally posted by TonyGG1:
I still don't to this day understand why MTH cancelled (so called "not enough" preorders) the Giants RTR set. They made all the add-on cars but not the set. Other team sets were made but not the Giants. Still can't figure it out.

Tony Sincius
TCA# 97-45101

They also cancelled the SB XXV car

They only make what they think will sell. MTH has no trouble selling Steeler-branded trains so they keep making more and win or lose us "Stiller" fans keep buying them!

I have nothing against the Steelers. I just think MTH is wrong. Giants stuff would sell as much as Steelers. Def more than any other NFC East team

I've been a Redskins fan since 1965 but I don't want them associated with my trains. It's no secret that if a football game only lasted 30 minutes the Redskins would be unstoppable but it seems like at halftime they give up sit down on the bench and eat a happy meal.

I want my trains to be able to run longer than 30 minutes at a time.

David

Amtrak should make a SB Acela wrap!

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Originally posted by DPC:
I've been a Redskins fan since 1965 but I don't want them associated with my trains. It's no secret that if a football game only lasted 30 minutes the Redskins would be unstoppable but it seems like at halftime they give up sit down on the bench and eat a happy meal.

I want my trains to be able to run longer than 30 minutes at a time.

David

This year I wish they played that way against the Giants

It would be fairly easy to design a Cleveland Browns' train. Critical features would include:

1. Crew Talk with the conductor announcing "wait 'til next year."

2. The engine would run in circles and then go off the tracks. A new coach would be given 2 years to put the train back on the tracks and then be fired.

3. Electrocoupler attempts to pass and receive a piece of rolling stock would be dropped (like a dropped pass)

4. Like post-war model railroads, owners would lament how much better the Browns engine was in the 1950s.

Tony, yes it is. Nobody has picked up on that.