This weekend, three of my fellow YouTube friends made the trip to Detroit, MI for a fun filled weekend of trains. @Sid's Trains, RJ's Train's (@RJ I) , and Chris's Train & Things (@Cmontagna) all flew out for the weekend.
First stop, the one and only @Norm Charbonneau. As always, his layout was breathtaking and I can't thank him enough for letting us drop by.
Second stop, Stockyard Express in Oberlin, OH. The owner Clyde Lewis, recently underwent hip replacement surgery. His recovery is going very well, he was in great spirits, and happy to have some friends in the shop again. Clyde will officially re-open in a couple weeks.
For dinner, we stopped by the Detroit 3 Railers club house. In my opinion, some of the best people you will ever meet.
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Of course, we spent the evening running some trains in my basement.
The next morning, Dave and Don Lambert's layout. This father/son layout is modeling the Juniata shops in Altoona. Needles to say, they're well on their way to re-creating the shops.
Finally, we made a stop at Greg and Daniel Browning's layout. Not only do they have an incredible collection of locomotives, but they put those locomotives to work! We made a 6 engine, yes 6 engine lash-up of Lionel Vision/Legacy articulated locomotives. WOW! Greg and Daniel are awesome hosts and they have an amazing layout.
A big thanks to everyone who opened their doors for us and thanks again to Sid, RJ, and Chris for making the trip out.
THIS IS WHAT THE HOBBY IS ALL ABOUT!
- Jason
