Skip to main content

13 replies

The love is back!

juniata guyjuniata guyOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER
I have been experiencing a particularly stressful time at work lately and had kind of cooled to my trains in recent months.  I was still running trains several times each week but, it was more like going through the paces than actual enjoyment.

Well, maybe it has to do with our first crisp fall morning here in Atlanta or the recent thread on MPC but, this morning after walking the dog I headed to the basement and dug out some MPC stuff I hadn't run in quite some time.  After an hour and a half I can honestly say the love is back.  I was actually feeling the same level of enthusiasm I can remember having when I first returned to the hobby back in 1989.

Now, I just have to keep that feeling alive!

Curt
Original Post

Replies sorted oldest to newest

RT Rusty TraqueOGR Forum Member
Originally Posted by juniata guy:

Well, maybe it has to do with our first crisp fall morning here in Atlanta or the recent thread on MPC but, this morning after walking the dog I headed to the basement and dug out some MPC stuff I hadn't run in quite some time.  After an hour and a half I can honestly say the love is back.  I was actually feeling the same level of enthusiasm I can remember having when I first returned to the hobby back in 1989.



Curt

And THAT is the magic of Model Railroading.

 

Rusty

maintmaintOGR Forum Member

Sometimes when I run my trains it kind of takes me back in time to when all I wanted to do was to set them up and run my trains.

Of course it was more simple back then, put some tube track together, hook up the wires and have some fun.

Trains can help remove stress, and it helps me relax. It also helps me forget some of my medical problems I have now, for a while anyway.

Enjoy your trains wile you can even if you have to force yourself to go down the basement and run them. It pays off in the long run.

F FloridaCoastJoeOGR Forum Member

Summer is hard on us as we have a lot of Sport activities with 5 kids.

 

But once the kids are back in school, and they have their routines that's when my one son who loves trains and I run them for about 15-20 minutes before he has to turn in.

 

Now that the weather here in the midwest suddenly turned much cooler, we suddenly re-ignited our love of the trains!!

SantaFeJimSantaFeJimOGR Forum Member
Curt -

I am with you 100%.  It got down to 36 degrees over night here.  This morning at 8:15 when I was driving to the Club's operating secession/ Open House it was actually snowing a bit.  My response was to pop in a Christmas CD and enjoy the ride a bit more.

Talk about a good time, TRAINS, FRIENDS, SNOW & CHRISTMAS MUSIC... It is about as good as it gets.

Going back tomorrow for more of the same.
jjmmagoojjmmagooOGR Forum Member
Agreed, Last summer when I first got the layout, i was all in!  I went from owning a few cars and two engines to owning a fleet of intermodal husky cars.  Right around Christmas I got busy with life and my other loves, my kids and playing Ice Hockey.  So now fast forward to the summer again and I am golfing.  If it wasn't for my local hobby store calling me to let me know of a new engine i ordered  almost a year before i wouldn't be where i am now.  i am now addicted again and have purchased two new locomotives.  I am going to calm down on the purchasing new rolling 
stock cars cause i want to expand the layout.  So i guess i am in love again as well. A year ago someone wrote about being in a happy place when he runs his trains.  I agree very much.  After a very stressful summer, i decompress when i run my trains.
 
 
Originally Posted by FloridaCoastJoe:

Summer is hard on us as we have a lot of Sport activities with 5 kids.

 

But once the kids are back in school, and they have their routines that's when my one son who loves trains and I run them for about 15-20 minutes before he has to turn in.

 

Now that the weather here in the midwest suddenly turned much cooler, we suddenly re-ignited our love of the trains!!

 

Add Reply

Views: 645
Post

OGR Publishing, Inc., 1310 Eastside Centre Ct, Suite 6, Mountain Home, AR 72653
800-980-OGRR (6477)
www.ogaugerr.com

Membership Required

We're sorry. You must be signed in to continue. Sign In or Register
×
Are you sure you want to remove from your Block List?
×
Loading...
×
When you block a person, they can no longer invite you to a private message or post to your profile wall. Replies and comments they make will be collapsed/hidden by default. Finally, you'll never receive email notifications about content they create or likes they designate for your content.
Note: if you proceed, you will no longer be following .
×
Link copied to your clipboard.
×

Access to this requires an OGR Forum Supporting Membership

OGR Forum Supporting Membership

Help support this forum with an OGR Forum Supporting Membership.
You will be able to watch the videos in the INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO FORUM!
A one-year OGR Forum Supporting Membership is only $12 per year, so sign up now!


    OR     


Access the ALL the OGR VIDEO FORUMS AND  over 300 back issues of OGR
with a DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION!



$12.00 per 12 Months (plus tax if applicable)
×