Why I Model
Posted March 20th, 2010 by johnchicLike many in this hobby, I got my start at a young age with a circle of track and a little train. In my case it was an American Flyer. My love of real trains came as the result of riding the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie between Youngstown, Ohio and Pittsburgh to visit my extended family. Those trips created many fond memories. Over the years the passenger trains disappeared and my interest in model trains was replaced by other things. I got into O gauge about ten years ago and I am always looking for pieces of equipment to help me recreate those childhood memories. If I can’t find them ready-made I’ll make them myself. Recreating trains, buildings and scenes from my past helps me to capture and hold on to those gone-but-not- forgotten pieces of my childhood.