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Playing with Trains A passion beyond scale By Sam Posey SC 2004 217 Page
Playing with Trains A passion beyond scale By Sam Posey SOFT COVER 2004 217 Pages
FIRST EDITION
Like so many men of my generation (I was born during World War II), I fell under the spell of trains as a little boy. My father was killed in the war, and when I was six, my mother built me a layout-Lionel--that gave me a miniature universe that I could operate on my own. Speed and control: I was fascinated by both, as well as by the way they were inextricably bound together.
A generation later, when my son, John, was small, I wanted to share my passion for trains with him, which to me meant having us build a layout together. As time went by, the thing kept getting bigger, and it took sixteen years to finish. Along the way, I became so interested in model railroading that I went in search of the country's finest modelers to see what made them tick. I encountered a world of extremes. Extreme commitment. Extreme differences in approach to the hobby-irreconcilable differences, in fact. These men were as tightly wound as any of the electric motors in their locomotives, and they were fiercely proud of their creations and ready to defend their turf. (As a former racing driver, I know a competitor when I see one.)
Except for describing my early enchantment with Lionel, I have kept the focus on a single scale: HO, the choice of most top modelers. I have omitted club layouts, many of which are superb, as well as large, professionally built layouts, in order to stick with the ambitions of the individual modeler.
Trains are a part of our national heritage-and modeling them is, too. It's a hobby with proven staying power because so much is involved: Imagination. Building. Tinkering. Inventing. Self-expression. It takes work to get good results, but in the end you will have mastery and control of a world of your own making.
And you get to play with trains.
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