Introduction

Welcome to my O scale layout blog! Thanks to my father and my Uncle, model railroading has always been a hobby of mine. My father gave me my first steam engine when I was 3 months old for Christmas, and there has been a train under the tree every year since.

Model railroading tends to be a seasonal hobby, unless you actually build your own layout. In the fall of 2010 I finally made the decision to start construction on my own layout. Visiting webpages such as www.ericstrains.com and www.toytrainsontracks.com got my imagination rolling, and definitely fueled my enthusiasm to start my own project.

I also recently discovered the forums at www.ogaugerr.com which is an irreplaceable source of information  for the hobby. Here you can see dozens of new pictures added daily of some amazing projects, as well as learning about railroads that are here today, and railroads that were around 100 years ago.

Finally, the ejearchive webpage, and its creator Dave, have given me a vision for my layout, which will be focused on the Elgin Joliet & Eastern Railway. Some amazing historic images that I will share with you are because of the work Dave has completed, to document this history of EJ&E.

That about wraps up the introduction, I hope you will enjoy following along as I build my first layout!