I really liked your layout and photos. I’m just getting my workshop set up and I’ve been a bit nuts on eBay.

Thanks,
Dan

I have really enjoyed reading your blogs. The North Pacific Coast has always been a favorite railroad of mine as I grew up in Marin County on the slopes of Mt. Tamalpais. I am currently modeling a layout based loosely on the Southern Pacific. In my version the SP starts in Sausalito, goes over the Sierras, across the desert to Ogden. I spent a lot of time over in Tiburon and rode the ferry from there many times.

Duncan

P.S. I put a link to your blog at my blog. http://www.tamvalleyrr.com/blog.html

Thank you for writing. Bachmann’s products have really stimulated a wave of new and creative layout ideas and I’d love to hear how your project progresses.

Be sure to check out the On30Conspiracy (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/On30conspiracy/) at Yahoo! Groups. It’s a great source of information, inspiration, and discussion about On30.

Regards,
Dan

In the 50s and 60s my folks supported my hobby – and my room consisted of a bed and a 4 x 8 model railroad. College, and later a wife and kids, kept me from returning to my hobby until the mid 80′s when I had a bedroom devoted to a railroad with early command control with sound. A move again kept me from railroading until now – and I want to thank Bachmann and their line of On30 for bringing me back.
I agree with you, that Furlow’s layout would be great in On30 and will also probably use that as a basis for a layout.

I will follow your work – because we seem to share many interest.

I spent many summers camping at Bodega Bay and always passing that stranded ship in the Bay – and always wondered about it’s history. I walked much of the NWP track and used to visit its old yard and listen to the old Railroaders in Eureka talk about bringing back passenger service.

An old guy in McKenleyville gave me a tour of his Real Steam engines and told me of others stored outside of time – many old shays in various conditions. It will be fun to return to Model Railroading for the 3rd time and build that dream layout- this time in a 3 car garage.

Thanks for letting me bend your ear – and I would enjoy hearing from you.

Alan from Merced

Well, my 8×11 San Juan Central will certainly be part of the space. I think I really want to “finish” the layout so I’m going to resist (well, try to resist…) the temptation to sprawl.

I’ll use the rest of the space for work shop areas and kid’s crafts classes I’m planning to teach.

Dan