Many moons ago I lived in the Raleigh/Durham area, and frequented the epicenter of model railroading in that area, called Cameron Village Hobby Shop (as I recall??). That area was full of excellent modelers, along with some notable rail fans like “The” Warren Calloway. Great times and great people! I see things are still thriving even though the Edwards and their hobby shop have long vanished! The consists on these trains amazed me in more than one way! Just thinking of how much money was represented in the rolling stock snaking by was enough to give me chills! Great video!
The train lengths and car numbers with todays prices can be in the $1000s. I'm sure, like me, they have been collecting for decades. Are you still in the Raleigh area?
No. I was gone by the early 90’s. Worked for NS at Durham shop for a couple years. In those days, furloughs were so prevalent that we all became transients just to keep working! Started with Southern Ry in ‘79 and retired in 2020. Gave em 41 years if my life, but they ain’t gettin no more! Lol.
@@hoscalemodeltrains1221I started at Linwood on 6/11/79, the day Linwood opened! It was always “home”, but the ‘80’s had me working at Durham and Alexandria, Va. shops to try to stay working during furloughs. I was there the day linwood closed in 2020, but they retained a skeleton crew of mechanical workers- Carmen and locomotive electricians, and being #1 on the carman seniority list kept me working. PSR gave NS the unique opportunity to destroy itself, and the mindless assemblage of top executives running the company took full advantage of it! Now the smoking wreckage of a once great company! Ok, I’ll stop! Lol
Work commitments from a new job prevented me from participating in this year's S&SS Raleigh show; hoping I can make up for it in 2024. Thanks for sharing some footage. And the commentary @6:42: on point, sir. 😆
Damn. That's a model railroaders dream. OUTSTANDING VIDEO. ! WELL DONE. 🇺🇸
Thank you, there was so much to film that I couldn't mess it up. I may have to hit a few more shows just to video their set up.
I like how you let the train finish passing you before you move the camera. Great video and nice mom call.
Thank you, that's the way the old school cameramen did it and if it works for them, it will work for me.
Many moons ago I lived in the Raleigh/Durham area, and frequented the epicenter of model railroading in that area, called Cameron Village Hobby Shop (as I recall??). That area was full of excellent modelers, along with some notable rail fans like “The” Warren Calloway. Great times and great people! I see things are still thriving even though the Edwards and their hobby shop have long vanished! The consists on these trains amazed me in more than one way! Just thinking of how much money was represented in the rolling stock snaking by was enough to give me chills! Great video!
The train lengths and car numbers with todays prices can be in the $1000s. I'm sure, like me, they have been collecting for decades. Are you still in the Raleigh area?
No. I was gone by the early 90’s. Worked for NS at Durham shop for a couple years. In those days, furloughs were so prevalent that we all became transients just to keep working! Started with Southern Ry in ‘79 and retired in 2020. Gave em 41 years if my life, but they ain’t gettin no more! Lol.
@@TomTribley I worked for NS between Linwood and Selma for a while, hated it.
@@hoscalemodeltrains1221I started at Linwood on 6/11/79, the day Linwood opened! It was always “home”, but the ‘80’s had me working at Durham and Alexandria, Va. shops to try to stay working during furloughs. I was there the day linwood closed in 2020, but they retained a skeleton crew of mechanical workers- Carmen and locomotive electricians, and being #1 on the carman seniority list kept me working. PSR gave NS the unique opportunity to destroy itself, and the mindless assemblage of top executives running the company took full advantage of it! Now the smoking wreckage of a once great company! Ok, I’ll stop! Lol
@@TomTribley PSR hit the conductors hard when Linwood closed, I stayed a few more months and called it quits in June 2020.
Nice to see you got my sulfur train passing.
Great video
I enjoyed watching, i would love to bring some motors and run trains with you guys.
Work commitments from a new job prevented me from participating in this year's S&SS Raleigh show; hoping I can make up for it in 2024. Thanks for sharing some footage.
And the commentary @6:42: on point, sir. 😆
I plan on making more so feel free to say hello.