I'm sure they had a fantastic time with great hosts like both of you.

That is definitely a major advantage of this forum getting to meet and know other model railroaders.  I am amazed at how many people I have met through the forum that live fairly close to me. 

From the looks on their faces I think we can conclude that they had a great time.  I am still waiting to see your pictures of your new B & O passenger train though. 

Art

Sounds like a fun day.  I'll bet they'll have some great memories of their visit!

- Mike

Brian you are a true ambassador for our hobby and along with Elizabeth and Cody the best hosts anyone could ask for.  I'm sure they all enjoyed your beautiful layout along with having fun on the lake.  Well done!

Steve, Lady and Tex

Hey Vern you saw a great layout. Hope to see you at Allentown.

Brian -

It looks like you and your lovely wife provided a wonderful time and a most memorable experience for your forum guests.

Keep up the good work of promoting the hobby.  

Glad you had a great day and were able to take them on the boat too.

Let's see the boat

Here's our old one

F-32 Trojan on the Cheasapeake

Hey I know those very nice people, they were just at my house

 Vern and his wife and there beautiful granddaughter are wonderful people. You put them, and your awesome layout, your beautiful home, and you and Elizabeth all together, that makes for a fantastic day. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks,

Alex

Pretty nice boat, Joe. Trains and boats, it doesn't get much better.

Forum Member from Philadelphia Area

Visits Layout

Congratulations on visiting this first class layout, with excellent hosts.  

Passenger train collector

What kind of boat do you have?

Fun!

Peter

I want to thank Brian, Liz, Marty and Dottie for opening up Two great Lay-outs to me, Pam and Cassie on very short notice!!!!

Our older son lives in Maine and when I learned that Martie's and Brian's lay-outs were in Mass and Maine I had hoped we could see them if we went up to visit him. I also have a cousin near Marty that I hadn't seen in 16 years; when I first started to plan the trip I called my cousin to find out she was in Origin earning her second Masters Degree and would not be back till early in August [she had also gone to Alaska and rode the Alaska RR - a great ride in a dome car, she said]. So I waited for a return call and finally gave up and made another call. She had one opening in her schedule which ended up as a good date for us and started to contact Marty and Brian. It was hard for me to make contacts between our road time, getting on the internet and the phone. Marty had no time to prepare for our visit getting home the night before our visit. Brian after our great boat ride had a church meeting [I loved Brian's house also]. They were both great hosts like others have noted on the forum. Our granddaughter Cassie [age 8] enjoyed the lay-outs and Rough [Marty's cat] and Brian's boat ride as well. When we were nearing home Cassie was asked what the high-light of the trip was and we received XXX and XXX and XXX and ...!

We also made time to go into Boston to see the Tea Party Ships Experience and drive past Paul Reever's house and Old North Church, hopefully we sparked an History interest [if in Boston the Tea Party Ships Experience is a must do]. Seeing our son after more than a year and cousin were also delights.

So I would like to "THANK AGAIN" the time that was made for us.

Thanks again!!!

Redball342 [Vern]

This has been a great end of Summer seeing Alex's lay-out as well as those above. Dave1 we will see about Allentown.   

Vern, you are most welcome.

Joe. here you go.

I'm sure any of us would be grateful to share the experience.

I'll bet you could suspend a nice O27 loop from the top of that boat.

Pretty funny, Matthew.