Pictures From the Pittsburgh area Train Day Get together

DOC, I couldn't have said it better. All week at work I kept thinking about Saturday.

I have been to Patrick's many times and every visit is better than then last time I was there. 

What an awesome time.

Patrick you're an incredible host and your layout is simply amazing, it is museum worthy.

Met a lot of great people, the food was great and my wife was glad you liked the cupcakes.

Thanks again,

Victor

That was very enjoyable.  I met a lot of nice people tonight and caught up with a few others from the last time.

Thanks Patrick

-Mike

**Edit: I didn't know Thom handled food.  Thank you (even though I don't think I had any).

I had a very enjoyable time.  Patrick is a great host, and I met with a lot of very nice people.  Thank you everyone who shared a bit of knowledge with me, and thank you Patrick!

Ben and I had a great time.  Saw some awesome trains run around a spectacular layout and met some very nice people.  

Thank you Patrick for opening your beautiful home to us.

Ed and Ben

How about some photos!!!!

Patrick....thank you for such a great experience. Everything was "top shelf". The food.....YUM! The layout was better than I last remember......the friendship....sharing.....laughter....wow...all great. I hope to see some pix show up here....I saw lots of guys snapping shots.

You are a most gracious and generous host....the best! I also know you had help from several of your pals ....Thom especially in the kitchen(spiral cut ham....awesome)   and John Brady's contributions for the door prizes with a raffle to benefit Wounded Warriors...what a nice touch! Scott Graham also contributed,and I was the lucky winner of his generous offering.....I had a ball, and everyone I talked to did as well!

Spence,

Patrick was busy with the camera, so I would assume he and others will be posting.  I loved all those articulated locomotives!  Everything was great.  And yes, a big thank you to John Brady, too!  Also, thank you to Thom and his wife for the neat custom cars, one was commemorating this event at Patrick's, and the other commemorating the outdoor hockey game between the Penguins and Black Hawks, which was being played while we were at Patrick's

thanks to Patrick, the Hi Railers who helped get it all together, Patrick son and GF for putting up with all of us and everyone who attended. It was a great day of trains, fun, and friends.

I can can only hope someday to return the favor. I learned about upgrading DCS sound files, Dave gave some good info on Big Boys and I got to see some really cool G gauge trains run. Something I was looking forward to.

i can't say enough about how great the evening was.  

Patrick,

Thanks for an enjoyable evening

Nick

THANKS, Patrick, for your hospitality.  I had a fantastic time.  Great trains, great layout, great friends, made some new friends, great food!!!  You sure know how to throw a train party.

Thanks again,  Rick

Thanks for everything Patrick. A great time as always. Thanks to everyone who helped make it possible. It was great hanging with the guys, and getting to meet a few new ones.

I didn't spend much time in the train room.  I've been to Patrick's before and wanted to let folks enjoy the trains.

Train Day!

Big Boys!

 Big Boys Complete!

Air powered G!

You caption this...

Legacy setup for the sensor track iPad App.

I'm really surprised that Patrick's layout is powered by these extension cords.

This is a gag shot before you panic! 

Looked like a fabulous time, I wish we could have made it !!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks,

Alex

Cant say enough good things about all the guys in the Pittsburgh area . Over a hundred of of you came through yesterday and made it very fun day!   I will post some pics through out the day for those of you who asked to see what we where doing ... Thanks to all who brought stuff to give away ,drinks , food etc...and a special Thanks to John Brady for his generous donation and the Pittsburgh Ind Hi Railers for a fast set up and clean up! .....

Top   Chef  " DOC" (Shepler)   . Great  Job on the food! Single handedly cooked fed over a hundred.Not to mention a giant effort on the custom cars and clean up- he s the best! And

 Thanks  To Norm R.  for the great Food !

Crazy Jim Scenic express

 Bart Z."Daylight'

Marty always seem to show up with the latest Techno gadgets..

To the right of Marty was the MTH table where Bob Wheeler was demonstrating changing sound sets.. I even had one gentleman approach me and praise Bob for resetting and fixing his engine that long had not been working.

  Marty E giving us a lesson on building layouts with the Ipad and demonstrating the capabilities of the new Lionel track sensor over the WIFI ...Really cool!

 Graziani &  Louis!

Happy prize winners !

Mark Boyce with his prize Custom Pittsburgh Hockey car by Doc

Bart Z  Daylight G scale layout ..Running AIR power

   Hummel. and Nephew...

I was very surprised at all the young guys that came from all around .. Really funny watching the way they whip up the menus on remotes and showed all the older guys how to run their engines

Bob Pesqutores Custom Cat Cars

Uncle Fester

 MLAT  and his boys

Scenic express UFO KIT

Very nice photos.

Looks like a wonderful time, Patrick. Anyone who has hosted a group this large knows how much work there is to have a successful result. Looks like you succeeded on all counts.

First off a big thank you to Patrick for opening up his house and for all the people that helped to make this happen.  This type of event is what makes this hobby so great.  Met so many nice people and gained some knowledge as well.  My family and I had an unbelievable time.  My two boys who are ages 9 and 7 loved every minute.  It was great to see kids through adults having fun with trains.

What a great time last night! The effort of those who made this possible was outstanding. Thank you ALL for the demonstrations, prizes, food, and those who brought trains to run and share with all of us. Thank you Patrick H for hosting this event. A great time was had by all. It was also nice to see a few kids there really enjoying and getting involved in the hobby.

What a wonderful event.

The comradery, sharing, and friendship shown by the photos, is what this hobby is all about.

Patrick....looks like your open house was THE event to attend!!  Beautiful layout, pictures, great food, and wonderful friends....how much better can it get??!!  Patrick...your talents go beyond just being a master modeler, you are a top notch host and great guy.  I enjoyed meeting you...even though it was briefly at the Lionel open house and have enjoyed our emails to one another.  AND...those hoppers that once traveled your layout are now adding up miles on my "Twin Lakes Central"....  I will take you up on your offer to a visit and hopefully we will be able to do that some day soon...

Alan

As my daughter who was reluctant to go said about our evening at Patrick's, "It was awesome!".  And it was.  My daughter, son, and myself couldn't stop talking about the great time we had.  Thanks Patrick for hosting such a fantastic event!

Photo reposted from above.  From left to right is my daughter Caroline, me, Dave Neumann, and Tom Shirey:

I truly regret that I was not able to make it over to Patrick's home for what obviously was a splendid event.  I had planned to go and hoped to attend, but arrived home too late in the afternoon (early evening, actually) to make the long drive.  I guess I'm getting old!

In any event, I hope Patrick will see fit to invite me over at some point--especially after this lousy winter weather clears--so I can see first-hand what he has accomplished with his railroad.  And there's also the matter of a full-blown feature for the magazine to consider….  

Everyone was asking "where is Allan Miller?"  

Thanks again Patrick!  My nephew and I had a good time.  I'll post some of my pix later on in the week.

Andy

My wife was very impressed with the graphics on the custom car.  And to think, I won it while that very outdoor game was being played in Chicago.  Many thanks to Doc and his wife.

Mark Boyce with his prize Custom Pittsburgh Hockey car by Doc

Allan, I'm sorry you couldn't make it.  I met you once at Mercer Junction Shoppe, and would have liked to have met you again.  Thank you and all of OGR for this forum.

Thanks again Patrick for the invite - great day as usual.

Wow, one of the few times...actually the only time I wished I lived in PA. Very nice of you Patrick to do that.

Patrick,  WOW !!! What a great evening!

Thanks again for hosting such a fantastic event and also a thank you to all who contributed to make it all happen.

It was great seeing some old friends and meeting a few new ones.

Thanks again for a great time.

Scott Graham

Patrick,

Looks like a great time.  Wish I could have made it.

Dave

Guys---congrats on a fantastic night/event----great to see younger kids as we need to get children more involved in creative hobbies.    Patrick---what a great gesture to open your home and share.

Have a great week everyone,

Brad

This is looks like a great event and a good time had by all.  Nice job PatrickH!

I wish I could have been there! Patrick and Jacque are superb hosts, as all who attended found out. I hope to visit them again later this year, though.

Patrick's layout and the renowned skill he has demonstrated building it are now deservedly famous. And what about his magnificent house - is it not as admirable and wonderful as is his layout? And did you know that other from the obvious portions that would clearly have to be subcontracted, he and Jacque built their house themselves?

Alex

This is very true , however when your surrounded by a bunch of selfless guys that love the hobby and are motivated to have others enjoy themselves ,it is more fun for all of us than work. I see this in some other clubs as well.I even seen some clubs supporting other clubs . Its a good feeling.

Alex,

I sent her and kids away for this one...Doc took care of of everyone...

This was a great event.  Patrick is a great host and an asset to our hobby.  It was enjoyable to see both young and old operating on his layout.  The layout is really something to see in operation!

David

Kline Freedom Train on Patrick's layout At Train Day

Patrick thank you great time met new people vince

The Freedom Train really looks good, Doc!