I recently passed through Wheeling, WV. with my family on a trip to Pittsburgh. When I saw that the route we were taking would take us through Wheeling, I made the comment that I should have brought an OGR magazine along. My daughter picked up on what I was getting at and googled Pat's Trains. Needless to say, we had to take a break and stretch our legs.
I have never met Pat before, but when I mentioned that I was a member of the OGR forum he treated me like an old friend. He opened up his back rooms so I could see his entire inventory. He has a very nice shop with an unbelievable inventory. We had a nice conversation, discussing many topics. While I didn't make any purchaces this time, I will definitly be dealing with him in the future. He is a first class guy with a first class business.
Tom