The Most Interesting Man in the (Train) World

Awesome!  Ha ha!

Alternately......

"I don't always run trains, but when I do I prefer tres rieles. Keep modeling my friends."

Gandy

So, who is using his picture as their avatar?  

Sorry, according to my wife,I'm the most interesting man in the world. 

George

I don't always run my trains, but when I do I prefer postwar Lionel.

Keep collecting my friends!

Now that was funny !  I needed a good laugh.

Thanks,

Ed

Here's another:

"For MTH engine service...Mike Wolfe comes to me".

• When he runs a model freight train, the real railroads view him as competition for their shipping business.
• The tracks on his layout cross the streets in his neighborhood...and drivers stop and patiently wait for his trains to pass.
• When he removed the UP logos from his heritage models, Union Pacific followed suit.

• He has a reserved parking space at CSX National Headquarters...and he doesn't even work for them.
• When he left the Isle of Denial for a vacation, Norfolk-Southern repainted their locomotives to fallen flag schemes out of respect.
• He claimed BNSF to be a fictional railroad...and BNSF agreed!

He is...The most interesting man in the [train] world.

"Stay O Scale my friends."

I thought it was Farmer Bill.

Pete Waterman!

Funny you mention that James, just been on his page. I have just bought a tender kit, he has a great little business.

"Warren Buffet comes to him for advice on how to run a railroad..."

Classic Mike!  Made me laugh!

--Greg

A#1 Mike, gave me a good laugh. But I have a question; is it true that Santa goes to him for toy train advice?

ROTFL!

Very clever!  It gave me a good laugh!  Thanks, Bo 

I invite you to visit my website Bo's Trains at http://www.bostrains.com

>Farmer Bill laughs at his pithy observations.

>His necktie inspired smokebox fronts on Henry Dreyfuss' steamlined NYC Hudsons.

>Around him, fans of Lionel, MTH, and various gauges and scales join in singing, "Why Can't We Be Friends?"

>Taylor and Magnetta are thrilled to be invited to his table.

>His hand-laid track sets the standards for HIGH SPEED RAIL.

>Water on his layout is Pierrer.

I am sitting here chuckling. My wife asked what's so funny. Should I even try to explain? I read what I thought was the funniest post above and she rolled her eyes and walked away. Priceless. 

Who else? 

And the most interesting man in the world got ready for a train trip and ...

when boarding Amtrak for Chicago he asked the crewmen: "Is there a lifeboat on this train and which one of these is the non-smoking lifeboat?"

Prairie

His TCA # is 1.

When he walks the halls at York the arrows automatically point in the direction he happens to be walking.

A.T.&T. installed courtesy phones in all the halls so he doesn't have to take his calls outside.

Table holders have been seen taking his picture.

Plasticville would change the town name to his, if they knew what it was.

He is, the most interesting man in the train world.

"Stay O scale my friends."

Jerry

LOL.....you beat me to it.    I had these two in reserve for next time!  GMTA    

When he observed "If its not O-scale, its NO-scale", .... Hollywood used the line in their show, so that everyone would know.

Thanks Sheldon, Big Bang Theory.

good,very good. Fred

LOL, this dude's much more interesting than me.  Great job guys!

The manufacturers send him free, everything they produce and compete to see which ones he honors with run time on his layout.

"I don't always go out to take pictures of trains, but when I do I avoid the foamers . . ."

EdKing

Alright,I usually wait for someone else to ask, but I'll look foolish and ask: who is this guy ? Forum member? Celebrity? I guess I live in a cave or something.

He appears in TV commericals for an adult beverage, but I can't recall the name. His tag line is, "Stay thirsty, my friends." To me, he seems to be a man of mystery, like James Bond undercover. He walks a fine line between in-your-face beer commercials and super-sophisticated plutocrats in movies and on TV shows.

After I saw two or three of his commercials, I knew his next stop would be our Forum.

 Art, this is the guy we're talking about.

Jerry

Thanks, I've worked 2nd shift for nearly 30 years and rarely see TV other than PBS on the weekends, so I'm occasionaly bewildered by mentions of various shows here. I appreciate it.

This is great!

The beer is Dos Equis.

His locomotive's coal bin never needs a refill.

Mike R

MADE MY DAY MUCH BETTER , GREAT POST.

Hey Mike, Lorentz...thanks.  Glad you were able to catch this before it disappeared into the void.  Yeah, he is a pretty interesting guy.  He assured me he'll stop by next time he passes through this neck of the woods.  He doesn't know when that will be exactly, but I will keep you posted.  

- Mike

Mike,

Thanks for sharing.   Killian

VETERANS HOME - NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

POW/MIA YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN

Somebody buy the guy a comb, Looks like my grass cutter Juan.  He says that triple X Cervaso sucks, I drink Bud lite.

MY VOTE IS FOR LOU CAPONI LCCA WHAT WILL HE COME UP WITH NEXT?

GG1GUYY

Joshua Lionel Cowen had his picture hanging on his office wall...

He's eaten scrapple, and lived to tell about it...

His cars license plate by sheer coincidence is NKP765...

His family tree includes Louis Marx, Joshua Cowen, Jerry Williams, A.C. Gilbert and Mike Wolf...

Eastern Divisions York meets are on Thursday and Friday because he's busy on the weekends...

When buying trains he never needs "Da numba"...

He is, the most interesting man in the train world!

"I don't always have time for hobbies, but when I do I prefer trains."

"Stay O scale my friends."

Jerry

When dining at the OGR tour luncheon at MTH Jill and Taylor sit at his table.

A Google search reveals that the character is Jewish actor Jonathan Goldsmith, born in 1938, supposedly from the Bronx, now  residing in Marina del Rey.