Trainstock 7 at the NJ HiRailers

To the NJ Highrailer family I extend my deepest thanks for a great day,the people are great, the RR looks awesome, the food was fabulous and both you and the OGR forum folks are like extended family!!! Thank You all!!!!!!

Team,

 

The NJ HiRailers would like to thank all that attended. A few outstanding notes to those people, companies, etc. that donated items for raffle on 12/7, 12/21 and today. We thank them for their generosity and for helping make the events memorable.

 

Show notes - If you missed Trainstock 7 then you missed some really cool stuff. Alex brought with him a working demo of a great new accessory he is about to offer in the market. An ash pit with working LED embedded in the pit along with a smoke unit that really set the stage. Smoked great and two way to operate. For the demo, a simple push button the get things started. Easy to cut into any layout and isolated for prototypical use. Outstanding, impressive and a must for your layout. Alex will post pictures soon.

 

Chris, Jim, and John - The triplehead Big Boy video was awesome and most of you saw that. Today a new level of awesome but - added GunRunner's Big Boy into the mix and we ran, yes, ran 4 a one time. Hopefully some great videos are posted. Well done.

 

Tables of trains to buy and sell and lots of activity.

 

We can't forget the food - simply great.

 

A great day Trainstock. I can't wait for next year.

 

Thanks to all

As always, I had a blast! Thanks to all the members of the NJ Hi-Railers for allowing us all to enjoy their layout!

Thank you HiRailers for a great day. The food and layout was awesome. Thanks to all that I meet today and to the ones I knew thanks for great conversation. Can't wait for Train Stock 8.

David

 

Thanks to all the members of the NJ Hirailers for a great time !!!

As Ed Norton once said,"May I echo those words."

Here is my pictures showing the quadruple BigBoy PFE reefer train. It was hard to fit into one shot.

Big thank you to all the men and women of the NJHR. We had a great time as usual! Got my hat,calendar. Food , fun and friends it gets better every year! Thanks again guy's you are all truly awesome!

Another very successful event at the NJ HiRailers. The best train event each January. I do not believe that anyone will ever see 4 big boys running back to back again, pulling what looked like 50-60 reefers. Only NJHR could pull this off. There were some really nice additions to the layout, the food was excellent, the folks friendly and as always, the clubs hospitality is unparalleled. Thank you guys, you made my day and did something really special for the model railroading community.

Such a nice day. Thanks to the New Jersey Highrailers for their hospitality and friendship. MaryAnn and I had a really nice time. It was great seeing so many of the OGR Forum family.

Thanks Ben, John and the rest of you for your words of support & welcoming me back to the scene. Those Mario Bros. are really the best. That was the first time I have seen the Club's calendar and it really deserves wider exposure; I'm going to try to make it a special request from my ladies for next Christmas. And yes, those safety vests are the real sleeper collector items ...

 

Again, thanks guys.

Outstanding hospitality by the NJ Hi-Railers and really wonderful food by Vinny!  And those trains!!  Oh! All those trains!!  What a marvelous time Lynley and I had.  It's always a treat to spend time with the OGR Universe at Trainstock.

 

A sincere thank you to Mr. Callen, Matt, Ben, Jim, John and all of the NJ Hi-Railers for hosting Trainstock again.  It is appreciated and we look forward to seeing everyone next time!

 

(And those canolis…. my goodness!)

Thanks folks. My wife and I enjoyed the layout.

Simply another wonderful day spent with friends sharing the hobby.  The trains were great, the food was better, but the people were the best of all!

I can't thank everyone enough!

-Greg

Wore my vest home and turned on my new lantern to light my way to the house. 

 

That is a awesome.

 

Thanks to the Super Mario Brothers I will no longer be a road hazard. Where is the helmet?

 

Kevin

Alex, please post a picture of the Demo Ash Pit and for those that asked I believe Alex will consider a double track configuration.

 

K

Thanks to all. My wife and I really enjoyed the trains and hospitality!
Ken

Just wanted to say Dina and I had a great time today, another huge success. Great people great food and beautiful trains.

 

I will post the ash pit in action tomorrow

 

Thanks

Alex & Dina

My family and I would also like to thank you guys for the great time and the wonderful food! A good time was had by all!

 

Ben & company.  Ge, I would have loved to attend, but some how I missed seeing this thread for the last two months.  I see that you have an open house coming up on Feb. 8.  Perhaps I can make it there then.  

 

Thank You Thank You

As always---a wonderful day with wonderful people

 

PS

The food was great  

 

Joe S

Quad Headed Big Boy action at Trainstock 7!

 

Thanks to GunrunnerJohn for supplying the 4th BB.  It was quite a struggle.  Sorry about no smoke but turning on the smoke units put our poor ZW-L over the top.  Di-Lithium crystals and anti-matter injectors were at maximum!

 

We also (as you can see in the 1st segment) had a few problems with the o-gauge couplers.  Sorry about the early cut-off but my phone also ran out of juice.  

 

But we prevailed and set a new Big Boy world record.

 

 

I'll keep it simple because others have said it more eloquently.

 

THANK YOU!

Another outstanding yearly event from the NJ HiRailers. Top notch food spread from Vinny and wonderful conversation with fellow forum members, plus 4 Big Boys with a long string of PFE cars. ($$$$$$)

 

Alex's Ash Pit is amazing. What will he create next!!

 

Thanks guys. Hope to see you all at Springfield next week.

 

Hi Ben and the rest of the NJ Hi-Railers,

 

My wife, Kathie, and I had a fabulous time at Trainstock 7, as we have at the previous years' shows. It gets better every year! Seeing first three, then four, Big Boys MU'ed was truly awesome. There are few layouts on which that would be so impressive a sight! We got there before 10 and didn't leave until about 2:30 and it went by in a flash.

 

The hospitality of all the club members and, of course, Vinny's (and his helpers') great food, make it what it is. Thank you to all of you, and to the ladies serving and selling hats and t-shirts, too.

 

As I've said before, Trainstock is the best cure for the post-Christmas blues.

 

Happy training and God bless America.

 

Chris

One of the best days of my life.  What a great hobby this is.  Thanks NJ Hi-Railers for hosting a great party.  Thanks OGR for a great community of train enthusiasts.

 

John

Great day for a drive north to spend with you folks, and your fantastick layout. Thank you for your hospitality.

Thanks once again guys. My grandson cannot stop talking about the big boys. Thanks for yesterday's weather, we are iced in here today in Joisey

What fun, great food, great company, and of course great trains!

 

Adding my thanks to all for a fun time - and grateful that the ice and rain held off for a day.

 

One shot of the Big Boys grouping and another UP descending the helix.

 

David

Had a great time yesterday at TrainFest 7.  The layout gets more amazing each year.  The hospitality, the food - every thing was outstanding.  And I would also like to thank every one who came by or stopped me to ask about how my wife is doing.  I relayed all your good wishes to her and she really appreciated it.

Thanks again for a great emotional lift.

I was surpised when I checked in via webcam the place was empty by 6. 

It started at 10AM. Things usually wind down after dessert which was served about 3PM.

Jim D.

These pics were taken by our very own esteemed past president, Bob Feneran.

 

I didn't embed them since there are so many.  Click on the thumbnails below to take a  look.  

 

 

It was really nice to go to this. I've been trying to get there since the first one. Unfortunately because of my old job it was impossible. As some of you know I'm in the car business and Saturday is our busiest day of the week. Taking off on a Saturday is out of the question. Lol. So my new job allows me to have weekends off like a normal person.
So like I said it was my first opportunity to meet a lot of new people that I only know from the forum.

My Daughter and I really had a great time. It was nice seeing everyone. The food smelled so good but the conversation was better. Lol

It was nice talking to some of the guys and catching up.

Can't wait for next year.

Chris thanks for posting the pictures.

Mike R

Chris and Bob, Thanks for posting the pictures and taking the pictures. I forgot my camera so this was nice to see. 

David

 

Thanks for posting the great pictures, except for the one with my daughters and friends playing cards. There are just some people who will never be train lovers. I have to wait for them to have grandchildren!