On Sunday we arrived in Chicago and checked into our hotel, the ‘Super 8 Motel’, chosen by Jim due to its very reasonable rates. We then found out why…! Most Super 8 Motels are quite nice, for a budget hotel chain. However, the Super 8 in Mannheim, Chicago, definitely didn’t fall into that category!! Just [...]
Yesterday we decided to go to a model shop in Chicago, called Ram Hobbies. We had heard good things about it, mainly the amount of second-hand stock available. So, we arrived there and as we were about to enter I noticed a sign on the door saying no deodorants, scents, perfumes or aftershaves were allowed [...]
Well, we have arrived at Rochelle! In fact, I am writing this as we sit at the Railroad Park – luckily there is WiFi here… We will have an interesting blog (with photos!) later about the interesting motel we stayed at last night and Sunday night…as well as almost sending someone to an early death!! [...]
A bit of a culture shock! We drove down to Chicago today – quite an easy drive, taking about 4 hours. Here is a view of the Chicago skyline showing the famous Sears Tower. And here is another photo showing one of the many railroad yards in Chicago with the famous Sears Tower overlooking it [...]
Last night was the NMRA Banquet, the last event of the 2007 Detroit NMRA Convention. The banquet was held at the Henry Ford Museum in Detroit – the perfect venue! Dinner surrounded by vintage Ford (and other) cars and even a DC10 hanging from the ceiling! A very (surprisingly) enjoyable evening! I will definitely go [...]
Yesterday was the first day of the National Train Show, the largest one yet – 160,000 square feet of traders, manufacturers and layouts!! Here are a few photos of the hall…unfortunately I don’t have a wide angle lens! We spent about 6 hours at the show yesterday, and still haven’t seen everything! Quite a bit [...]