I mentioned color schemes in a previous post. I love how the red regional express trains stand up against the white schemes of the ICEs. I'll finally be returning to Canada in April so I can start work on my model railway station layout then. There's a dealer in Canada who carries European model trains by Marklin and MiniTrix and happens to have the Regio Express bi-level trains in stock. I'm excited to see how they will look alongside my ICEs.
I noticed that MiniTrix has released the Lightweight Innovative Commuter Service Cars (LINT) in their product line for 2008. These were common on the Deutsche Bahn rail service in München, but I'm not sure if I want to incorporate them into my layout.
It was 1994 and I was working in Doha helping CGIS implement a nation wide GIS. My vacation was coming up and I had decided to head over to Europe instead of going back home for a visit. It was my first time traveling alone and my first visit to Europe. I was young and naive, which were two great characteristics to possess when experiencing new cultures. It certainly helped me to adjust to middle eastern ways for two and a half years. I arrived in Amsterdam with no itinerary and just an Eurorail pass in my hands. I journeyed from Amsterdam to Bruxelles to Paris to Lyon to Milano to Firenze to Verona to Venice to Vienna to Salzburg to München to Frankfurt to Köln and full circle back to Amsterdam. It was wonderful traveling across Europe by train. Sometimes I was unable to find accommodations so I slept in train stations, but enjoyed it nonetheless. That was back in the days when it was still safe to do so. That particular trip had a profound impact on me and was the catalyst for my interest in this hobby. My model trains help me to relive those wonderful memories of my first trip across Europe.
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