Tag: Dorcie Farkash

Back from OMAHA!

Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder’s Meeting
May 3, 2014
Omaha, Nebraska USA

What an Absolutely  “TrainTASTIC” trip I had with the Traingineers at this year’s Berkshire Hathaway meeting!! I especially enjoyed meeting with Mr. Buffett again and having the incredible opportunity to spend time with him and really appreciated his genuine pleasure to take pictures with the TW Traingineers along with our special guest, Lionel’s VP of Marketing – Mike Phillips. Check out all the smiles…

Warren Buffett, Traindame and the TW TrainWorx Traingineers

Roger Farkash, Warren Buffett, Matt Rose BNSF

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I was standing on the other end of the table while Mr. Buffett was talking with Mr. Rose from BNSF, and the question arose from Mr. Buffett the desire to have an even bigger layout next year and I chimed in.. “We’d love to design an additional section to your layout!! So… shhhhh don’t tell anybody, totally UNOFFICIAL, but perhaps Roger will soon be in BNSF Layout Addition Design Mode and that would be SOOOOO COOOOOOL!!

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Lionel VP of Marketing, Mike Phillips

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Lionel's Mike Phillips with TW TrainWorx Traingineers

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I can pretty much sum up the conversation (in truncated sentences) around the BNSF Layout during the event…

“Wow!”

“This is UNBELIEVABLE!”

“Fantastic”

“Amazing!”

“What a display”

“Really, I can run the trains?”

“Great job!”

“Look…. !”

“Totally Fabulous”

“You guys do amazing train layouts!”

“AWESOME!!!”

Two upcoming dates to save on YOUR calendar!

#1. May 17th, 2014 – TrainWorx Showroom Store open from 10 to 4

#2. September 27, 2014 – TrainWorx 3rd Annual Layout Festival

Happy Tracks!

Traindame aka Dorcie Farkash
TW TrainWorx
2808 McGowan Street
Dallas, Texas  75203
(877) 881-4997

http://www.twtrainworx.com
traindame@traindame.com

 

TrainWorx Layouts in 4 different states this April!

LOUISIANA

Denny T. started our jam packed month of April off by loading up his trailer with the TW TrainWorx Custom 5′ x 9′ Hellgate Table along with the
Lionel Arch Base to set up in his Louisiana cabin.

Load out day:

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ALABAMA

Next up, loading the van for a road trip to Alabama to set up a custom table for
William P. in his train room:

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 PENNSYLVANIA

We had a great time at the York Spring Meet! Saw many old friends and made lots of new ones! Thanks to Eliot S. for sharing his fabulous photo book he put together showing off his incredible layout. Especially cool was having Roger sign the page with the Albuquerque/renamed Munoz Station 🙂

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 NEBRASKA

Closing out April and spilling into May is the BNSF Layout making it’s third appearance at the Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder’s Meeting. The big ole 53′ truck is loaded and on it’s way to Omaha where the Traingineers and I will be setting the layout up in the BNSF Booth in the Convention Center! Talk about a Fantabulous Train Layout Packed month!

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Happy Tracks!

Traindame aka Dorcie Farkash
TW TrainWorx
2808 McGowan St.
Dallas, Texas 75203
(877) 881-4997
http://www.twtrainworx.com

P.S. Shop online 24/7 and enter code: SY14 upon checkout for 10% Discount on all Bridge Kits!
 *Offer good through 5/8/14

February 2014 … Layout Installs and Dismantles

What a fabulous month February has been for the TW Traingineers having the incredible opportunities to partake in the Rosenbaum, “Houston, Wharton, & Pecos River RR” layout installation and just earlier this week the dismantle of the awesome, seen by millions world wide, Lionel Holiday Layout displayed at the Transit Museum inside the Grand Central Terminal which just celebrated its 100th Anniversary of existence!!

Gives me goosebumps to think about all the travelers and stories that have transpired in the 100 years…

I know you will enjoy this time lapse of the TW TrainWorx Traingineers doing what they have a passion to do!

Enjoy!

Click on link below to see more pictures taken of this layout:

LIONEL HOLIDAY TRAIN LAYOUT

Happy Tracks!

Traindame aka Dorcie Farkash
TW TrainWorx est. 2008 a division of TW Design
(877) 881-4997

P.S. SAVE THE DATE: September 27, 2014 join us for our 3rd Annual Layout Festival!

Houston… We Have S U C C E S S!!!!

It’s been a long time coming and I am happy to say the layout installation of the Houston, Wharton, & Pecos River RR has been completed and to quote the layout owner: “the incredible piece of artwork now resides in his Train Gallery!”

Wow, I had no idea of the absolute pleasure I was embarking on back in June of 2011 when Glen first contacted us to collaborate with him to make his 50+ year dream layout come true… all the while, at the same time he was in the process of remodeling/adding on to his family home in Houston. I won’t go into a long account of the extraordinary experience but will take the opportunity to focus on two items:

#1. The entire layout – all 410 sq. ft. of it (14′ x 30′) went up into the train room (back then it was a “room”) through a hole in the floor (not kidding) which was deemed the “Farkash Hatch” by Glen and his Architects from the get go!

Farkash Hatch Collage:

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And on to…

#2. Glen’s home was chosen to be 1 of 8 in the 38th Annual Rice Design Alliance Architecture Tour which you all are invited to partake in Houston, Texas –  March 28th and 29th! Read all about it right here:
Architecture Tour

I have it from my sources that there will be an exclusive article written about the Houston, Wharton, and Pecos River RR very soon and until then I can’t post any “finished finished” photos but here are a few I took of the Traingineers during last weekend’s installation:

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This video just in from the inaugural running of the trains on the
Houston, Wharton, & Pecos River Railroad, ENJOY!

 

Next in line for the Traingineer Production Studio is a layout for a gentleman in California who Roger designed a Harry Potter themed train layout for and just added to our production schedule another residential layout for a gentleman in Alabama whom we had the pleasure of meeting at last year’s LCCA Convention!

Happy Tracks!

Traindame aka Dorcie Farkash
TW TrainWorx
(877) 881-4997

TrainWorx Showroom Store Opening

Showroom Store will be open from 10 am – 4 pm 

Come one, come all to 2808 McGowan Street, Dallas, TX 75203 to *Shop, *See our custom layouts, trains running, TrainWorx Product, and best of all fellowship with other train loving NUTS (said affectionately 🙂 )

*Traindame*… that’s right, I – will be the lead conductor for the day and certainly could use assistance running the trains.

What? TrainWorx Showroom Store *OPEN*
When? 10 am to 4 pm
Date?   Saturday, February 1, 2014
Where? 2808 McGowan Street | Dallas, TX 75203

Happy Tracks!

Traindame aka Dorcie Farkash
TW TrainWorx
(877) 881-4997

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October Overflow

TrainWorx Traingineers finished off an incredible October Overflow installing the custom TrainWorx layout for Railyard Hobbies, in Elverson, Pennyslvania. This is absolutely a definite MUST VISIT hobby store!

I say finish off because October in the TrainWorx studio was jam packed with great projects like:

  • Railyard Hobby layout
  • Lionel refurb  section of Corporate Layout
  • Lionel Dallas Toy Fair
  • TM Video Shoot
  • Ronald McDonald House | Trains at North Park Layout additions
  • Lionel Big Boy Pedestal

Here are some behind the scenes pictures of our October Overflow – ENJOY!

Visit to Grzyboski’s Train Store

YOU JUST GOTTA LOVE OUR LIONEL DEALERS!!

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Roger and I were in Pennsylvania last weekend for our nieces wedding and took the opportunity to drive to Grzyboski’s incredible train store where we had the pleasure of not only seeing Joe but spending time with him as he was so gracious to give us a grand tour of his marvelous store. Thanks for your hospitality Joe!

Enjoy some shots from our Saturday – *FUN DAY* spent at Grzyboski’s…

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Traindame meets Warren Buffett

Since 2010, Chief Traingineer, Roger Farkash along with Traingineers George Watson and Mike Ellis have had the opportunity to meet and have pictures taken with the “Oracle of Omaha” Warren Buffett and a dream of mine was to be included in on the fun this year!

Well my friends…dreams do come true!!

I have had the pleasure of corresponding with Mr. Buffett via email since last fall when along with sending him a photo book I’d made of the BNSF layout process, I also invited him to our first TrainWorx Layout Festival (he would’ve been there but was attending his high school reunion). I asked if I could get my photo taken with him at this year’s Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder’s meeting, as well as have him sign my copy of the BNSF photo book… arrangements were made, the time was set and this lady had the rare opportunity and pleasure of meeting and getting pictures with a truly remarkable man on May 3, 2013 in Omaha, Nebraska.

Scratch that off the bucket list 🙂

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Mr. Matt Rose, the CEO of BNSF was also there and he chimed right up and said…”Ok now, it’s time for the annual TrainWorx picture” How awesome is that???

Here is the photo he took with my iPhone – left to right; Traingineer George Watson, Mr. Buffett, Traindame, Chief Traingineer, Roger Farkash and Traingineer, Mike Ellis:

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Too see more pictures of the BNSF Layout in action at the Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders Meeting click HERE.

Happy Tracks!

Traindame aka Dorcie
TrainWorx
(877) 881-4997

LCCA at the World’s Greatest Hobby

Roger and I traveled to San Francisco this past weekend and assisted our good friends with the Lionel Collectors Club of America in their booth while attending the San Mateo – World’s Greatest Hobby show. We had a great time and like the old saying goes… a picture is worth a thousand words…so a bunch of pictures is worth thousands more – – – > Enjoy!

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