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SAVE THE DATE!
With no further adieu… please mark your calendars for the…
TrainWorx 2nd Annual Layout Festival – Saturday, September 14th, 2013!!
The Traingineers are in FULL PREPARATION mode for the *MUST* attend Layout Festival of a lifetime! New this year; Vendor Tables – so YOU will be able to
start YOUR Christmas shopping EARLY – Ho HO HO!
Festival hours are from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm. Once you’ve parked (for FREE)
here’s what to expect:
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Over 14 different layouts all in varying stages of completion that you will experience up close and personal! Thanks to our friends at BNSF we will again be featuring the train layout that Warren Buffett called “A Masterpiece!” Folks…this is the ONLY time YOU (the public) can experience Mr. Buffett’s…I mean BNSF’s layout!!
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Speaking of BNSF…there will be representatives on hand from not only BNSF but: the Museum of American Railroad, Lionel Toy Trains, Lionel Collector’s Club of America, Ronald McDonald House of Dallas…and more being added!
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10 Vendors will be on hand with unique train related goodies for you to start some early Christmas shopping!
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**Door prizes** **Chinese Raffle** **Food Trucks** **Live Music** **Lenny the Lion** **FUN-FUN-FUN**
Admission is $10.00/person – $20.00/family – Part of the proceeds will benefit the Ronald McDonald House of Dallas and there is a strong possibility that Ronald himself
will be making an appearance this year!
To gain access to ALL LAYOUT FESTIVAL details – this link is for YOU: http://www.trainworxfestival.com
Happy Tracks!
Traindame aka Dorcie Farkash
TW TrainWorx
(877) 881-4997
P.S. Feel Free to pass this link on: http://www.trainworxfestival.com to ALL YOUR Friends! Family! Train Buddies! Relatives! Co-workers! Church! The more YOU share, we will for sure blow last year’s attendance record (over 600) out the door!!! Get here EARLY, I promise there’s going to be even MORE going on this year!!!!
P.P.S. Stay tuned…I will be adding updates to the Festival Details as more Fun-tivities are ADDED!
Choo Chooing at the LCCA Convention in Chattanooga!
The LCCA’s week long Convention is now in full swing at the Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel in Tennessee. Our Chief Traingineer, Roger Farkash with his Traingineer’s George and Roy as well as Lionel’s Tom Nuzzo were spotted just the other day… stopping this train!
On display in the hotel lobby is the World Famous Lionel Layout (designed in 2008 by Roger Farkash) where the LCCA Members get a close up (and in some cases) a hands on experience running trains!
Photo of layout in the lobby taken by Wes Schultz:
Please click on the link below to check out the video just sent in from this event:
Lionel Layout in the Choo Choo Chattanooga Hotel Lobby
Tonight (being July 17th ) at 7:00 pm, Roger Farkash will be giving one of his AMAZING and extremely educational seminars on “scenically making it happen on YOUR layout”… that would be my title of the seminar not sure the “official” title 🙂
Also on display at this year’s Convention is the Texas Scenic Modular Layout which incorporates the LCCA/Lionel Modular into a way cool layout which is catching on big time with modular train clubs across the country.
Here is a collage I did showing off our TrainWorx Modular *Coveralls:
I’ll be joining the Traingineers tomorrow and will be sure to update my blog with more photos and fun stories from my adventures at the LCCA Convention at the Choo Choo Chattanooga Hotel. (Don’t ya just smile at the name of the hotel??)
THIS JUST IN…
The below photo was taken by Doug Strickland and is included in a front page article of the Chattanooga Times Free Press – that’s what I call Making HEADLINES in Chattanooga!
Click HERE to watch video and read article from the front page of Chattanooga Times Free Press just posted by the Lionel Collectors Club of America – Choo Choo Chattanooga…HERE I COME 🙂
Mountain Carving Master Class
The first Mountain Carving Master Class was a tremendous success!! Thank you to our 5 mountain carvers who not only received a T-shirt, hat, name badge, recording of event (thank you Le!!) but of course went home with their own carved mountain!
PROCESS PHOTOS:
MOUNTAIN CARVING COLLAGE:
Enjoy two hand written testimonials:
Visit to Grzyboski’s Train Store
YOU JUST GOTTA LOVE OUR LIONEL DEALERS!!
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…
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:
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
National Parks Railway
Last Sunday, Roger and I attended the monthly North Texas Chapter of the Lone Star Division of the TCA club meeting which was held at fellow member, Don Hughes home, where he opened up the building that houses his awesome train layout, The Hughes National Parks Railway.
All 40+ of the members who were in attendance thoroughly enjoyed the time spent being able see all the different National Parks depicted on the layout, run trains and special surprise bonus was the scenic mountain mini seminar Mindy (Don’s daughter) shared with us! As you will see, this is an awesome layout…a true labor of love that Don and Mindy worked on for over a decade!
Now entering…National Parks Railway – ENJOY!!!
New product in time for Spring York!
I’d like to extend an open invitation to all my blog readers to visit Roger, George, Roy and I at this year’s Spring York – April 18th through the 20th. We will be in the Orange Hall again at booth JJ-11.
Great spot of real estate actually…catty-corner from Lionel’s train layout >>> Designed and Built by TrainWorx <<<
(yes, a shameless plug, I’m allowed :))
We will be showcasing three of our newest products:
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Wharton Texas Southern Pacific Station
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Tower 55 Kit
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Corral/Stock Pen Kit
See pictures, prices and purchase by clicking HERE:
Happy Tracks!
Dorcie aka Traindame
TW TrainWorx
(877) 881-4997
High Plains Santa Fe Railroad Layout
LOCATION… TrainWorx Studio:
LOCATION… Amarillo, Texas
Lionel/LCCA Red Carpet Event!
These pictures sent in from Roger early this morning…
LIVE AT THE LCCA/LIONEL RED CARPET EVENT!
Roger landed in Charlotte, North Carolina and just arrived to his final destination, Concord where he is helping the fine folks of the LCCA as they set up for the; ginormous, exclusive, one of kind, amazing event where train enthusiasts from all over the country will have the incredible opportunity to see up close and personal the brand spanking NEW Lionel trains and NASCAR Die-cast facility!
Now that is truly something to toot your whistle for 🙂
Check out all the Orange and Blue treasure that is being put out for “Show & Buy” at tomorrow’s RED CARPET Event!
Mind you, they’ve just STARTED setting up for crying out loud.
Oh and here is the Lionel/LCCA Modular table set up and on display in the facility:
Roger is going to be one of the speakers tomorrow morning and will be giving a 45 minute seminar on scenic carving…
Shhhh, don’t tell anyone but the attendees at Roger’s seminar are in for a real big ANNOUNCEMENT he’ll be making JUST for serious “scenic train carving wanna be’s!”
Have you noticed, I’m not too good at keeping a “lid” on things…
Read more about the Lionel/LCCA Red Carpet event by clicking link below:
Happy Tracks!
Traindame aka Dorcie Farkash
(877) 881-4997
