I start to be a Railroad fan ....well, you see the picture ?
The Man was my father... with me and my first train! (1952)
My passion in the hobby of model railroading is the
Southern Pacific Railroad
that once was one the biggest Railroad Company in US ,
and which I model in N scale .... in 1952.

N scale was always my choise: when I was 16, I've buy my first N scale steam model, an Atlas Rivarossi Indian Harbor 0-8-0.
This was the first time when N scale US steam loco’s was available here in Italy …. I must say poor models compared with the present.
When I was 26 I take the occasion of a vacation in the US and .... settle near Santa Cruz, CA, north of Felton, where I've lived several years working downhill in Palo Alto.. it was the time when the first uP silicon chip contaminate this world..... and I work on it all my life!

My layout takes the name "The Valley before the Silicon"
I've start a Blog on his construction, see the left banner link.