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Post by cornerfieldrailfan on Nov 3, 2024 15:38:40 GMT
I've shared about this before to OGF, but I wanted to share again. This month makes a year ago with the passing of Brian Vail. Still so sad. Well in honor of him, I ran the Lionel B&O Columbian passenger train this first weekend of November at our place of Corner Field Model Railroad Museum. This passenger set quite some years ago, I personally bought from Brian. He loved his passenger trains but needed more room to buy other sets and this one he had forsale. I bought it. I think this was around 2010 or 11. Whenever I run this set, I always remember Brian. Even though I never got to meet him in person, I did talk to him on the phone. A very very nice gentleman. I can remember hearing his voice, had a Jersey accent. 
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Post by chipset35 on Nov 3, 2024 18:13:30 GMT
I miss Brian, I spoke to him on the phone and exchanged email with him a few times.
He even invited my wife and I up to his place several years ago for Christmas when he found out we are alone for the Holidays each year.
Wish I had taken him up on that offer.
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Post by redjimmy1955 on Nov 4, 2024 11:48:25 GMT
So Brian was selling a passenger set to make room for MORE passenger sets?  No wonder I liked him...my kinda guy.. |
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Post by Adam on Nov 4, 2024 12:03:32 GMT
I really miss him as well. I learned a lot from him and enjoyed each conversation we had. Thanks, Tom for the video.
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Post by Country Joe on Nov 4, 2024 15:01:49 GMT
I also miss Brian. It’s nice to see one of his trains running.
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Post by dennym57 on Nov 4, 2024 15:25:42 GMT
I miss Brian as well. I was going to leave the forum and he convinced me to stay.
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Post by harborbelt70 on Nov 6, 2024 12:11:09 GMT
So Brian was selling a passenger set to make room for MORE passenger sets? No wonder I liked him...my kinda guy..
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Post by cornerfieldrailfan on Nov 14, 2024 16:10:27 GMT
So Brian was selling a passenger set to make room for MORE passenger sets? No wonder I liked him...my kinda guy.. Agreed!!
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