Rich Barth Rich currently has an HO layout but is planning to build an S scale one as well. Rich's father was also a model train buff and Rich recently inherited his father's collections. In this collection, Rich has Standard, O, O-27, S, HO, N & Z. He is building a train room to house his collections and his HO model railroad.
Jamie Bothwell Jamie is currently the NASG elections chairman. His is slowly working on an S scale layout in his basement that is modeled after a Pennsylvania Railroad branch line. Jamie has a strong interest in passenger cars and operations. Jamie says he switched from HO scale to S scale because he thought the "S" stood for subversive.
Bill "Buff" Buffington
Wally Collins Wally is a co-founder of the North East S Gaugers which has grown from a regional club into the National Association of S Gaugers (NASG). He has provided guidance for the NASG in legal matters over the years and has the honor of being the first NASG Bernie Thomas Award winner. He also published the S Gauge Herald in the 1960's and 1970's. Wally's steam only Midland Pacific has about 500' of code 100 S scale hand-laid track and over 50 Del Aire driven turnouts, mostly crafted by Earl Eshleman. Scenery is about 20% complete.
Dave Deal
Tom Doherty Tom is the owner of Pennsylvania Heritage Models.
John Foley John expended a lot of time and energy promoting S scale by manning the NASG booth at area train shows. His devotion to S scale was recognized by the NASG when he was named the 2004 Bernie Thomas Award winner. If you visited the NASG booth or switching layout at a train show in the Northeast, most likely John was there often accompanied by his grandson Colin.
Bill Fraley Bill's S scale railroad is the Jefferson Central. He host's the annual Jefferson Central Favorite S Scale Model Contest. His pike has been featured in several model railroad magazines and is open for guests year around. Just call first. Bill is also a camera buff and you may have seen some of his photos and articles in model railroad magazines. He is also one of our more prolific modelers. A member of the NASG, NMRA, MER and the MER Susquehanna Division, he has earned the NMRA Model Railroad Author Achievement Award and his Pike has won the NMRA - MER Golden Spike Award.
Stan Furmanak Stan is a former Flyer guy who recently joined the ranks of the scale modelers. As a native of the Philly suburbs right on the old B&O Philadelphia subdivision (now CSXT), his main interest is in modeling the Chessie/B&O era of the late 70s. He enjoys building freight car kits and is in the planning stages of a layout. He was named the 2007 Bernie Thomas Award winner for his volunteer work as the current NASG membership secretary.
Dave Heine Dave is a die-hard narrow gauger. He writes the narrow gauge column, The "S"traight and Narrow, in the NASG Dispatch. Dave is working on a new S/Sn3/Sn2 layout with DCC control and sound.
Roy Hoffman Roy, retired from Conrail, is a former president of the National Association of S Gaugers (NASG). His S scale Penn Western layout, dedicated to Pennsylvania railroads, both standard and narrow gauges, was featured in the July/August 1998 S Gaugian. A skilled artist, Roy uses this talent to great effect on his railroad.
Matt Lacko Matt has been involved with S scale trains for some time and has an extensive collection of equipment in both S and Sn3. He is also active in the Friends of the East Broad Top.
Martin Lukatch Marty is a Flyer collector and also has a large collection of Plasticville buildings. His goal is to build a layout typical of the kind hobby shops and model railroaders had in the 1950's.
Bert Mahr Bert is actively working on a double deck S scale layout based on the early years of Conrail. Bert likes railroad operations. Before he moved up to S scale, he had a completed HO layout with an operating CTC panel. He uses DCC control on his S scale layout.
Tom Maurer Tom models in S when he is not at work or farming on the side.
Barry Mertz Barry is working on a new layout. His former S scale layout was based on the Pennsylvania Railroad with an "almost" horseshoe curve and a branch line. It featured a huge passenger station and long consists of hopper cars. Barry is one of the more active club members who is always working on his layout.
Jerry Perkins Jerry, who comes from a long line of S gaugers, is one of our newer members and his interest is in Sn3. He also enjoys woodworking so we know his bench work will be top notch.
Val Pistilli
Mike Pragheimer Mike is an American Flyer fan. When he is not displaying his AF circus train at an area circus modeling meets and displays, he volunteers at Steamtown in Scranton and at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania at Strasburg.
Fred Rouse Fred owns S Scale Loco & Supply. He and his wife have now moved to Florida.
Gregg Spence Gregg not only is a modeler but also owns Del-Aire Products and sells a line of pneumatic turnout controls. Many of the LVSG members who have layouts use this system.
Steve Spence Steve, a former HO modeler, is interested in S scale and is a big Sante Fe fan.
Luther "Steve" Stephens Steve has moved out of the area but still keeps in touch. He is another big DCC user and also has Soundtraxx sound decoders installed in several of his locomotives.
Frank Titman Frank Titman is very well known in the S scale community and is the only two-time NASG Bernie Thomas Award winner. He is the co-founder of the North East S Gaugers, the Delaware Valley S Gaugers, and also the Lehigh Valley S Gaugers. He was the editor of the S Gauge Herald in the 1960's and 1970's and is the former owner of Lehigh Valley Models. He has authored many product reviews and articles on converting HO and O scale buildings to S scale that have appeared in the S Gaugian. A master craftsman, he has built many steam locomotives, no diesels -- don't even suggest it to him! -- and many of the structures on his Spiral Hill layout that was featured in Kalmbach's Great Model Railroads of 2000 and also on the PBS television series Tracks Ahead.