Doug Pregman

How did I get into S gauge?  Like many others out there my age, I found the box in the attic when having to clean out my grandparents or parents house.  The trains were in rough condition and I knew nothing about them, so I turned to the internet and went from there.  Initially, I would send out engines to be fixed, but through the help of YouTube and some great online communities I have moved to doing my own work.  The hobby, while still new, is exciting and I enjoy the challenge of working in S.  It is a great scale and we need to work to keep it alive and well!

Do I have a layout? Well, yes sort of.  I have a layout that I bought as a package deal with some trains.  I have added on to the table and made it larger, but having no real plan as really challenged the ability to move it forward.  I will probably be taking it down and rebuilding with something more modular and planned.

What else? I have many hobbies, to which my wife would say too many! My son and I love these trains, but also the real ones.  We love the New Haven line and former New York, New Haven and Hartford stuff.  When not working full-time as I teacher I'm also a volunteer fireman, Danbury Railroad Museum volunteer, and Union President.  I am currently also infatuated with 3D printing and not only what I can do with it, but how it can help the S gauge lineage.  And I have a YouTube channel called DougDoesStuff where, well, I do stuff!  Give me a like and follow!