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“I’m a tralnahollc,” admitted Daniel jLong. “I never ~
get enough—of trains that Is.” Here he operates the switchboard with its 47 switches
Hundreds Of Trains
Satisfy Trainaholic’s
BY LOU ANN GOOD
BOWERS (BERKS) With
his head bent over the control
panel and his railroad cap pulled
over his forehead, Daniel DeLong
admitted, “I’m a trainaholic. Just
like an alcoholic I never get
enough—of trains that is.”
Although he has 100 engines,
500 cars, 600 feet of track, 47
switches and 4,000 feet of wiring,
DeLong laments that he doesn’t
have enough space to expand his
toy train collection.
“Look at this,” his eyes sweep
across his basement. “It’s full. I
don’t have any more room. You
ought to see the stu ff I have packed
in boxes because I don’t have
enough room.”
Since he was a kid, DeLong has
been collecting trains and all the
accessories to make an impressive
display.
“I built everything myself from
scratch,” he said as he pointed to
the layout. The rail road tracks arc
made from real wooden tics. He
This is only a small portion of DeLong’s train setup that includes 4,000 feet of wir
ing, 600 feet of track, 47 switches, 500 train cars and 100 engines.
Are you tired of seeing perfectly
good clothes never leave your
teenagers’ closet because they
want something new and diffe
rent? Do you long to do away with
the phrase-“ But I have nothing to
wear?” Well perhaps there is hope
in a new sportswear line aimed at
every kid who’s ever complained
about being bored with his or her
clothes.
A finishing corporation has
developed a special dying tech
has modeled his family’s home
stead and laid real stones for the
stone wall. Details such as an
electric fence, a rail fence, and a
gravel driveway give the farm an
authclic touch. DeLong said, “It
look me 15 years to do this.”
Train collecting is not a passing
fancy nor a seasonal past lime for
DeLong who keeps his train dis
play set up year around.
As a child, DeLong developed
his fascination with trains when his
father, James DeLong, set up his
Lionel #B, the train he had received
as an cight-ycar-old. Now, the
son’s display boasts his father’s
train.
“I tell you,” DeLong said, “my
father took care of his train. I go to
about eight train meets a year, and I
see a lot of old stuff that is in bad
shape. But my dad’s doesn’t have a
chip on it. It looks almost like
new.”
Not only that, but he still has the
original boxes that it was packed
into. DeLong said, “The boxes
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Clothes That Change
mque that allows consumers to
change the color of their clothes
with the help of liquid bleach and a
washing machine. Sound too easy?
Well this is how it works. A color
series is built into the dye formula
and when a color change is desired
the garment is washed in chlorine
bleach. You can change the color
of the entire garment or just a cer
tain section, or create designs and
graphics with Q-tips, paint brushes
or stencils. For example, red jeans
Do Not
Craving
themselves are worth $25 with
nothing in them.”
A member of the Train’s Collec
tion Association, DeLong fre
quents shows and seeks out other
collectors. “But I just buy, I never
sell,” he emphasizes.
He looks for models and acces
sories he does not have. His most
recent purchase is a train carrying a
video camera that shows the scen
ery that the train passes.
His favorite train is a Hudson.
“But that’s packed away. It’ll nev
er get run,” he said.
His setup enables four trains and
a trolley to run simultaneously. “I
can switch others over,” he
explained.
No matter, how deteriorated a
train can be, DeLong can restore it
by replacing wheels and couplers
and by grinding, sanding and
painting.
DeLong enjoys sharing his love
for trains with the public. For those
interested in seeing his train col
lection, call (215) 682-6091.
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Color
can be bleached to orange, then
bleached again to yellow. Another
spectrum ranges from purple to
royal blue to aqua.
The change can be subtle or dra
matic, depending on the amount of
liquid bleach added to the wash.
The process works on a variety of
fabrics, including twills, sheeting,
denim, corduroy and fleece.
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See your nearest
F\EW HOLLAIND
Dealer for Dependable
Equipment and Dependable
Service:
PENNSYLVANIA
Hughesville, PA
Annville, PA Farnsworth Farm
B.H.M. Farm Supplies, Inc
Equipment, Inc. 103 Cemetery Street
R.D. 1
717-867-2211
Beavertown, PA
B4R Farm
Equipment, Inc.
RD 1, Box 217 A
717-658-7024
Belleville, PA
Ivan J Zook
Farm Equipment
Belleville, Pa
717-935-2948
Canton, PA
Hess Farm Equipment
717-673-5143
Carlisle, PA
Paul Shovers, Inc.
35 East Willow Street
717-243-2686
Chamberaburg, PA
Clugston
Implement, Inc
R.D. 1
717-263-4103
Davldaburg, PA
George N Gross, Inc
RD 2, Dover, PA
717-292-1673
Elizabethtown, PA
Messlck Farm
Equipment, Inc
Rt 283 - Rheem’s Exit
717-367-1319
Gettysburg, PA
Ymgling Implements,
Inc
3291 Taney town Rd
717-359-4848
Greencastle, PA
Meyers
Implement's Inc
400 N Antrim Way
P O Box 97
717-597-2176
9 Halifax, PA
Sweigard-Bros
RD 3, Box 13
717-896-3414
Hamburg, PA
Shartlesville
Farm Service
RD 1, Box 1392
215-488-1025
Hanover, PA
Sheets Brothers, Inc
1061 Carlisle St
Hanover, PA 17331
717-632-3660
Honey Brook, PA
Dependable Motor Co
East Main Street
215-273-3131
215-273-3737
Honey Grove, PA
Norman D. Clark
& Son, Inc
Honey Grove, PA
717-734-3682
717-584-2106
Lebanon, PA
Keller Bros
Tractor Co
RD 7, Box 405
717-949-6501
Loysvllle, PA
Paul Shovers, Inc
Luysville, PA
717-789-3117
New Holland, PA
ABC Groff, Inc
110 South Railroad
717-354-4191
New Park, PA
M&R Equipment Inc
PO. Box 16
717-993-2511
Olay, PA
CJ Wonsidler Bros
RD 2
215-987-6257
Pitman, PA
Schreffler Equipment
Randy L Schreffler
Pitman, PA
717-648-1120
Quakertown, PA
C.J Wonsidler Bros
RD. 1
215-536-1935
Quarryville, PA
C E Wiley & Son, Inc.
101 South Lime Street
717-786-2895
Rlngtown, PA
Rmgtown Farm
Equipment
Ringtown, PA
717-889-3184
Tamaqua, PA
Charles S Snyder,
RD 3
717-386-5945
West Grove, PA
S G Lewis & Son
R D 2, Box 66
215-869 2214
MARYLAND
Churchville, MD
Walter G Coale, Inc
2849-53
Churchville Rd
301 734 7722
Frederick, MD
Ceresville
Ford New Holland, Inc
Rt 26 East
301 662-4197
Outside MD,
800-331-9122
Hagerstown, MD
Antietam Ford Tractor
301-791 1200
NEW JERSEY
Bridgeton, N.J.
Leslie G Fogg, Inc
Canton & Stow Creek
Landing Rd.
609-451-2727
609-935-5145
Washington, NJ
Frank Rymon & Sons
201-689-1464
Woodstown, NJ
Owen Supply Co
Broad Street &
East Avenue
609-769-0308