History Quotes / RailEnthusiast

->''"Trains are one of the most interesting transports ever designed. They're bigger and more powerful than most land vehicles, with a variety of shapes that give the a {{gentle giant}} sort of character. It's not hard to see why people would [[WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends slap a face on the front]], [[AnimateInanimateObject that's just the sort of thing we humans seem to do instinctively]]. If anyone ever gives you a hard time for still having an interest in Franchise/{{LEGO}}s, [[AnimationAgeGhetto thinking it's a just kid's thing]], point them to model railroads. How many grown adults, even the elderly, set up model railways in their basement, investing dozens, hundreds, and even thousands of hours and [[CrackIsCheaper who-knows-how-much money]] into designing their dioramas? Using LEGO as [[{{escapism}} an outlet to forget the tedium of the daily grind]] [[NotSoDifferentRemark isn't too different]], and a combination of the two hobbies was inevitable. In fact, the first LEGO locomotives were released in 1965, over a decade before the first modern-style minifigs..."''

-->''"Trains are one of the most interesting transports ever designed. They're bigger and more powerful than most land vehicles, with a variety of shapes that give the a {{gentle giant}} sort of character. It's not hard to see why people would [[WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends slap a face on the front]], [[AnimateInanimateObject that's just the sort of thing we humans seem to do instinctively]]. If anyone ever gives you a hard time for still having an interest in Franchise/{{LEGO}}s, [[AnimationAgeGhetto thinking it's a just kid's thing]], point them to model railroads. How many grown adults, even the elderly, set up model railways in their basement, investing dozens, hundreds, and even thousands of hours and [[CrackIsCheaper who-knows-how-much money]] into designing their dioramas? Using LEGO as [[{{escapism}} an outlet to forget the tedium of the daily grind]] [[NotSoDifferentRemark isn't too different]], and a combination of the two hobbies was inevitable. In fact, the first LEGO locomotives were released in 1965, over a decade before the first modern-style minifigs..."''
-->--'''Creator/NicholasAnderson, WebVideo/LegoRewind [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7qZNF4Nt6s Ep. 18]] -- Toys/LEGOTrains'''

-->''[Of the parallels between the railways and the church] "Both had their heyday in the mid-nineteenth century; both own a great deal of Gothic-style architecture which is expensive to maintain; both are regularly assailed by critics; and both are firmly convinced that they are the best means of getting man to his ultimate destination."''
-->--'''[[Literature/TheRailwaySeries Rev. Wilbert Awdry]]''' creator of [[WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends Thomas the Tank Engine]]

-->--''[[Literature/TheRailwaySeries Rev. Wilbert Awdry]]'' creator of [[WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends Thomas the Tank Engine]]

-->--'''[[Literature/TheRailwaySeries Rev. Wilbert Awdry]]'' creator of [[WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends Thomas the Tank Engine]]

-->--'''Creator/NicholasAnderson, WebVideo/LegoRewind [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7qZNF4Nt6s Ep. 18]] -- Toys/LEGOTrains'''

-->''"Trains are one of the most interesting transports ever designed. They're bigger and more powerful than most land vehicles, with a variety of shapes that give the a {{gentle giant}} sort of character. It's not hard to see why people would [[Series/ThomasTheTankEngine slap a face on the front]], [[AnimateInanimateObject that's just the sort of thing we humans seem to do instinctively]]. If anyone ever gives you a hard time for still having an interest in Franchise/{{LEGO}}s, [[AnimationAgeGhetto thinking it's a just kid's thing]], point them to model railroads. How many grown adults, even the elderly, set up model railways in their basement, investing dozens, hundreds, and even thousands of hours and [[CrackIsCheaper who-knows-how-much money]] into designing their dioramas? Using LEGO as [[{{escapism}} an outlet to forget the tedium of the daily grind]] [[NotSoDifferentRemark isn't too different]], and a combination of the two hobbies was inevitable. In fact, the first LEGO locomotives were released in 1965, over a decade before the first modern-style minifigs..."''