 
          Tyrone Johnsen had Marx and
        
        
          American Flyer toy trains through
        
        
          the 1950s as a child. He became
        
        
          interested in model trains when He
        
        
          first saw a copy of a Model Trains
        
        
          magazine in Dec 1959. His father
        
        
          was kind enough to trade-in all his
        
        
          American Flyer trains for a Varney
        
        
          HO starter set.
        
        
          Tyrone’s a Great Northern fan, likely
        
        
          helped by growing up in Fargo, ND.
        
        
          He has been a member of the NMRA for over 40 years
        
        
          and is a member of the Great Northern Railway Historical
        
        
          Society. Tyrone retired after more than 30 years with an
        
        
          aerospace company.
        
        
          $500 layout grand prize - 11
        
        
        
        
          MRH-May 2014