O Scale Hall of Fame 2014

Mike O’Connell founded Chooch Enterprises, Inc in 1975; makers of exact O scale buildings, detail parts, rolling stock and scenery details. Mike and a number of close friends are building a 3,200 sq feet P48 layout in Maple Valley, WA. The layout is based on a Northern Pacific, Great Northern and Pacific Railway & Navigation theme, using most of the products Chooch has made over the years.

Traction modeler and builder of the Somerset County Traction System; producer of Peterson Motor Trucks; Master Model Railroader #418; Model Railroad Clinician and Author; President of Micro-Mark Tools and developer of many products useful to builders of O scale model railroads. Currently president of HobbyAdvisors LLC, providing innovative products and professional services to the hobbycraft industry.