You went completely across the country and ran into the same fellow, not only that, there was pooled power and the same set of power went by you that you'd seen in California. Maybe.
Just post it or put it on another page and then link to it here. It shouldn't be to hard with all the blogging software/sites out there.
:)
What a tease!
Just post it in chapters. It would make for good reading.
Seems to me that it would be easier to post here a single time than to answer who-knows-how-many e-mails. There's plenty of band width available.
Wayne
If you've been a railfan for any length of time, you may have had experiences in the hobby that have occurred under unusual circumstances. I have a story of meeting two other railfans while serving in the U.S. Navy under what I consider very unusual circumstances. In fact, if I hadn't lived this story, and someone related it to me instead, I'd think they were pulling my leg.
The first meeting occurred in Monterey CA in 1966, and the convergence of pertinent events involved I label The Grand Coincidence. The second meeting occurred in Charlottesville VA in 1969, and the convergence of circumstances culminating there I regard as A Minor Miracle In The History Of The World (no, I don't consider that an exaggeration), perhaps unique in railfanning circles. Furthermore, the two events are interrelated - the second certainly would not have had the impact without the first happening three years earlier. More astonishing to me is the consideration of the odds against either of these meetings occurring at all.
However, with the details involved, this tale is too long to conveniently post as a forum thread. Instead, if anyone is interested, send me an email to that effect, or post a forum response if you prefer that medium. And if you have your own interesting story of an unusual railfan experience(s), send it along. Either way I'll email my story to you.
Golly gee whiz, how did the railroads ever do it in the age before computers or government "help"? (Then: they did it. Today: forget it!)
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