Mark P.
Website: http://www.thecbandqinwyoming.comVideos: https://www.youtube.com/user/mabrunton
Isambard
Grizzly Northern history, Tales from the Grizzly and news on line at isambard5935.blogspot.com
Go here for my rail shots! http://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php?userid=9296
Building the CPR Kootenay division in N scale, blog here: http://kootenaymodelrailway.wordpress.com/
Brought to you by the letters C.P.R. as well as D&H!
K1a - all the way
Life is simple - eat, drink, play with trains!
Go Big Red!
PA&ERR "If you think you are doing something stupid, you're probably right!"
Chip
Building the Rock Ridge Railroad with the slowest construction crew west of the Pecos.
QUOTE: Originally posted by loathar We had a big yard up in Cleveland Oh. my dad would take me to when I was 4 or 5. (right by Cleveland Hopkins Airport.) We had two mainlines right across from where I lived. My dad and me would go for farther/son walks down the tracks every Sunday. Came across an idleing F unit coal train one day fight as the new crew was boarding to take over. My dad asked the engineer if I could see the inside of the loco. Told him how interested in trains I was.The guy said sure and gave me a tour of the loco. Took me back inside and showed me the engine and drive motors.When we told him we lived 10 miles down the tracks in the direction they were going, he let me sit on his lap and drive the train home to where we lived.Showed me how to work the throttle and drop the sand and brake her to a stop when we got to our house.Pretty sweat experience for a seven year old!
Larry
Conductor.
Summerset Ry.
"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt Safety First!"
QUOTE: Originally posted by Seamonster Too bad we don't have the same common sense as kids as we have as adults.
..... Bob
Beam me up, Scotty, there's no intelligent life down here. (Captain Kirk)
I reject your reality and substitute my own. (Adam Savage)
Resistance is not futile--it is voltage divided by current.
QUOTE: Originally posted by Billba Hans, Thank you for sharing your story. It helps keep a good perspective on our ability to enjoy hobbies when so many people have not had that luxury.
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!