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I acutually got started in watching trains late in life. I grew up in probably one of the best places to do this also, chicago. I took trains for granted and never thought twice about them the way I do now. For me it started with my son, when he was 2 or 3 we were in a doctors waiting office and on the tv was the famous Thomas the Train. Only thing was he hated watching it. This due to the fact all the trains in the cartoon were derailing and crashing in the scenes he watched. He was screaming to turn it off, going wheres the remote. <br /> <br />Well I as a dad I freaked hated to see him afraid of this Thomas the Train thing. So I went out and bought a video of it and sat him thru it and explained that is only a cartoon thing. Well with this I created a monster and the obsession with trains started. Thomas this Thomas that. Well in the process I gained an intrest no so much in the cartoon but real trains. Started buying magazines and browsing the web with my son gaining any info we could. Well now when its nice out he wants to go to his favorite Train spotting place and so do I. We keep a journal of trains sighted and keep them in hopes of mabey seeing them at another time. Now that he is 5 we enjoy this hobby together I am not sure how long this interest will last for him but the train fever sure has bitten me. I will enjoy these times with him as long as he wants to do this with his old man. We have a few local trips planned this spring one being the Rochelle train park. Also will be going back to the Illinois Rail Muesum which is a great place. Well just wanted to tell a little bout my favorite family member to enjoy this hobby with.
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